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McGowan SU's year SU choir profiled in sports performs —p. 5 -pp. 6-7 -p. 8 Ml Non-Profit Org. 2 im U.S.POSTAGEPAID Seattle,WA the PermitNo.2783 Spectator May 18, 1989 SEATILEUN I V E I S I T V ASSUreviews this year's ups and downs TheRepresentativeCouncil ofASSU andorganizations, saidSteve Cummins, devoted a portion of its meeting last executive vicepresident,whonoted that Friday to reviewing its there were approximately 15 new orre- accomplishments andshortcomings this startup clubs this year. year. He expressed satisfaction with the In addition to theState of the Student accomplishment andsaida new funding process, which received high marks mechanism due tobe passed in the next from faculty,staff andadministrators for couple of weeks will allow even more Robert Heilbroner speaks to faculty members at a meeting Tuesday. the substantial documentation and groups to be funded by A.SSU next specific nature of its recommendations year. for student needs, thegroupas a whoJe "We've initiated a change in the expressed satisfaction with its work budgeting system so that we can allow Heilbroner visit drafting various codes and increasing for fund raising," Cummins said. He student participation in clubs and explained that the entire clubs budget organizations oncampus. was spent this year, but that with the The council also noted progress on fund raising allowance groups could multicultural awareness at Seattle financemoreactivitiesif they wanted. scope administration's offer broad in University,an issue ithas addressed on Regarding the variety to match up to $4500 any amount By ism, or the a of fronts. STEVECLARKE Regarding entrepreneurial On the negativeside, thegroup said it ASSU gives to WashPIRG next year, country's capitalistic "animal spirits," Editor wished it had been quicker to react to no representative offered much hope to term borrow a from economist John the administration's response to their ASSU will be able to come close to Maynard Keynes, World-renowned writer, economist Heilbroner said State of the Student report. Members giving that amount throughout and philosopher Robert Heilbroner, America is admired the also expressed regret that some goals "That's almost a quarter of our clubs Ph.D., visited Seattle University this world for itseconomic instincts. were not met,including implementation and organizations budget," said Susie week for a series of classroom "Ifanimal spirits are thename of the ofa "talkback" program for students. Dixon,at-large representative. commented, "then we've got appearancesandapublic speechMonday game," he Questions about ASSU action on Members of the council disagreed at the Campion Ballroom. that gamelicked." WashPlßG's funding proposal still about ASSU's handling of WashPIRG, The distinguished professor from the However, when it comes to this disagreement which gathered over 2100 signatures morale, elicited betweenmembers New School in New York City spoke nations social Heilbroner noted of the group. last year supporting a "negative check- on topics which varied from history to aconsiderable discontentin the country Regarding projects, off funding proposal wherein$3 would like to be the unfinished Joe business andphilosophy. regarding what it feels an Levan, ASSUpresident, said the group be added to each student's tuition People struggle with an At his appearance Monday night, American. had set goals that were perhaps paymentunless thestudent indicated an confusion,guilt Heilbroner expandedonhisNew Yorker unhealthy mixture of unachievable. "There were too many objection. article, "The Triumph of Capitalism." and anger towards the nationspoor,he things," Levan conceded,but heinsisted Shawna Mirghanbari and Benes He was quick to point out that he felt observed. the progress made on each project will Aldana, minority and at-large the word "triumph" was a hollow term. In addition, "onecan only admit to a benefit nextyear's students. representativesrespectively,insisted the After a provocative first paragraph certain feeling of shame" at the "None of it was a waste of time," he council should have done more to claiming capitalism seems to have "financial orgy" going onin America, emphasized. support the group after SU's defeated socialism, Heilbroner said he Heilbroner said. Drafting codes, one of the year'sbig administration turned down thefunding beganthe secondparagraphof thearticle Other signs that he said indicated a accomplishments, was crucial though at plan. Sue Weibler and Susie Dixon with "Yet..." low social morale include dismal voter times tedious. Levanexplained that the claimed WashPlßG's organizers had The real question facing us in the turnout and the fact that for the first codes were drawn up as a continuation been unwilling todiscuss other funding wake of what appears to be the fallof time youngpeopleno longer expect to of the process began by last year's options. command economies, he said, is not bebetter off than their parents. ASSU,which built a new constitution. Levan said the basic question the how do we celebrate our victory but While social moralein America is in Under the new system, codes are councilaskedwas whether studentswho rather what can we do to make a lull,it is the inability to adapt our drafted which can be revised as signed the petitions were aware they capitalism work well enough to avoid institutional setting to change that most conditions merit without havingto alter wereagreeingto thenegativecheck-off. major catastrophe. seriously threatensour future,according the basic constitution, he said. This "Our perception was that most people Heilbroner listed three attributes he to Heilbroner. He called for anational year the Representative Council wrote didnotknow that," Levan said. said a society needs in order to make labor union and a national employers new accountsand clubscodes as well as Hestressed that ASSUdideverything capitalism work well and allow that association to set wage policy and revising the existing election codes. itcould to give WashPIRG organizers a society successfully fit into the world facilitate better, more organized Among the changes were the forum and that he personally set up a system. Those attributes are an active communication between Americanlabor imposition- of exact penalties for meeting between them and William J. high management entrepreneurial spirit, social and infractions,according to Sue Weibler, Sullivan, president of Seattle adaptability A way must to morale and the of also be found make commuter representative, as well as a University. "They would not have been institutions to change. the private and public sectors of the provisionaimed atlimiting litter caused able to meet with Fr. Sullivan if I In assessing America's prospects economy work better together, campaigns. [hadn't] done that," Levan said. criteria, from considering the three Heilbroner Heilbroner contended. He noted a Another goal of thecouncil had been Regardingthe failure of the council to hope Please see 'Heilbroner' page ten saw reasons for both and concern. increasingstudentparticipation inclubs Please see 'ASSU1 page ten Vol.LIX No.26(478-800) NEWS Pollick leaves Foreign student for N.Y. post problems revealed ByKELLYVANDOREN in ASSU survey StaffReporter ASSU ByKIMMEDVEDICH financial funding in the survey. responded by recommending new SU, StaffReporter A loss for but apersonal gain for scholarships for these students. Dave Pollick,Ph.D.,deanof the school ofArtsandSciences,as he hasaccepted Seattle University's international One of the funding opportunities an appointment as Provost and vice students are unsatisfied with the current suggested was a Student of the them, ASSU president for Academic Affairs of the financial funding available to Year Award. Shah explained that this State University of New York at according to ASSU's State of the award would be an encouragement to Cortland. Pollick saidhe has genuinely Student survey. The survey showed students who are far away from unhappy give enjoyed working with SU faculty and, many of these students were home some kindofrecognition. "as far as I'm concerned, they are with their financial state. absolutely tremendous." "If the university would decide to For an international student to be obtain this award, it would make Pollick said although he is excited accepted into the United States, the about his new position, he doesn't students feel alittlemore comfortable," student must qualify with several he said. The ASSUrecommended this particularly enjoy leaving the- process," standards. "It's a very lengthy scholarship Northwest. "At the same token,Iknow Shah, be awarded on need and said Athar Haidar ASSU's academic competency every year, it's time. You have to time things so international representative. they fit within the family. Nothing startingafter the students first full year causes more anxiety than moving a David Pollick Students must prove they have ofattendance. sufficient knowledge of English, take family from one environment to olgettingthroughaBaccalaureate