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Vol 20-No. 9 Jacksonville State University , Friday, October 27. 1978 Meeting held; results unavailable at presstime Trustees give nod to biggest budget ever Balloting stirs controversy By DAVID FORD According to Rowe, "The with it until we find Editor Board, and consequently the something better, which By MAURICE BOWLES advertisement was taken to the campus radio station. Jacksonville State University, is somewhat hasn't been done yet.' So In unprecedented action Wednesday night, Dr. Bascom Ann Seay then stated that she knew nothing of the run- University is now operating limited in resources, simply when I think of how we might Woodward and the SGA decided to consult Walter Merrill, off "and I was a candidate." an the largest school budget because the funding is at a improve it overall, it's a the university lawyer, to decide the fate of the Loud outbursts from the audiencecontinually threatered in its history. At the annual level less than we should pretty good system." homecoming queen elections. the procedures of the senate. meeting, the Board of enjoy based on the univer- Asked if the budget for The controversy started when the first run4ff in the David Upteen made a motion to hold a new run& Trustees approved a budget sity's credit hour produc- fiscal year 1979 will allow the pageant's history was conducted by the elections com- because of widespread cheating by both sides. of $13.9 million. University tion. " university to continue its mittee. The SGA constitution, in Article 7, Section 11, Part The only safeguards against duplicating votes during Vice - President for Business That refers to a formula growth, Rowe concluded. E, states that the winner of the election is to be chosen by these elections was the placing of an X on the back of a Affairs Charles Rowe says put into effect by the "That's a difficult question, a majority with a run-off consisting of the top two can- student's ID card after he or she voted. 'I'his can easily be this figure represents a $2 Alabama Commission on but in my opinion it (the didates, to be conducted within five days of the first vote. wiped off and the student can vote at another location. million increase over last Higher Education several budget) will allow some The last 12 SGA administrations have not enforced this This motion called for a computer printout to be used at year's budget. years ago. In essence, the growth and will provide run-off clause. only one location to ensure fairness. However, Rowe comments product (credit hours some growth in the Black students, led by the Afro-American Association, During the heated debate that followed, some students that inflation, or the "in- produced) is used by the procurement of quality felt that the decision to have a~run-offwas made after it charged that cheating wasn't the issue, but the racial flation factor," will consume commission in detewing personnel. When you stack became apparent that their candidate, Miss Ann Seay, prejudice that could have prompted the decision to have a "at least 50 percent of the its recommendations to the that up against what we would win the original election. Thm, making it a racial Cr0mer run-off. At 8 o'clock, students were asked to leave and the increase." He also says that governor for funding at the would like to see occur, due issue. Senate went into closed session. the inflation factor is state level for the institution. to limited resources, it falls After a protest was made by black students to SGA something that must be The governor then sends his short. We can expect growth President Keith Pein,kdt, a hearing was called for During resumed session, several points were discussed. corisidered for a period of recommendations to the in quality of personnel. Of Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Twenty blacks showed up at the Sherwin Sledge interjected that cheating accused during several years and cannot be state legislature which in course this is the basis for a hearing. After several complaints were heard by the regular voteMonday and that the only way this motion counted strictly from one turn makes the final ap- good, sound, productive Peinhardt from the students, he called a special meeting could be approved is if "you are afraid of the outcome, you year to the next. propriation. This year the university." of the SGA Senate that evening tb work out a solution. can't be fair now anyway,"After more discussion and two Rowe feels that the Board state legislature provided Approximately 500 students of both races showed up at secret ballots, the motion was passed. ,-gave the school a budget ~acksonville with $10.4 the meeting. The audience that had already gathered to The crowd outside grew restless as students began which can be lived with for million dollars, which Rowe Dean Bishop see the 7 p.m. showing of The Exorcist was asked to leave arriving for the 950 showing of The Exorcist and mixed this fiscal year. "The budget says is below the amount as the meeting was nroved to the auditorium to facilitate with the students awaiting the decision of the Senate. The that the Board of Trustees actually earned by the the large crowd. closed session was then moved back to the fourth floor to appmved for the school is university. He says, "We During the meeting, in which students were permitted permit showing of the movie. excellent. ~t takes into earn 30 to 40 percent more." to speak here to debate on the senaie floor, .Jay JohrLson. elections The next few Rlinutes resembled a scene cut of the 60s consideration what we an- Rowe makes this I O.jiPUliLKEee CPIZISTnbn, ba?U U,LiL Llle UCL1;SIUII Lu LIQVC LIIC as the senate e~leathrough Ule large alld trclpate wmg atraila I r-un-afi vras made prior te, the outcome of the original ule ww election. Dave Driscoll, station manager at WLJS, said for current operations." state. ,, H~ continues, "l-hat Ahssions of Cumberland that he has the tape and the script to prove it, adthat an %cay (See QUEEN, Page 7) Limited resources con- in itself represents the major Law SamfOrd stantly affect the University. pcrtlon of the lmi&tions IJnaversity> be the under which we are JSU campus on Wednesday, aperating right now." Nov. 1. He will address the According to Rowe, the Constitutional Law class at funding provided by the state 9:50 (room 333, Martin) and legislature for the past the Law Club at 2:30 (313 da Martin) and talk with Fire several years has traditionally been two or students thereafter. He will also be available to counsel most of the time was spent in cover the loss kightened by "what could It is a violation of the State cr wired to accommodate the three million dollars less Fire and smoke caused pre-law students in the clean-up operations. After extinguishing the kve happened" had the Fire Marshall's Code and use of such appliances." than the requests made. heavy damage to a dor- conference room, Schmitz says that the blaze, Schnitz says firemen incident occurred at night. University regulations to He points out that any Pointing to the "long n-htory rocirn in Weatherly 236 Martin Hall, from 11-12 official cause of the fire has found a hot plate which had He adds that recom- have a cooking apparatus or given student will normally drawn out process" of Hall last week. No one was in and 1:3&2:30. All students not been determined at this been sittlng on top of several mendations have been made hot plate in a dormitory use several appliances in the receiving funds, Rowe the room at the-time, but a interested in attending he,but he feels that a hot plastic milk crates. He said to install smoke detectors room. Schmitz says that this rooms such as a coffee pot, a comments, "There is a student across the hall Cumberland Law School plate or an overloaded that a multiple plug was also but that no company has ruling was made because of refrigerator, an electric tremendous amount of smelled the smoke and should talk with Dean Bishop circuit is responsible. If it is found in a wall outlet, and an been able to come up with a the basic design of the razor, clocks, radios, or politics (in the funding reported the fire. Members while he is on campus. determined that negligence extension cord was running "permanent" fixture. fie dormitories on campus. stereos. This adds to the process). " But, he adds, of the Jacksonville Fire Dean Bishop is a native of from the multiple plug. cites "thefts" in the dorms Denying that the dorms are "overloading" problems in "I'm kind of like Winston Lkpartment were on the caused the fire, then the Birmingham and received There are no smoke as being an obstacle to in- unsafe, Schmitz says, "The the dorms.