Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC May 1968 Daily Egyptian 1968 5-23-1968 The aiD ly Egyptian, May 23, 1968 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_May1968 Volume 49, Issue 152 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, May 23, 1968." (May 1968). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1968 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in May 1968 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ·:. , bAi4 E.GYPTIIN S~'tlfM 'iJtlUuU4 1t1lWt'f,~ Carbondale, Ill ino is Volum e 49 Thu"day, May '23, 1968 Number 152 Senate Censures Chairman Karr On Two Counts B y John Epperhe i mer OUt "a whole half- page." She said six people SI:tW him hane The Student Senate censur ed her an edited copy of (he Feb. Tb,e Student Senat e cens ures c hairman Ric hard K arr. its chairman. Richard Kar r, 14 m in utes with a section de­ Vote Against Karr T h e debate c onsumed more than an hour and d el ayed on tWO CountS W e d n e 5 da y leted. The de leted section consid eration of a c r o wded agend a. night . was crit ical of Karr, she said. Another motion to ce nsure Karr said that ne handed him failed. The debate lasted the Feb. 14 mi nu tes to Miss for more than an houy and Starnes unalter ed. He said Trial by Judicial Board caused near pandemonium. they we re alter ed when she Senators, spec tators and r etur ned them. s [ u den t governme nt secn:!­ Karr would not yield to the taries all made c h arge -s direct question. "Did you aller against Karr. He stepped down the Feb. 14 minutes?" from the chair to answe r them. Karr also said he only in­ Sought for 9 Students Karr was first ce nsured for serted corrections and parts his "inability to comply" with of proceedings not included a Senate mandate to pr oduce in M i s s Starnes' original B y J ohn Eppem eimer condones any act of Violence istration for its views . Final minutes of its F eb. 14 meeting. notes. It was contended ii, by or against students." alloca tions are made by the The vote was 9- 8. debate chal Karr cannot r ead The S[Udent Senate has said The Senate debated nearly Board of Trustee s. The second motion failed by s horthand and ther efore could that nine s tudents charged in twO hours on porposals pre­ Prominent expenditures r e ­ 2. 14-4 vme. It would have not r ea d Miss Starnes'orig­ a disturbance at President sented on the students ' cases. comme nded included $11 0,000 cens ured Kar r for" r ambling inal noces. Mor ris' office May 8 s hould A bill which was Wi thdrawn for intercollegiate athletics, editorial dialogue s" g i v e n Kar r de nied thal approved be tried before the campus de man d e d that President $33,387 for student gove rn­ while chairing meetings. Senate minutes ar e necessary student judicial board only. Morris ask the state's attOr­ mam, $31,960 for Activities The third motion censured for [he allocation of any fu nds At the same time, the Sen­ ney to drop felony c harges Program ming Board, $26,864 Karr for alte ring the Feb. for whic h the Senare author­ ate approved the appointment against the nine to show the for women' 5 actiVities. 14 minutes. izes an expenditure . Ir was of a black studem to a vacancy adminisrration' s good faith in Also $25,100 for the Obel­ 1n the debate , Rhonda Star­ claimed in debate that several on the b a a r d. The studem. d e a l in g Wi th proble ms of isk, $25,000 for the Egyptian, ne s. student governme nt sec­ groups have not rece ived fund~ Grover Randall. was named r acism. $21,875 for the band, and retary. said Karr altered the because the minutes wer e not temporary chair Qil.P n of the Another earlier bill, incor­ $12.375 for i mramural ath­ Feb. 14 minutes by c r ossing approved. board. ' He is the onl y Negr o porated in the r es 0 '1 uti 0 n. letics. called for the cases of the mem ber. Th e r ecommendatio n o f nine [Q be (ried oill y in c h ....il The r e solution passed late' $25,000 for the Egyptian Wednesday night asks that the coun or befo r e Ihe student carrit!d a stipulatio n thal ;t decision of a judicial board judic ial board. stude nt board should be es­ A proposed a m e n d m en t or of a studem fact-finding tablished to have a voice in board be final. It states would have asked that the nine s e I tin g news and e ditorial that " the administration must o nl y pa y for the windows bro­ policy. bear a large share of I he ke n in the discurbance May 8. r esponsibility of thiS action The Senate adjourned JUSt By-laws were changed to (May 8 ) because it has been after midnight, to meet again provide for r ecall elections u nr es p o nsi~l,e to student de ­ at 7:30 p.m. touay, Most of Senate executives. A re­ mands . •. • of a crowd ed age nda r e mains call e lection must now be he ld The r esOwtion funhe r says to be acted o n. two weeks after submission of that the administration s hould The Senate did pass its a petition bearing na mes of take all steps to r e move the r eco mm enda ti o n for al- a number equal to a third of cases from the courts. 10 c al io n of approximately [he s tudents voting in the ex­ [t was also r esolvE\d that $61 5,000 In activity fees for ecutive e lections. Hthe Student Senate in no wa y the fiscal year beginning July A committee r eporr on Ka, I. the st Ud e n t governm.em op­ About $371,900 of the fee inion publication, was passed. Gus Bode r ecommendations we re acted The r epan r ecomme nd ed that on by the Senate fihance com­ Ka continue to be published. minee . Another $243, 100 is To stre ngthen Ka, it was all 0 cat e d automatically by r ecommended that the Senate Un 1 ve r s it y statute to the newslette r, The Spectator, be Heahh Ser vice . discontinue d, that a secretary The Senate ' srecom men­ for Ka be hired. and that gUide­ dations now go to the admin- lines for K~ be r ewr itten. No Stu:dents Have Withdrawn In Connection With Protests William Ger ler , director of dent s came to his office Wed ­ the Counseling and Testing of­ nesday r equest ing withdr awal fice. said Wedne sciay that "no slips. This boost s the thr ee stUd ents , black or white , have day tOtal to 24 . withdr awn fr om the Univer sity A gr oup of bl ack students as yet in connect ion with an y has thr eat<fned to withdr aw un­ type of protest." lesS'The Univer sity com plies Ric hard K arr, c h airman o f the- Stud t" nt Se nate, was cen sured on two counts Gerle r said ther e have been with the group's demand that Gus s ays b e'd t ake the char ges against seven black Wednesday n ight. KarT w as c h ar ge- d some student withdr awals . but Olymp ic sex test, but at· students be dropped, T he stu­ Censured with alterin g Se n a te mi nutes and these have been for the nor­ 'ter bei ng at SIU so long dents wer e charged. following faili ng to produce minU:tes. :\ movt" mal r e asons s uc h as illness. he ' s altaid even bis c hro· the May 8 demonstration at to cen s u ~e him ror his c omm e- nts ' as mos omes may be mixed up. He said only two black stu- President Morris ' office . chairman railed. "' " ; " DAl\.T : ~PTIAH IoIOY 23; ' 1968 Council Approves Resolution Modifying Loan for Renewal African Students Observe Holiday The Carbondale City Coun­ staff is prese ntly working 50 A free progra m of African the holiday by prese nting_ a will give a shan. address about cil approv e d a r e sol ution per cent on this particular mus iC, danCing, mOVies, and special program about·the cul­ Africa. Tuesday night which amended project. and an increase in an will be presented in cele­ ture, histo ry, and traditions In connection with the fes­ the initial loan granted from funds is necessary. bration of Africa Day at 6:30 of Africa. tivities on Friday, African -tbe feder al government to the Burns pointed out that the p.m. Friday in Mo rris Library Ebenezer E. E. Epie, pres­ srudents have been placing ex­ city for the North Wall urban board is r equired by the fed­ Auditorium.