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Voi.MONT 50, No. 7 Montclair State College, CLARION Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 Thurs., March 13, 1975 N JSA President Resigns According to SGA President Mike office, the Commission on Financing Traditionally, Genova has By AnnKaren McLean Messina, the special election will be Post-Secondary Education, the State advocated sophistication as the vital held this Saturday. Candidates thus Legislature, and the Office of the tool of students who must Former SGA President Angelo far, explained Messina, are Leo Governor." demonstrate their interests to the Genova, co-founder and President of state. His often calm and rational Jacoby, the SGA's vice president of T H R O U G H O UR efforts, we've the New Jersey Student Association demeanor on campus; yet the external affairs, and Earl Quenzel, been instrumental in reinstating (N JS A ), has announced his Student government vice president at financial aid (e.g. Chancellor Ralph progress and accomplishments of this resignation from that position, to Glassboro State. A. Dunga-n’s Budget innovative association says something become effective April 1, 1975. Genova, a senior political science Recommendations for F Y 1976), quite positive about its leadership's In a letter addressed to NJSA major, is presently student teaching effecting the conclusion of a methods. members, the prominent student at Ridgewood high school. An statewide faculty strike (regardless of Genova leaves the association with leader cited "personal demands and a effective spokesman for all his method), gaining respect for the the suggestion: " A funding feeling that my ability to effectively colleagues, Genova plans to study law student voice in Trenton...Being the mechanism must be implemented...! serve the association is becoming following his graduation in June. only statewide student organization advocate the utimate hiring of full outdated," as the primary reason for Commenting on the achievements in New Jersey, the higher education time personnel to coordinate our his decision. Genova, who is also a of his term, Genova said: community turns to us for student efforts." member of MSC's Board of Trustees, "We've achieved what others opinion. We no longer have to wallow To present and future NJSA assures that he will remain active in before us have failed to do, that is, in a search to be heard," Genova members, Genova leaves the the association in its transitional the establishment of a statewide stated proudly. challenge of dedication. "Within your period to a new leader. student organization answerable to hands lies the influence of thousands. GENOVA'S UNTIMELY the students of New Jersey's public Following the strike of state You have characterized the ideal that resignation has necessitated a special four-year colleges. We have college faculty last semester, the students can adequately speak for election for a new NJSA president, represented student opinion to NJSA came into public light through themselves. Let us not regress to a who will serve only until July 1, college presidents, statewide faculty the professional news media. The suppression of our ideals, but rather, Leo Jacoby 1975 - the regular date of elections. unions, boards of trustees, the Star-Ledger cited the NJSA and the in the words of Saul Bellow, 'seize Council fo State Colleges, the Board individual student governments as the the day' for it is here and our time is Candidate for Genova's Post of High Education, the Chancellor's "new force" on college campuses. now.” MSC Attends Nat'l Conference this semester but the NSL meeting is By Barbara Ponsi effectiveness, Miller answered position." confidently, " It’s a very effective the only one the SGA considers According to Miller, there is not The National Student Lobby method. We have a good track important enough to send officials one main issue to be discussed at the (N S L) will hold its fourth annual record." to." NSL conference but rather what she conference April 11-15 at the The delegates of the NSL consist The conference will consist largely termed "pocketbook issues." "We Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, of representatives of its member of workshops encompassing a will try to persuade Congress to enact D.C. schools and individual members. number of issues, such as campus favorable legislation, although we According to NSL administrative According to SGA president Mike level affirmative action for women can't say for sure how they will assistant Lucy Miller, the purpose of Messina, MSC is a member school and and minorities, ways to organize to vote." the forthcoming conference is "to has three votes in the NSL. Messina lower tuition and veterans' benefits. develop an effective dialogue will attend the conference along with O N E O F the highlights of the According to Messina, the basic between students and congress.” She two appointed representatives. program is a "How to Lobby" conerns of MSC at the conference are added, "We work with congress to "The NSL conference is an workshop, scheduled as an all-day "federal aid and educational aid." He Angelo Genova persuade them to allocate money for important work experience," Messina event. An NSL news release, in added, "We can be effective, though Resigns NJSA Presidency higher education." stated. "We have had opportunities describing the lobbying workshop, realistically we won't abruptly Q U E S T IO N E D AS to their to attend a number of conferences reads, "Students will learn the best change things. It takes time to m ethod to approach their establish oneself on Capitol Hill. We Congressional representative to gain can become involved nationally if Freeze in Ready Spending his/her support for education issues. there is issue affecting MSC." Three professional lobbyists will be Expressing satisfaction with the on hand to give a general explanation accomplishments of the N SL, of lobbying." Messina observed, “We have faith in The conference stresses the the NSL. They have proved In Sight for MSC Depts. establishment of open lines of themselves a viable organization communication between students towards meeting certain ends and I Another factor was the 6% salary and their Congressional am impressed with their leadership. By Irene McKnight increase which was promised to MSC representatives. To this end, the NSL They have acted in a responsible A recent decision by the "local employees by Governor Brendan T . makes individual appointments for manner." people of the campus" will result in a Byrne and never received. Therefore, students to meet with their district T H E NSL has been in existence for halt in spending at MSC as of Fri., the increase had to be supplied by representatives, according to Miller. four years and some of its March 21. William Kervick, director the division of business services. She added that if a representative is accomplishments include obtaining of business services, stated that the out of town, the student will meet increased funds for the Basic object of the cutoffis "to curtail Kervick added that in emergency with a member of his staff. Education Opportunity Grant spending so that we can finish the situations, spending can be approved Messina emphasized, “ It is Program and for work-study year in solvent condition." on an individual basis. Emergencies important to establish a nationwide programs. The NSL was also The purchasing halt will affect all will include previous committments lobby. This conference denotes our influential in the passage of the spending on the campus with the that have been made, actual interest in lobbying with Harris Ammendment (placing emergencies such as a damaged car or exception of federal grants and Congressmen. Representation is Congress on record as favoring a broken fuel line and other student organizations, which are crucial towards meeting our goals." inclusion of students on boards of "practical situations where people supported by student fees. Kervick CO N C ER N IN G MSC'S lobbying trustees). cannot face the deadline." explained that the decision to cut position, Messina said, "We are Further information about the spending did not come from Trenton. striving to establish a student lobby NSL conference can be obtained by Kervick concluded that "It is and the NJSA has been very effective writing to: Conference Central. H O W EV ER , the budget problems regrettable that this must be done, William J. Kervick in forming a statewide student National Student Lobby, 2000 P occured because appropriations from but the budget situation is such that Budget Restrictions ",Regrettable" interest group. 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