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Page 2 THE LANCE night views Dosal changes outlook on results of trial Justice has been served to day. The Student-Faculty Appellate Board sent the Ross Bannister case back to the Student Judiciary Board. After refuting Dean Crossley’s challenge to its jurisdiction, the Board exer cised its constitutional direc tive. I take the Board’s deci sion to be justified in that the consitutional rights of Mr. Bannister were transgressed. Ironically, it is the Student Judiciary Board which should have heard the case in the first place. So we see, when proper procedures and consitutional rights are not observed, a disservice is done to our integrity as a com munity. The Student-Faculty Ap pellate Board should be ap plauded for their profes sionalism. Their insistence on due process, defended in competent legal resolutions, demonstrated the viability of the student judicial system. The SGA should be pleased that the student system was finally used. Unfortunately, it took us three weeks to get there. As I write now, I fear the possibility of further ad ministrative action. 1 certain ly hope no action will be taken to override the decision of the Appellate Board. However, we must be cautious. After all, Dean Crossley’s challenge to the Board’s jurisdiction was an equal challenge to the authority of the entire stu dent government system. I sense the Dean doesn’t put us very high in the power rank ings. But we need not be con cerned with our power vis-a- vis that of our ad ministrators, for we have succeeded in our efforts to uphold the Student Constitu tion. I hope the clear message emanating from this ad ministrative fiasco is that the student judicial system can be trusted to render compe tent, legitimate decisions. I have faith in our At torney General and courts to bring this case to its justful conclusion. Everyone should rest assured the proper judgement will be rendered. If due process is not observ ed, we should question the utility (futility) of a student government system. I think the legal norms established in the constitution of the stu- ance Editor Terri Davis Assistant Editor. Sharon Stanley News Editor Maureen Ingalls Feature Editor Kim Becknell Editorial Editor Corey Ingold Sports Editor Mark Drinnon Copy Editor Sophie Mott Business Manager Vince Bonfflinti Production Manager Jan Golden Advisor Libby Turner The opinions expressed on this page are not necessari ly those of THE LANCE, college, or student body, but are of the signed individuals. THE LANCE welcomes and encourages responses to the material in this publica tion, but reserves the right of editorial freedom as governed by responsible journalism. J dent association provides a working rationale for a viable community. Let’s all take it easy while the case is decided in court. The unity of spirit generated by the solution of visitation hours has been salvaged, perhaps envigorated. Let’s avoid fur ther damages. I wrote the preceding sec tion on Friday, December 4, 1981, the day after the board met. If it sounded overly op timistic, it was. The Student Life Office has quietly sidestepped the judicial system, deciding to accept the Board’s decision as more than a recommendation. The basis for this action is the primacy of administrative ac tion, i.e., the student judiciary has no authority to rule on administrative ac tion. I still believe students must have the authority to do so. If we don’t have that power, what can we do when an administrative action is wrong? The administrative action in Ross’ case was cer tainly wrong. Ross’ “crime” didn’t constitute a serious threat to life or property. PAUL DOSAL SGA President Scholarship Bank Dear Editor: The Scholarship Bank wishes to express its gratitude to your newspaper for publicizing the private finan cial aid opportunities available to your students who use the services of The Scholarship Bank. We have received a number of in quiries from your students who have requested further information on our service and believe that this informa tion will be helpful to them: 1. Which students are eligi ble to use The Scholarship Bank? All students, undergraduate and graduate, may apply to us for financial aid. We are the only com plete source of all private financial aid in the US, in cluding graduate grants, in ternships, work-study, and Continued on page 4 WCOVVN VWWANT WANTVYWWm COAL? WE OWN THE I VSAS? MINES THEWELL5./ NUCUAR energy? aeay YOU WANT mom SOLAR WE OWN SOLAR POWER ISNT POV/ER? ER..AH.y'VFEASIBLE, URANIUM S.A. Action Line S.A. ACTION LINE To The Concerned Students who wrote S.A. Ac tion Line concerning the switchboard: For emergencies, 276-8767 can be dialed. This is securi ty’s number. Phone calls can still be made after SiOj Hopefully, better service w® become of your leUer. Tht lines are working - see yom campus telephone directory for further questions. Send gripes to Kim Becknell, Box 535. Are students still responsible or not? To The Editor: Have you ever woke up early in the morning on a Saturday and wanted to do something out of the or dinary? Have you ever woke up early Saturday morning? If you have ever experienced this feeling you probably know that there is really nothing to do. Sure you could wake up and take a walk around campus - but is this an unusual experience? The first few times it may be, but soon it becomes old. The gym is not open so you can’t sweat off the beer you had the night before. Recently I came up with the great idea of taking a canoe and paddling up the Lumber River. It was my idea to drive down US 501 to the Hoke Co. line, put the canoe in and go up river to do some hunting or fishing and just mess around. Anything to break the monotony of „the "weekend and get away from the cam pus for a day. To get a canoe I went to the PE Center because I used to be able to check out one to go on the lake. 1 also remember hearing that you could take these canoes off- campus. After asking Dr. Smith if I could take a canoe off-campus and being toW that I could not use # because of possible daniasf to the canoe 1 began to wonder at the meaning of “student responsibility”. Is not the student “’respo^ sible” for any item checked out of the PE Center fro® the time of check out un® the time of return? Is not tin student responsible in cial terms to any damaged is done to the equipment® 14 SALTIRE)? , If this is true then w couldn’t I use the canoe, canoe is not used very o i and not at all on weekends. It just sits a end of the pool to be used M the life-saving class once twice a week or semes et. the equipment is avaW ’ why not make use of canoe from tne County Parks Depart®
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