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VOL. XI No. 4
October 9, 1975
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Asheville.N.C*28804
In light turn-out
Students Elect
8 New Senators
Students cast ballots in S. G. election Sept. 26.
_ Photo by Everette Corn
Aiken Vetoes Media Budgets;
Senate Fails To Over-ride 2 of 3
Thursday, Sept. 25
Student Government
President Gary Aiken
vetoed the budgets of
The Ridqerunner, the
Summit, and radio sta
tion WUNF, all passed
by the Student Senate
at their regular meet
ing the week before.
Aiken vetoed the bud
gets totaling over $
15,000 only hours be
fore the Senate was to
meet and attempt to
over-ride the veto.
According to the S.
G. Constitution, the
Senate may over-ride
a presidential veto
by two thirds, provid
ed a quorum plus one
is present. Aiken's
veto was the first in
at least three years
at UNCA by an S. G.
President.
The Student Senate
meeting on Ihursday,
scheduled to begin at
3:00, was called to
order by Vice-Presi
dent Pete Austin at
3:25 due to the lack
of a quorum at the
regular beginning
time. First on the
agenda was the presi
dential veto announ
ced by Austin to the
eight Senators in at
tendance.
The Summit budget
of $5971 for the aca
demic year was over
ridden by a vote of
seven to one, the no
vote cast by Junior
Senator Nora Aiken.
The vote to override
the radio station
semester budget re
quest of $3728.50
was five to three,
short of the necess
ary twq-th1rds. Fin-
ally. The Rldgerunner
budget of $5954.50
was not over-ridden
by the Senate, voting
four to four to sus
tain the veto.
At the end of the
meeting, the radio
station budget was re
introduced as a sep
arate bil1, minus a
$300 semester schol
arship for the sta
tion manager. This new
Bill passed unanimous
ly. Attempts by Sen
ators Johnson and
Smith to re-introduce
The Ridqerunner budget
went unheeded by the
Senate.
Other business at
the Sept. 25 meeting
included the approval
of six members of the
Student Judicial Board.
Approved by the Sen
ate were: John Burgin,
Charles McCurry, Mike
Dallas, Robert McCall,
Jennifer White, and
George Swift. The
Judicial Board rules
on matters of constitu
tionality within Stud
ent Government and
serves as an appellate
board in some cases.
The Student Senate
also saw the introduc
tion of several new
Bills such as Bi11 #21,
establishing a student
apartment placement
service. Bill #22,
passed by the Senate,
formally establishes
a legal service now
offered by Student
Government. The two
and a half hour meet
ing adjourned at 5:50.
The next regular
Student Senate meeting
was held Thursday, Oct.
2i)in the Coffeehouse.
Following an appeal to
the Senate, to elimin
ate unnecessary haggl
ing over parlimentary
procedure, the Senate
considered the social
budget request. Orig
inally requesting $20,
000 for the year, soc
ial commissioners Bob
Lehman and Joan Adams
settled for $8,000 for
first semester.
Next on the agenda
was the consideration
of The Ridqerunner bud
get request, still not
acted upon since Pres
ident Aiken's veto of
the previous week. Con
siderable, and some
times heated discussion
over The Ridqerunner
request of $700 for
the purchase of a head
liner lasted over 30
minutes. S.G. Presi
dent Aiken reminded the
Senate of The Ridqe
runner ' s access to a
CONT. Pg. 3...
In a light voter
turn-out, several stu
dent Senate positions
were fi11ed in an e-
lection held Friday,
Womens
Athletics
Debated
BY JACKIt STLPHENSUN
Women's athletics5
or the lack thereof,
was the topic of a re
cent open meeting cal
led by Dean Deason.
Among those in atten
dance were: Coach Bob
Hartman(Chairman of
the Athletic Depart
ment and coach of the
men's basketball team)
Coach Daughton(Golf
Coach), Ms. Montgomery
(Swimming Coach), Dean
Du la, Gary and Nora
Aiken, Fred Tone, and
several members of the
women's basketball
team along with their
coach, Mr. Lancaster.
The question of e-
quality in sports was
raised both In terms
of funds and interest.
Dean Deason cited
Title IX, which is a
new law concerning e-
qual opportunity.
Dean Deason stated
that a person will be
appointed this week to
insure that the guide
lines of Title IX are
adhered to. Title IX
of the Education Amend
ments of 1972 prohib
its sex discrimination
against students or
others in education
programs or activities.
Title IX states, " No
person... shal1, on
the basis of sex, be
excluded from partici
pation in, be denied
the benefits of, or be
subjected to discrim
ination under any ed
ucation program or ac
tivity receiving Fed
eral financial assis
tance." Other key
provisions of Title IX
stipulate that: "l.at
least once a year, in
stitutions must deter
mine in which sports
students wish to par
ticipate.
2.) Based on this sur-
CONT. Pg. 4...
Sept. 26. One hundred
and thirty four dorm
students voted in
Vance Hall while only
94 commuters cast
their ballots in front
of Lipinsky Student
Center.
Positions open In
cluded three freshman
Senate seats, two dorm
student seats, two com
muter seats, and a sen
ior seat open due to
the resignation of one
senior Senator. Also
on the ballot was a
constitutional amend
ment to delete the
word "annual" from the
constitution where it
refers to the budget
ing process. Student
Government must oper
ate on semester bud
gets due to the semes
ter collection of stu
dent fees which the
student Senate allo
cates.
The counting of the
ballots began at 3:10
Friday with the com
muter votes. Freshman
Jim Cavenagh and jun
ior Incumbent Chris
Smith won over the
other four candidates
for commuter Senator.
Following a frantic
search for the key to
the dorm student bal
lot box, which was fi
nally located on Radio
Station Manager Larry
Warren's keychain, the
tabulation of the dorm
vote began. Blake
Hobbs and Randy Kind-
ley were victorious in
the dorm student Sen
ate race.
Three freshmen a-
quired Senate seats
out of a field of five
contenders. Dugan
Lewis, Muffin Nutter,
and Katrina Sealey
will represent the
freshman class until
the end of their terms
next year at this time
Senior history ma
jor Bill Cathey took
the vacant senior Sen
ate seat with 24 votes.
The constitutional a-
mendment passed with
159 yes votes and 19
no's.