Blizzard of Bucks
Spring Break
winner
blast
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Pages 8 and 9
MGD 500 Club
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challenges campus
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The
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Servinp the students of the University of North Carolina Asheville since 1982
Thursday, March 13, 1986
Senate Committee formed
to investigate chief justice
John Coutlakis
The Senate Censure COTimit-
held the first of a se-
^ies of meetings on March 5
determine whether Doug
QT*iffin is performing his job
chief iustice as outlined
the judicial code.
The seven justices of the
®^udent court voted to ask
student senate to form a
^^nsure committee on Feb.
26.
The committee called forth
^^orney General Jody
^^^ws. Asst. Attorney General
^^Hch Detrich, Public Defen-
Roxanne Smith, and Asst,
^^iblic Defender Steve Magoon.
SGa vice president Pat
^^be, chairman of the censure
^^nimittee said, "We allowed
to air their grievances,
^hey presented us with com-
^^^ints that were backed up
'vith evidence, submitted to
P^i*ove that Doug Griffin is
performing his duties in
role of chief justice."
She said the committee will
^^^1 forth Doug Griffin on
JJ^i*ch 12 to hear his side of
story.
Griffin said the seven jus
tices of the UNCA court vio-
^ted the procedures of ini"
^®ftchment when they voted to
ask the student senate to
form a censure committee at
what he termed an "informal
meeting" on Feb. 26.
According to Griffin, the
UNCA student constitution
states that the justices must
file charges against him in a
formal student court.
Section 3 of the impeach
ment process gives Griffin
the right to a trial, he
said.
He said since both the cen
sure and impeachment process
lead to a removal from of
fice, this section applies to
"anyone facing removal from
office."
Griffin must then be con
victed by the University
Court of Appeals. Since the
positions on the appeals
court are empty, the case
would go to the Administra
tive Hearing Court, ho said.
The Blue Banner received a
copv of a letter Griffin said
he mailed by registered mail
to Chancellor David Brown
concerning the issue.
The letter states that
Griffin wishes to press
charges against Andrews,
Smith and Magoon in the Ad
ministrative Hearing Court.
continued on page 5
Weekend Weather
‘ T'he UNCA Atmospheric Science departfflW
\ information to the campus commuJiity each ^
. banner.
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: times; high in the mid-60s.
* ^Hday: Showers and thunderstorms con
the k)w to mid-50s with a
[;;?atupday: Showers ending; a low near
I'. mid~60s.
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aNDY CARSWHUL a) AND UNCA
baseball Coach Ken Bagwell's
son Drew vfatc^ed the basdoall
team in action at McCormick
(Photo by .Tonna McGrath)
Field last Saturday. The
BuDdogs swept a double-header
with ASU 7-5 and 14-11.
Commission allocates its funds
By Sherry Cathcart
The Campus Commission for
Student Services Funds has
announced its decisions on
how it will disburse part of
the available funds among
various organizations.
The commission’s budget for
this semester was $36,707,
according to William Pott,
vice chancdlor for finance.
The commission granted
$8,320 to 11 organizations,
including Underdog Produc
tions, the Pep Band, Amateur
Radio Club, and the Resi
dent’s Housing Authority.
These groups received the
highest amounts.
continued on page 5
Runoff scheduled for SGA president
According to the results.
Hardy received 93 votes while
Magoon received 72 of the 271
votes cast for president.
Student Government Presi
dential Candidates Ken Hardy
and Steve Magoon will parti
cipate in a runoff on March
26.
Jack Gardin, SGA elections
commissioner, called the run
off Tuesday evening after
none of the four candidates
for SGA president received
50% of the total vote plus
one (a simple majority) in
the SGA elections.
Gardin said the UNCA SGA
constitution states that the
top two vote getters will
compete in a runoff if no
candidate receives a simple
majority.
Billy Smith got 64 votes
and Ken Baldwin had 42.
Monica Bonikowski won the
vice presidential position
with 178 votes. Her oppo
nent, Athena Fox received 93
votes.
Gardin said the Buncombe
County Board of Elections
would conduct the runoff on
March 26 in the Highsmith Cen
ter from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Both commuters and residents
may vote during this time.