The Clarion
Volume 72, Issue 3
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September 8, 2006
SGA votes against impeachment
by Adam Beeson
and Tom Cowan
On Wednesday, September
6, the BC Student Government
Association (SGA) house of
club representatives and senate
voted against the impeachment
of President Aaron Motley.
The 26-member voting
panel, consisting of 7 members
of the senate and 19 members of
the house of club representa
tives, needed a 2/3 majority vote
approving the articles of im
peachment to officially indict the
president, on grounds that he
violated the student code of
conduct.
In a 16-10 vote, the panel
was one approval short of im
peaching the president.
“I feel that the house and
senate voted the way they did
because the majority of the stu
dents wanted to see me stay in
office,” Motley said. “I can un
derstand why some people may
be upset about the decision, but
this is just cutting out a step in a
long process.”
With over 80 BC students,
faculty and staff in attendance.
Chief Justice Josh Rosen opened
the hearing with an official state
ment from Campus Life concern
ing the charges brought against
Motley on August 21.
According to the statement.
Motley was found guilty and
accepted responsibility for four
different violations of the stu
dent code of conduct: disor
derly conduct, failure to comply,
lying and alcohol.
House member Christopher
Dimond, who motioned to im
peach Motley on August 30,
then made a statement of accu
sation.
“None of us are above col
lege policy,” Dimond said. “We
have no choice but to investi
gate the charges further”
Motley responded to the
statement by conceding to the
violation and asking members of
the house and senate for for
giveness.
“One event can change you
for your entire life,” Motley said.
“I am human, I messed up and I
am sorry. I am bettering myself
as a person from this event.”
Senate and house members
spent the majority of the two-
hour hearing debating how the
articles of impeachment would
be voted upon.
The original motion called
for four separate votes, in accor
dance with the four violations
named by Campus Life. A 2/3
majority approval in any of the
four votes would have been
grounds for impeachment, lead
ing Motley to further investiga
tion.
The proposal was reconsid
ered, however, when members of
the house and senate ques
tioned the voting procedure.
see Impeachment, page 2
BC mountain biking pedals into competition
by Zach Browning
Sports Editor
Football isn’t the only sport
making history in Brevard.
The Brevard College moun
tain biking team placed well in
several events during their first
competition. The six member
team traveled to Johnson City,
Tennessee where they com
peted in four different events.
In the downhill event. Will
Lyons came in with the best time,
winning first place in his group.
Coach Thad Walker said
that his time “rivaled that of sea
soned downhill racers.” The
Short -Track event saw Matt
Wells place 9'**, and Matt Jones
finished 11'**. Another rider,
Jonathan Baye, suffered me
chanical failure but kept on de
spite having only one working
pedal.
In the cross-country ride
Matt Wells placed 8* and Matt
Moorer completed the race de
spite what Coach Walker re
ferred to as “tough conditions
fi
m
1
cess,” he said.
The team began in the fall
of 2005 as the Brevard College
Cycling club. Its first president
was then senior Thad Walker,
who took the job as coach after
see Bike, page 3
Matt Jones on the trail, phoa by t. waiker Matt Wells placed 8th, photo by t. waiker
on the track.”
Gattis Taylor placed 2"'*,
closely followed by Will Lyons,
lom event. Walker was very
proud of his team.
“Their enthusiasm and de-
who placed 3'“* in the Dual Sla- termination brought them sue-
Inside:
Apple Festival
9
Arts & Life
8
Movie Review
8
Music Review
9
News
2
Opinion
4
Matt's Take
4
September 11
6
Sports
10