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Senate considers By-la^s; Bailie; Extravag THREE anza Granville, me report suggested that the Senate give J250 to Wilmington and Granville, of which $100 was to come from the Senate account and $150 to be revoked from the original $200 allocated to the Cabinet for the publication of the Bi-weekly Bailie. The Bailie, which is the official newsletter of the Cabinet, has “come out only three times during the entire year,” according to the Budget Committee. At this point in the meeting, President of the Senate Bob Haley attempted to interject several questions about the report, but this was disallowed by the Parliamentarian after a Point of Order was raised from the floor. The objection was raised by Granville Senator Steve Kunkle, who mvoked the new Senate by- ^ws which state that the President of the Senate may not enter into Senatorial debates. Considerable discussion followed, centering on several ‘'7, points. The first was whether or not the Senate had the right to revoke funs already allocated. Thompson pointed out that there was indeed a precedent in the 1976 Senate revokation of the entire Student Association budget. A second question raised was whether or not the Cabinet actually had $150 left from the original allocation. After it was noted that the three published Bailies could not have cost over $30, Kunkle argued that if the money wasn’t there that real trouble tTfed to • Thomn ^ expenses, hompson suggested that the JJiles be suspended so that Haley could comment on the CaSt with the i^abmet. Unanimous consent g‘ven, Haley informed ti group fliat he did not know the exact balance and that the infoiroation could be found by contacting Student Associahon Treasurer Brent Byzstrki This was done by Senator John Green. Meanwhile, a vote was held to return to the rules and again disallow Haley from ^rticipation in the debate. The measure passed 6 to 3. Green returned with the information that, of $275 total appropriated for the Cabinet (of which $200 was earmarked for the Bailie), there at present, about $2lW in the Cabinet account. Following a few more minutes of discussion, Thompson moved that the recom mendation of the Committee be approved. Wilmington How to tell the game without a program; A guide to the new Senate by-laws The new Senate by-laws contain a number of important revisions which need to be noted for those interested in how their student government is working. To save everyone the time and effort involved in getting a hold of copies of both the old and new by-laws (just getting the old ones sometimes takes months), THE LANCE has prepared a summary of the major changes made by the Senate Revision Committee and subsequently accepted last night. Quorum. Everyone always assumed that this was 10 Senators. This is not, however, written down anywhere. The new by-laws require the presence of nine Senators to begin a meetin. The President of the Senate is now specifically forbidden from taking part in any debates. He has also had reporting time to the Student Association President about approved legislation reduced from 72 to 24 hours. The secretary is now required to come from outside the Senate. Parliamentarian, after two years of quasi-legal existence, been made a permanent of fice. The Senate calendar for both meetings and time schedules for bills have been set up. All votes are now dofte by role call and so recorded. The procedure for writing bills has now been formalized. Committees have been restructed. While the former by-laws recognized three standing committees: Rules, Welfare, and Directions, plus the some-time existence of a Committee on Committees, the new by-laws set up six permanent committees. Rules and Directions remain while Welfare becomes Campus Affairs. The by-laws now officially recognize the two year old Budget Committee and establish both an Operation and Judiciary committee. Nonattendance of Senators and what can be done about it has been specified. Seats of inactive Senators may now be declared vacant by the Senate. This is a capsule view of the changes wrought in operating procedures of the Student Association Senate. The remainder of the by-laws basically clarifies what exist in the original draft. WASP airs new interviews In accordance with our promise to bring you the best m radio, WSAP FM 91 has once again gotten together some specials for your en joyment. Starting at 9:00 on this |’*^y night is an interview with Sammy Hagar. Scott ™bertson speaks with the ex- Jontrose leader about life on I j and the recording ustry. Sammy is very P'easant and has a dynamic which makes for '"‘ei-esting and Wealing conversation. S on ^“”^ay evening at Epaif premiere of Walter PrnH * solo album. s of Fleetwood Mac, NOT a shining example of Egans’ talents. Two extra specials, Sammy Hagar, and Walter Egan. Its all a part of another steaming weekend of rock and roll on WSAP FM 91. Short notices Don’t forget two special events either still happening or about to occur. The remainder of Sam Keen’s visit continues tonight at 7:30 in Avinger. It promises to be exciting. This is also the weekend of “The Little Foxes.” Lillian Heilman’s amazing play opens this weekend on Friday at 8 p. m. Be sure and get your tickets ahead of time. SAM KEE^N, philosopher and self-declared “professional pervert” at his morning lecture in Avinger. Keen will be appearing again tonight in Avinger at 7:30 p.m. (Photo by David Swanson) Senator Garnett Conaway seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Granville Senator John Green then introduced a motion to strike the sentence from the new by-laws preventing the President of the Senate from entering debate. Contention centered around the question of whether or not the President was overstepping his perogatives as presiding of ficer by advancing opinions on issues under consideration. Green argued that the Senate had, in the past, benefitted from Haley’s opinions, and that since Haley normally had no right to vote that he should be able to ex press an opinion. Opponents of this motion, chiefly Senators Kunkle, Thompson, Six, and Judi Plyler of Concord, made the point repeatedly that the President of the Senate is not a Senator and that it would represent an ominous merging of executive and legislative power to allow him to enter into debate. “This is not,” Thompson stressed, “intended in any way to be a gag rule for Bob. It is intended to clarify a relationship within Student Government. Even though Bob has done an ex cellent job, the tendency in recent years has been for Vice-Presidents to run rough shod over the Senate.” The amendment failed by a 10-2 vote with one abstention. After two new bills were in troduced for future con sideration, the meeting was adjourned. - Steve Newton Reynolds Price to read on campus Monday, March 13, he will speak on Southern Letters and read from his own words at 8 p.m. in the Liberal Arts Auditorium. A reception win follow at the home of Dr. Dick Prust. Price’s visit is being sponsored by St. Andrews Studies and the Writer’s Program. Born and firmly bred in the traditions of the South, Reynolds price has frequently been hailed as a major writer of our time. Educated at Duke University (Angier Duke scholar, summa cum laude) and at Merton College, Oxford (Rhodes scholar. Professor Price is James B. Duke Professor of english at Duke University where he teaches narrative composition and literature. He has also been writer in residence at The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and Greensboro, at The University of Kansas and Gasgow Professor at Washington and Lee University. “A Long and Happy Life”, published in -1962, was received with praise from both critics and the public winning the WilUam Faulkner (continued from page 1) Award for a notable first novel. It was followed by “A Generous Man” in 1966, “Love and Work” in 1968 and “The Surface of Earth” in 1975. Two collections of short stories have also been published, “The Names and Faces of Heroes” (1963) and “Per-' manent Errors” (1970), and a collection of essays, “Things Themselves” (1972). Mr, Price has also written a play> “Early Dark” (to be published in 1977) based on “A Long And Happy Life”; and his a group of biblical tran slations, “A Palpable God,” appears last week. His many awards include a Guggenheim fellowship, a Natonal Endowment for the Arts fellowship, a National Institute of Arts and Letters Award and a Lillian Smith Award. He was editor of “The Archive,” and is advisory editor of “Shenadoah”, and as current chairman of the Literature Advisory Board of the National Endowment for the Arts. COLLEGE GULF Across From The South Campus Entrance Offering FREE Car Washes When You Fill Up With Gas Qualified Mechanics on Duty Drive safely!
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