THE LANCE V
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Dennis O'Toole Business Manager
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EDITORIAL
There is an orange sign on the ground floor of the Belk
Center. You can see it proclaim, very boldly, to all the world,
that the Student Life Committee is taking applications for the
job of editor of THE LANCE. Lest you wonder that the present
editor of this paper has suddenly reversed every position he’s
everheld, do not worry. He was not consulted. He has not even,
as of this writing (Wednesday night), been sent a copy of the
new restrictions Student Life wants imposed on THE LANCE.
By speaking with two members of the committee and THE
LANCE reporter on the scene we have established the
following facts about the proposal:
1. The Student Life Committee has started accepting self
nominations for the past of editor of THE LANCE next year.
The nominations will be screened by a subcommittee of the
S.L.C. and the advisor of THE LANCE as well as its present
editor. This group will recommend one choice to the Student
Life Committee. The Student Life Commitee will then make the
final decision.
2. The editor or business manager will be required to present
a monthly financial report to the Student Life Committee.
3. The newspaper will be required to carry a disclaimer
written by Student Life which states that THE LANCE
represents no one’s official opinion and that the school and the
student body claim no responsibility for what is printed.
4. The advisor of THE LANCE will have the right, even the
responsibility, of checking the copy of each issue prior to
publication for “libel,” “slander”, or “obscenity.” None of
these terms have been defined (even by the Supreme Court).
Settle in, folks, we’re ABOUT TO GO POINT BY POINT.
Student Life put up the poster before the current editor of the
newspaper was even informed of the decision. But common
courtesy aside, let’s look at the merits of the proposal.
1. THE LANCE selects its editors internally. So does
virtually every other student organization on campus. The
Student Life Committee has said, via this proposal, that hence
forth a faculty committee shall determine who runs this
particular organization. The Committee has not been able to
point, in THE LANCE’s case, to any justification based upon
non performance of the functions of a student newspaper. They
were only able to say, “Something might happen, so we’d best
prepare for it. “Our managing editor, who sits on the
committee and fought the whole thing, suggested that next
week Student Life pass an ordinance requiring crash helmets
be worn in the Student Union in case the ceiling falls in
And what’s next? The Cairn? WSAP? The Black Student
Union? Let’s face it folks, whether or not you agree with the
^torial stance taken by this paper on any particular issue, if
THE LANCE goes this route, the door is open for everything to
come under the dominion of Student Life. THE LANCE is the
largest target and has the most resources to bring to bear in
Snn Diiy, Weclnest/ay, Ma\ 3
and effective coalition for the
development of solar energy.
Congress, President Carter,
many federal agencies,
businessman, labor unionists
and consumers and en
vironmentalists will make
Sun Day a nationwide event.
The Environmental Studies
seminar has been debating
the Carter Energy Plan and
researching the effectiveness
of its comprehensive goals.
“The main goal,” Allen saidi
of Sun Day at St. Andrews is
to raise the land of con-
sicousness and make our
community more aware of the
potentials of solar energy.”
Election results
votes) and Vivian Bikuledge
(98 votes). Polling third was
junior Randy Dinkins with 84
votes and Debbie Kauffman
with 36 votes.
In the hotly contested race
for the Presidency of the
College Union Board, Craig
Withrow managed a 219-156
victory over Scott Robertson.
Withrow carried all the dorms
except Granville and
Mecklenburg.
The race for Secretary of
the Student Association was
decided in favor of Terri Jones
of Concord over Bronwenn
Woodson by a 213-141 margin.
Treasurer resulted in the
third of the runoffs between
Rick Scott (140 votes) and Jim
Conyers (129 votes). Gary
Blackwell was eliminated,
polling only 81 votes.
Dawn Clark piled up 165
votes to narrowly avoid a run
off and claim the Attorney
General’s seat. Hal Bailey lost
with 110 votes as did Cheryl
Shapiro with 49.
President of the College
Christian Council was another
close race, not decided until
the final results came in.
Robert Poston was finally
elected, edging Nancy
Jackson 182-159.
Vice-President of the
College Union Board wnet to
Robert McWhorlfer over
Barbara Barnas by a 196-153
majority. Carol Wall was
unopposed for C.C.C. Vice-
President and Tommy Brown
mustered 181 votes to defeat
Curtis Leonard with 156 for
CCC Secretary-Treasurer.
Rick Pope, Joey Sherr, and
Dean Ruff all won unopposed
one-year seats on the Judicial
Board. Wynne Segal (225
votes$ and Janet Cole (230
votes) defeated Gary Hoyle
(180 votes) for the two
available two year seats on
the Board. All three can
didates for Student-Facutty
Apple late Board, Michael
Greene, Jon Rossi, and Brian
Dolge won their seats unop
posed.
The North Carolina Chapter
Public Interest Research
Group members elected were
Mary Bowman, Wynne Segal,
Jon Rossi, Jeff Walker, Anne
Hinnant, Eddie Cashwell, and
Cheryl Shapiro. No other
candidates nominated.
To the Editor:
Any student or faculty
member interested in helping
out during the Fourth Annual
Wheelchair Olympics, May 12-
13, should contact Mr. Dean
Betts immediately.
Please feel free to call (ext.
207) or stop by his office in the
P. E. Center.
April 30th is the deadline for
volunteers. Thank you.
Mr.D
M. Dean Betts
Judicial
review
convicted without facing his
accuser. Dr. Leslie Bullock
said that “in no way should
this be done.” “Well,” said
Ron Diment, Assistant Dean
for Residentail Life, “we have
to do a little research of the
campus situation.” Dean of
Students Bob Claytor, who
had originally proposed the
tight judicial guidelines to the
SLC, said that they are trying
to avoid “anything which
looks as if there might be
constitutional questions.”
Also discussed was the
binding legality of the student
handbook, the SALTIRE. At
issues was the point of
whether what the SLC printed
in the SALTIRE was legal
just because they had written
it. Garnett Conoway, who
proposed this motion, said
that the SLC had the power to
pass down such binding
legalities, whether it had
pasdsed the Interdormitory
Senate or not. Despite student
opposition, such a statement
will appear in nextyear’s
SALTIRE.
Also discussed was the case
of the missing by-laws of the
Constitution. These by-laws
were printed in the 1973
SALTIRE, but left out of the
1974 issue by its editors, and
all other following issues. The
by-laws contain “a good deal
of information, particularly
on procedure” and what is at
issue is whether, when the
faculty approved the 1975
Student Association con
stitution without mentioning
the bylaws specifically, they
meant to delete the by-laws
passed in 1973. Such a
removal would cripple
student government and lift
many of the rights the
students now have. Bullock
said that “the faculty did not
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To The Editor:
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editor of the LANCE -
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are? What do they tS
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LANCE is? It IS a
newspaper, isn’t it? i
that it is run with stuZ
Association funds, but then
IS every other cl
That IS their only connectio,
with Student Life. Z
Student Life begin
CUB presidents?
presidents? What
Student body president
president. . . .Where willit
stop? I say that it shouldn't
even start! I think thattkis
interference in the inner
workings of the student body
IS appalling. To attempt b
appoint the heads of ths
students’ organizations is
very different than over
seeing what the organizations
do. It is contrary (o
everything St. Andrews
should stand for. How can
students grow and achievt
and succeed if at every stepoi
the way the administration
makes decisions for us, even
to the point of appointing
“our” publications, activities,
and club presidents? To
appoint an editor implies ttie
authoritiy to dismiss one. To
appoint the head of one
student organization implies
the authority to appoint (or
dismiss) all of them. Is that
the role that Student Life was
intended to fill. I think not. It
appears that Student Life sees
no limit to their authority,
Perhaps the LANCE can let
us students know just wtiat
Student Life was originally
appointed to do. That is, if it’s
all right with Student Life,
Dennis O’Toole
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