THE LANCE
NOVEMBER 2Q.I,,
Dosal and Senate take action
I
By TERRI DAVIS
President of the Student-
Body, Paul Dosal, “outrag
ed by the entire incident,”
called an emergency Senate
meeting on Thursday,
November 12th in regards to
the administration’s decision
to revoke Ross Bannister’s
housing contract and to place
every member of suite two
Granville on social proba
tion.
Dosal’s outrage §temmed
from feelings that “Dean
Crossley and Mike Salmon
violated the fundamental
rights of Ross Bannister and
the rest of us in suite two by
giving sentences without
granting any of us a trial.”
“I called an emergency
meeting of the SGA because I
felt it had serious implica
tions for the future of stu
dent government at St. An
drews,” says Dosal.
At this meeting Paul
relayed to the Senate that his
feelings on this case were
strong enough to make him
consider resigning his office
as president if the ad
ministrators are not willing
to plug the case back into the
student judicial system. He
also called for the entire stu
dent government to consider
resigning as a display of be
ing worthless as an apparent
ly powerless organization.
“All during the visitation
hours fight I was wondering
if what I was doing would
mean anything,” says Paul.
“Student government exists
only within the boundaries
established by either the
faculty or administration.
The process by which this
decision (the Granville situa
tion) was reached shows us
just how much power we
really have. The system was
completely bypassed. If this
is going to continue, I’d
rather not operate under the
facade of a student govern
ment system. I could be more
effective outside the system
-that’s where the decisions
are made anyhow.”
Food credit for
winter term
If you are going away for
wiirter term, but not on one
of the regularly scheduled
courses, you are entitled to a
food credit. To obtain the
credit you must complete a
request form and give it to
Kay Cavendish in the
business office by December
1. Blank forms are available
on the bookcase outside the
cashiers office.
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Dosal referred to several
places in the “Saltire” where
he believes Bannister has a
case for appeal - stressing,
however, that the SGA w=>s
not concerned at that point
with the particulars of the
case. “We question the pro
cess by which this decision
was made,” says Dosal. “It
is up to the judicial system to
decide who was guilty.”
Dosal cited a quote from
the St. Andrews Code of
Responsibility (p. 62, Saltire)
which states that “Members
of the College community
have the right of due process
in matters involving
disciplinary action.” Also in
the Code of Responsibility
(p. 59, Saltire) the Preamble
states “To honor these com
mittments of St. Andrews,
this Code is subscribed to
and honored by the entire
College Community: Board
of Trustees, administration,
faculty, and students.”
However, on page 24 of
the Saltire one of the college
regulations is that “In excep
tional cases, the President
has the right to ask a student
to withdraw from the Col
lege, through the office of
the Dean of Students.” It is
this point that Paul and other
members of the SGA ques
tion as to why Bannister’s
case was determined “excep
tional.” Neal Bushoven and
Dick Prust then pointed out
that at no time in the historv
of the College has such
severe penalties been given to
someone for an offense of
this nature without due pro
cess of law.
In summary, Dosal’s main
concern is that the student
judicial- system not be by
passed in this case. “We’ve
been working very hard with
the administration on the
visitation hours policy to
make sure that, as ad
ministrators have said, we go
through the proper channels
to make things work,’ says
Paul. “I consider this a
direct slap in the face as we
feel that the proper pro
cedures have been overlook
ed here.”
Three student represen
tatives, along with Dick
Prust (parliamentary advisor
to the Senate) were sent to
discuss this situation with
President Perkinson, and
Dean Crossley. They were:
Denise Dalton (CUB
secretary), Dave Saunier
(Senator from Winston
salem) and Mary Dom
(Senator from Wilmington).
The Senate passed the
following resolution on
Monday, November 16, to be
sent to all of the involved ad
ministrators:
Resolution II
The Inter-
DormitorySenate of St. An
drews recognized the right
and responsibility of the Ad
ministration to enforce the
policies of the College.
However, all members of our
community have subscribed
to the principles and pro
cedures enacted in the Stu
dent Constitution and the
Code of Responsibility. We
find the decision rendered in
the case of Granville, Suite 2
represents a reprehensible
divergence from the
established procedures of St.
Andrews College.
Whereas, no resident of
Suite 2 Granville was granted
a just trial by the constituted
court of their peers.
Whereas, the right of a
just trial is a fundamental
right of Americans
guaranteed by the U.S. Con
stitution and instituted in the
SGA Constitution and Code
of Responsibility,
Whereas, the SGA At
torney General was and still
is prepared to file charges
before the Student Judiciary
Board,
Whereas, the Student
Judiciary Board is em
powered by the SGA Con
stitution to try violations of
social regulations and Col
lege policy.
Whereas, the Student
Judiciary System was com
pletely bypassed.
sixties revisited
Rolling stones
By MAUREEN INGALLS
The Rolling Stones, with
special guests the Kinks, the
Guess Who, The Doors, the
Beatles, Iron Butterfly, and
other famous bands of the
60’s, will be the theme of a
nostalgia party to be held on
Saturday, November 21st at
the newly renovated Farrago.
Sponsored by Orange
dorm, this “5-keg” affair,
will award a case of
Budweiser to the “best-
messed” 60’s person and a
Whereas, this arbitrary
and authoritative action
threatens to destroy the
foundations on which our
community rests.
Let it be resolved, the
Inter-Dormitory Senate of
St. Andrews Presbyterian
College denounces this gross
violation of procedure and
fundamental rights,
Let it be further resolved,
The Inter-Dormitory Sfj.
declares it the inalicjJ
right of students to af
trial during the delibetaii
process and requests
punishment rendered •
withheld pending the *
come of proper judicial pf
cedures.
Submitted by,
Megan Casey
Vice-President, Gram|
Concord announces
Christmas dance
Concord Hall has recently
finalized plans for its spon
sored Christmas Dance to be
held on Saturday night,
December 5 th from 9:00
p.m. til 1:00 a.m. at the-
Country Club of North
Carolina in Pinehurst.
Students, administrators,
faculty, and staff members
have been invited to attend
this event for a cost of $5 per
person.
The evening will be
highlighted by the musical
entertainment of the Jimmie
Farr Orchestra. This sixteen-
piece band is composed of 4
saxophones, 5 trumpets, a 3
piece rhythm section, 2
singers, a trombone, and a
piano. The orchestra
specializes in swing, rock,
and disco music.
Cocktails will be available
before the dance from 6:30
p.m. til 7:30 p.m. Students
desiring mixed drinks must
present a driver’s license for
identification at the door, and
may purchase bar beverages
for $2.35. Draft beer will be
sold for $1.14, and wine will
cost $1.25 per glass.
Heineken beer will be
available for $2.10 per
bottle. Although no “brown
bagging” will be permitted.
individual drinks willbesj
throughout the dance.
An optional sit-downi
ner will be served att
Country Club prior tot
dance at 7:30 p.m. Thepn
for the dinnerwill beappii:
imately $15 per person, i
the menu for the mealwi
elude: Cream of Chitk
Cordon Bleu on Rice Pi:
Mushroom Wine Sam,
Green Beans Armandit
Lettuce with Lemon Dre
ing. Rolls, Cheesecake, c
beverage.
The Country Club is K
accessible for wheeck
students, and transportali:
to and from the dance wili
provided by the college l(
all interested students. Dit
for the occasion will be (i^
mal, with men wearing ci
and tie, and women weai
pantsuits, short, or l«
dresses.
Dinner tickets will best
during lunch and suppers
til December 1st, anddii>
tickets may be purcliis
through December ft
Anyone having further (|iit
tions pertaining to ir
Christmas Dance is urgeil
contact Paige Jonas (a
483).
six pack of Lowenbrau will
go to the second place winner
in the costume contest. The
cost will be.$L50 at the door
and will begin at approx
imately 10 pm immediately
following the basketball
game and the Highland
Players production of The
Glass Menagerie. So plan to
attend this 60’s party on
Saturday evening and relive
the classic days of early Rock
’nRoll!!
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we’ll get it!
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