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I w A 4 ttf 1? cfer rf Vol.80, No. 107 u - - t i 41. r i n ' v . ijT . .Yr"l J-. , It helps to break the monotony of studying when a guy can get together with his girl to study, but it can also be distracting. Ronda Dummit and Larry Squires just didn't get w for LP" by Jessica Hanchar 5"teT Writer A new plan to reorganize Student Government was introduced to Student Legislature's (SL) Rules Committee Wednesday. The student constitution amendment, drawn up by Dan Lewis, a candidate for student body president, is expected to be introduced to SL at its meeting tonight. "The Lewis Plan" sets the maximum membership within SL at 50, with the minimum set at 48. It also allots $2.50 of student fees per semester to a Greek Assembly and $2.50 per semester to the Graduate and Professional Student Federation (GPSF). The plan was proposed as an alternative to the proposals presented by the Presidential Commission on the Goals Grady., Callahan Ben caimoaign If " 4 Robert Grady Chris Ojllahun t'-i - iO r r : Gr ill- 'A -..ip 1 1111 " i i il agr-rlmut otte a reorffaniz and Organization of Student Government. "This plan lets more students make more of the decisions," Lewis said. "It helps remove some of the problems of Student Government; not just the symptoms." According to the Lewis plan, SL seats would be established by the Elections Board in accordance with equal representation districts to be established annually. "The number of legislators elected by the graduates and undergraduates of the student bodies shall not be disproportionate to their respective numbers among the student body," the plan states. Graduate districts may be established "on any rational basis other than geographic residence areas." In addition, Robert Grady, a first semester senior from Jacksonville, N.C., announced his candidacy for president of the student body Wednesday. His running mate is Chris Callahan, a junior political science major from Rutherfordton. Grady has been active in campus politics during his four years here, serving as a member of Student Legislature (SL). Callahan, a Morehead scholar, is a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, was on the 1970 freshman football team, and also is a member of SL. Grady believes student interests have not been adequately served by Student Government in the past. "We feel student government has failed the average student on this campus," Grady said. "Students pay over $270,000 a year in compulsory fees and get very little representation or services for this money." The only candidate for president who was a member of the Student Government Reorganization Commission, he is also "probably the only one opposed to its recommendations," he said. "We think the problems the report will create should be considered more carefully than the next three weeks will allow." Concerning traffic and parking problems on campus, Grady said the current recommendations might "give students the raw end of the deal again." He wants to see more students involved in deciding on these recommendations and in distributing the parking fees. Grady and Callahan also advocate the establishment of a residence unit loan fund, financed through refrigerator rentals and grants from the student legislature, to provide furniture and physical improvements in University housing. "We also want to establish a student advisor program, to be staffed and run by students, which would serve the same sort of purpose as the course evaluation program," Grady said. "This program would provide a source of information for students who want help in choosing courses." Grady has served as a member of the Publications Board, chairman of the Audit Board, chairman of the SL Finance f "oniinilN-c ;inl chairman of the Student 'j'ti'.'-; ( 'lllJIIHV.if !1 75' 'Vjrs of Editorial Freedom Thursday, February 10. 1972 A7x A 1 T A - , Urn.' - J very much accomplished in the library. (Staff Photo by Johnny Lindahl) legislators must be j member of the district which they represent at their time of election. In the Lewis plan, the speaker of SL would be elected from its membership. However, the vice president of the student body may preside as speaker when he chooses. Vacancies in legislature would be filled by special elections held between 15 and 30 days of the vacancy. The GPSF would have the power to establish graduate electoral districts and nominate to the president Of the student body graduate student members of any presidential appointive body. The Greek Assembly, under the Lewis plan, would be composed of one representative from each social and undergraduate professional fraternity and sorority. The assembly would regulate and handle matters of concern to the Greek system, with the Inter Fraternity Council and Panhellenic Council as subcommittees of the Greek Assembly. The Assembly would be funded by S2.50 of student fees per active fraternity and sorority member. The budget-making power would be given to the new legislature elected in the spring rather than to the "lame-duck" legislature. The Lewis plan received both criticism and praise from Rules Committee members. Charles Gilliam, committee chairman, objected to the phrase "on any rational basis" in the provision allowing graduate districts to be established on a basis other than geographic residence area. Rules Committee is conducting hearings on both reorganization proposals. The hearings, which are open to the public, will continue Monday. mi VI: TODAY: sunny with a high near 40; low tonight in the low 20s; probability of precipitation near zero through tonisht. WIS Dan Lewis m ... ! fi tlH K ; ; 6. by Bob Dowries Staff Writer Student Government representative Robert Wilson broke the silence Wednesday surrounding a closed meeting of the University Traffic and Safety Committee and charged the UNC administration with attempting "to railroad their proposal straight through, bypassing the town and the students." "They have completely overlooked the students and the town in making this proposal," Wilson said about a $3.95 million proposal to build two multi-level parking garages. He said the administration "just wants us to rubber-stamp it and we can't do that." The University Traffic and Safety Committee, of which Wilson is a member, briefly discussed the proposal before approving it over several student objections, according to Wilson. The action came Tuesday at a closed meeting. The Daily Tar Heel was refused entrance to the meeting on the grounds the committee is only an advisory group for the chancellor. "We pleaded to give us some chance to talk to our constituents," Wison said, adding that a second request to discuss three alternative plans was rejected. Wilson said Allen Waters, UNC director of operations and engineering, told the committee that in addition to the high-rise parking garages, the administration had also investigated the possibility of: fringe parking lots; restricted parking to seniors and graduates only or no student parking on campus at all; and establishment of a community bus system in conjunction with the town. Waters said all of the alternatives except high-rise parking had been rejected according to Wilson. NC 11 O As RCF chairman aiinders wants re Steve Saunders, a junior political science major from Pensacola, Fla., announced Wednesday he will seek re-election as chairman of the Residence College Federation (RCF). Saunders said he believed by serving a second year as RCF chairman, he would be able to use his experience fully. He pointed out that all student organizations have suffered from a lack of leadership continuity. "I know by personal experience that a student leader spends much of his time in office learning about his job," he said. "By the time he reaches full efficiency, his term is almost over." In addition to serving as RCF chairman, Saunders has been a member of the Committee on University Residence Life (CURL), the Consultative Forum, the Campus Coordinating Council and the Summer Student Government Board. He has previously served as a resident advisor, governor of Morehead Residence College and assistant for residential affairs enters residential Dan Lewis, a political science major from Connecticut, announced his candidacy for student body president Wednesday. r The students must choose their president on the basis of his answers to the issues, Lewis said. He thought the major issue involves the need for more adequate representation in all facets of Student Government. Lewis thinks students have the right to take a direct part in the affairs of Student Government. "Right now students are not a part of the decision-making process," he said. "This problem cannot be solved by a further concentration of student powers in a 15-man elite. More students should make more of the decisions, not fewer students making all of the decisions." Lewis has proposed an alternate plan for restructuring Student Government. The 'Lewis Plan' would give the currently alienated sectors of student population, such as graduate sludents, fraternities an J o raaiiroaci prop In addition, Wilson said once the high-rise parking garages were built, the parking area would be split into two categories, restricted and unrestricted parking. The restricted area, which would represent about half the parking available on campus (about 3,600 spaces), would be open first to faculty and staff. Parking permits would cost from $75 to $85, according to estimates shown the committee. Unrestricted parking would include the issuance of "hunting" permits and would cost considerably less. SL to considers by Karen Pusey Staff Writer Student Legislature will consider a bill tonight which would initiate a campus referendum on the North Carolina Public Interest Group's (NC-PIRG) proposal to ask for a $1.50 per semester increase in student fees. The bill is necessitated by NC-PIRG's failure to comply with the general election laws required to initiate a referendum. NC-PIRG already has 5,000 signatures on the invalid petition. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Gerry Cohen, was voted out of Finance Committee without prejudice Wednesday. If SL passes the measure, it would be placed on the Feb. 29 general election ballot. Students would vote either yes or no to former student body president Tommy Bello. Saunders said the RCF must change its organization to represent on-campus students, regardless of the type of residential unit. The residence college concept is no longer accepted as the best or only answer in all situations. He spoke of the need to improve physical operations in residence halls, such as speeding up Physical Plant responses on repairs. He deemed better physical facilities, particularly kitchens and more furniture as absolutely necessary. Saunders favors RCF's taking an active role in working for coeducational living in Ehringhaus Dormitory and on North Campus. A National Merit scholar, Saunders has been honored by membership in the Society of Janus (the residence college honorary) and the Order of the Grail. He is also an executive officer of the Order of the Old Well. sororities, a larger part in determining their own policies and goals. In the legislature, Lewis plans to extend adequate representation to all segments of the student body by proportioning all campus districts more accurately. He further plans to create a 10-member executive cabinet to take direct part in the drafting of new bills. Lewis, asserting that students of the University have little or no real voice on the state level, has proposed a coalition of student governments across the state. This coalition will establish an effective student lobbying force in the state legislature to tackle statewide campus concerns such as out-of-state tuition hikes, residency and voting requirements, he said. Lewis is also concerned with the transit system and the need for better lines of communication between campus and community. "The choice of I he president should In basod tii flic extent to whuh itw Founded February 23. 1893 no q 311. Although the committee passed a motion recommending the construction of the two garages, Wilson said because of objections to the quick action by the committee a second meeting will be held to discuss the plan again at 4 p.m. today. The new parking plan calls for a 1,000-space gT2gt, to be located in the Bell Tower Parking Lot, and a 500-space garage, to be located south of Manning Drive. The Daily Tar Heel revealed the plan Monday after receiving information from an informed source. NC-PIRG on the increase, which would provide approximately $60,000 per vear for lawyers, environmentalists and consumer experts for the consumer protection group. Cohen is asking SL to approve the bill so NC-PIRG would not have to circulate another petition. He said since onlr 1 .800 signatures are required for a referendum petition and 5,000 students have already indicated their support for such a referendum, an SL-enacted referendum would not only save NC-PIRG trouble; but also the Elections Board, which would have to validate the signatures on a second petition. NC-PIRG did not comply with three regulations of the petition law, according, to Cohen. Officials of NC-PIRG were unavailable for comment. - election .V v Steve Saunders race candidate has researched and evaluated the most critical needs of the campus. The question is not what a candidate would like to have done, but what can be done," he said. Lewis is the founder and chief executive of the Craft Center, a non-profit corporation soon to be Ln operation, which will provide a center for the constructive exchange of ideas and talents in the community. The Craft Center has been endorsed by Mayor Howard Lee, Mayor R. J. Wells, Jr. of Carrboro and the North Carolina Art Council. The candidate also wishes to further explore the possibilities of a productive relationship between campus and community. Lewis has served in Student Legislature and has done in-depth research on the Student Judicial System in a report presented to the administration and the Political Science Depart mcnt. He has served a cMvuiiu- jUtM on campus mdi.ial Jf I JUS
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