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Hartwyk takes up reins of SGA Faculty postpones grade board Lee Maxwell total present were found to be Jess Council members got together and scattered applause. Then Chris Russell Johnson, along with Rick than a simple majority (,50%+1) exercised their constitutional stood up holding an 'SGA Can. Roecker brought to a lumbering and the meeting quickly ad powers to call a meeting without stitution and said, "This is an SGA Steve Bainbridge half Chris' first Senate meeting as journed. Chris' or Mike's presidential ap Ccnstttuhon. and as preside~t I ~m Although the Grade Review SGA President last Thursday. The meeting itself seemed prover. sworn to uphold it as it is wr-itten.' Board proposal dominated much of Russ called for the quorem after almost out of control from the very In Mike's absence, Ralph And on that note, Chris proceeded the dlscusston at this weeks faculty debate had bogged down on the start. Mike Steinmetz did not show Preisendorfer ran his first and to declare null and void two meeting, no decision was made. correct interpretation of the SGA up at the meeting until well after it only meeting this semester for changes in the Constitution made After a number of committee :ohn:~itut!~~e~~~n~~ P~~ViS~~~ ~a!tinS~a~~:d~ot ~e~~rs~~~~se;~~ ~:eUt~n~Oto~~~~~,s~u:needc~;'~:e:~~ ~et'z~e ~~~atea~~i~~~n M~e S~~~e ~e~a~;s ~:~i;:cu~:a:~r~~~e~o ~~~ Senate A number walked representatives was taken, .... the h occur that week. Some of the Exec Chris, and M L out to representatives of the Assembly. and spoke on the issue, which of professors promptly Business. to the A ti · obviously the creation F Ire score es -sec on ac ea :~~~~~:~St~~ Bill P~~:~am~;ta;~:;~ co~~~rn~~V:~i~~Of~::~;:~tl~he Chris newly and Hearn, changes were unconstitutional propose! described in the previous because both changes required issue of Scrimshaw that had been Nancy Menefee, R.A.'s ana they responded to the his clothes were damaged by that they be amended to the con. passed by the Faculty Council last A fire broke out in the second call in four and one half minutes smoke. Howard, and his fellow stttuuon. which requires approval week. He emphazied that there floor suite of A Section McLea on The blaze was then extinguished, occupant of the suite Randy by the student body. Both was no student involvement in the the afternoon of the May Carnival. but not before the rooms were Halsey, have not had trouble provisions were added only to the appeals process, and tl;1at there The fire quickly consumed a bed burnt badly enough to be finding a place to live since there SGA Bylaws; under SGA rules the would not be many appeals under and two chairs. Attempts by uninhabitable. were several open spots in the Bylaws require only a vote by the the process. He stated that "9 students to putout the fire with fire The worst damage occured in section. Senate. times out of ten the department futile. The Howard Goode's room. Howard At this date the cause of the fire Chris then had the minutes of the chairman will support the faculty has no! been determined. The last meeting read, and then went to member in question, and 19 times I by the college is insured, however, that is committee reports. Housing, out of 20 the dean will support the not a personal insurance. No Action, and Social Committees chairman:" The professor, estimates of the amount of made reports (which will be chairman, and Academic Dean damages .are available at this summarized later) (Dean McCormick) must have one time. Three pieces of business were dissenter before the appeals co~:~~~~~g r~h:o~~~:aO~eth~~~:e~ ~~~~~::s. Uth~.~1~:t. ~I~e ~~~iC;e; ~~~~~s: ~h;~nr~~;,ail: ~:rce:a~~~e:, ti~ Dean Laidlaw commented that "I Student Advocate, had been at! three agree not to change the have heard th:~e rumours. That's ~~~~~h:ve~P h:;dm~~::S°:~o. O;~~grade, there is no change. Only if all I can say. One of the most motion was reintroduced' and was one of three disagrees for the other popular rumours was that the fire approved immediately by the two, can there be an appeal to the was started by a barbecue grill in Senate. It will have to be passed Grade Review Board the room. This rumour is not true. again by the Senate and then voted A number of faculty remained Firemen threw out of the window on by students before it is ep- unccnvtnced of the need for such a what many students thought was a proved. board. At least two professors grill. If was, in actuality, a round The second motion, brought up stated that they were opposed to table made from a wooden stool. At by Bill Hearn, set up the the proposal, but were willing to be this time an investigation into the machinery for a "Special convinced of its value. Del Palmer cause of the fire is pending. No one Curriculum Committee" of the seemed to sum up the feeling .of a was injured in the incident i continued to page 6 - continued to page 6