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Hanging
In Limbo
Limbo. Every organization and club on campus is
hanging --- waiting for the Senate to pass a budget.
The negligence of a signifigant number of senators
resulted in confusion and the defeat of the budget at the
SGA meeting Tuesday night.
The budget was proposed a week prior to Tuesday
night's meeting, giving the senators adequate time to
familiarize themseleves with the proposal and allocation
procedures.
However when voting time came, so did The questions
and questions and questions.
The confusion started when a club expressed to the
Senate its dissatisfaction with its allocation. From there the
discussion digressed to center on criteria the Finance
Committee used in its evaluation procedures.
Whether the criteria used was valid could not be
determined and was never relevant to the issue at hand.
The vote was taken. Four senators voted yes, five
senators voted no and four senators seemed to have no
opinion, choosing to abstain.
If the uninformed senators would have done their
homework they could have dispersed with the irrelevant
discussion on criteria and taken care of any dissatisfaction
after the budget was passed.
For Student Government policy provides for any
dissatisfied group to petition the Finance Committee and
settle thier disagreements directly with the committee. •
The Finance Committee then proposes the newly
recommended allocation to the Senate to be voted on.
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Perspectives
Maureen Doyle
Jim Musselman
Lyda Baker
Ed McKeown
C.C. Reader
Letters
To The
Editor
To the Editor,
As an officer of the SGA and
a member of the Election
Screening Committee it is my
duty to promote the upcoming
elections of graduate and junior
students. With the meeting of
this previous Tuesday (Oct. 3) I
find this difficult to do.
The Senate in its actions
voted the proposed '7B-19
budget down. Discussion went
round for a significant period of
time with no real accomplish
ments. It was clear from the
Senators' responses that they
did not understand the process
from which the proposed bud
get was arrived at.
The proposed '7B-'79 budget
was presented at the Septem
ber 26, SGA meeting. Every
Senator had a full week to talk
with the. Finance Committee to
receive insight into the budget
process. How many Senators
talked to the Finance Commit
tee? Apparently- it was less
than a handful. Now it stands
that all clubs are acting without
a budget for at least another
week.
How does this all relate to
the upcoming elections?
Being on the SGA is not just
a once a week job as some have
tried to make it. Your respon
sibility as an elected official
permeates everyday. If you are
thinking of running because it
will look good on your resume,
please do not. We already have
enough hot air on the Senate
now.
When you vote in the up
coming election remember that
you are going to be dependent
on the people for a full year.
Elections can no longer be a
personality contest!
Sandy Mancuso
11th Term
To the Editor,
It is to my knowledge that
G.P.P. has been a part of the
Social Committee, whose func
tion was to hold a spring con
cert. Since the spring concert
has been cancelled so has
G.P.P. I hate to see G.P.P.
cancelled since I was part of it
last year. I want to take over
G.P.P. and reorganize it. Its
sole function will be to hold
concerts in the gym, hopefully
one each term, with a larger
concert in the spring, but not in
the same form as last year's
concert. To do this I need
support and help. Help from
students who want to contact
the booking agencies and see
who is touring, and students
who will work at the concerts.
Those of you who are interest
ed can contact me at 944-7831
or at 840 A Jones or during 3rd
period in the SGA office.
Apathy
Problem?
The question we gave to
Vito this week was: How much
of a problem is apathy at
Capitol Campus?
I would say that apathy is a
major problem at Capitol Cam
pus. It seems as though the
students want to see a lot of
things happen on campus but a
majority of them don't want to
get involved in the planning
and work it takes to bring off
some of these events. I think
they will soon realize that if
they want to see their ideas
acted upon they have to get
involved.
Randy Goshert
Social Committee Chairman
10th Term Business
Apathy was a major prob
lem at Capitol last year. This
year has just begun and I have
been amazed at the increase
SGA News
On October 3 the SGA held
its second meeting of the term.
The SGA received a letter
from a 10th term Social Science
student, Greg A. Verner, in
response to the traffic problem.
His suggestion will be passed
on to the Administration.
Thanks Greg, and any more
suggestions would be appreci
ated.
Scott Summers reported on
the President's Council meet
ing; all clubs are now required
to place a summary of their
upcoming activities in Scott's
mailbox on Friday.
Elections are under way for
junior and graduate senators.
Petitions and by-laws may be
picked up at the SGA office.
October 5, 1978
in student interest here. The
interest level is still far from
where .I would like it to be.
Personally I can not tolerate
the people who complain and
never get involved!
Sandy Mancuso
SGA Secretary
11th Term So. Sc.
Student apathy is fantastic
problem at Capitol Campus.
Whether students come to
Capitol with an apathetic atti
tude or not, it's very quickly
picked up. It's hard to care
when very few others care.
When student's hear the old
"let's get involved speech" they
look the other way and mutter
about not having enough time.
It's either make time or have
"no life" school that Capitol is
rapidly becoming.
Paul E. Mitsch
P.S.P.E. Pres.
10th Term
When the petition is completed
place it in my mailbox. Dean
Smith is currently organizing a
search committee for a head
librarian. More details will be
forthcoming.
In actions taken by the
Senate: traveling expenses to
COBSG were allocated and the
proposed budget was defeated.
All club budgets are now frozen
until the Senate passes a bud
get.
Under discussion it was
pointed out that our yearbook,
Capitolite, needs an editor or
there will be no yearbook. If
you are interested drop a note
in my mailbox.
Sandy Mancuso
SGA Secretary
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