Unconstitutional?
The last official meeting of the
Student Government Association con
ducted by this year's seniors was held
Monday, April 21, 1980.
The meeting concluded the seniors'
year with a bang.
Yes, the Student Government As
sociation has come a long way since last
year. It has come a long way since last
term. The senior SGA members have
fought a hard battle, and are finally
getting the rest they deserve.
Good job seniors!
However, the juniors are another
story.
Almost every junior SGA Senator
has the potential to become a great
leader.
But it sometimes is inevitable that
great potential is wasted and/or
abused. The great temptation of poli
tics and political favoritism can destroy
such potential.
The underlying problem is that the
SGA determined to blatantly violate
the following provisions of the SGA
constitution at the April 21 meeting:
Art. VI, sec. 3; Art. VII, sec.l and 2;
Art. VIII, sec.l; Art. IX, sec.l, par. 2 --
referring to preamble; Art. XI, sec. 3,
par. 2, item (2); Art. XVIII, sec.l and 2;
and Art. XIX, sec.l.
Although meetings should not be
unduly bound by rules of procedure,
policy must be enforced and preserved
so as to maintain order.
Otherwise the meetings will ac
quire a
,distinet sense of chaos. No
business will transpire -- the organiza
tion will not accomplish anything, and
eventually the organization will col
lapse.
That will probably never happen at
Capitol Campus because of the one
year turnover rate of the Student
Government. Some unfortunate junior
will always be willing to take charge.
When will the junior student lead
ers realize that the SGA is a valuable
learning experience in which all those
involved can learn policy, decision
making, human relations, politics,
management, good citizenship, and
community service?
Probably never, because next week
many junior student leaders will be
come senior student leaders. And in
the next decade these individuals will
become civil and/or social leaders in
their respective communities.
If the SGA constitution is unpopu
lar, then students should initiate revi
sion of the constitution through legis
lative review as stated in Article XIX,
Section 1 of the SGA constitution.
CAPITOL CAMPUS CALENDAR OF EVENTS
THURSDAY, APRIL 24 -- Lecture: 12:15 p.m. "On Black Culture: A Dissent"
Speaker: Dr. Jay Saunders Redding. Gallery Lounge.
Concert: 7:30 p.m. Spanish and Latin American Music presented by
Momento Musicale, Gallery Lounge.
FRIDAY, APRIL 25-- Baseball at E-town College, 3:30p.m. Students
Aglow Fellowship,7:oop.m. 907 Weaver Ave. International Dinner, 7:30 p.m.
Bring a dish or pay admission. Entertainment by: The Cari Folk Singers-Cari
bbean Folk Songs and Dance-Student Center.
SATURDAY* APRIL 26-- Baseball,Ogontz Campus at Capitol, 12:00 noon
SUNDAY, APRIL 27-- MASS,7:OO p.m.,Student Center.
MONDAY, APRIL 28--C.C. Reader Staff Mtg.,2:30 p.m.,W-129. Last day to
order caps and gowns for Spring Term graduation.
TUESDAY, APRIL 29--XGl's Mtg.,9:00p.m., American Legion Hall.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30--Baseball-at Juniata College, 3:30 p.m. Maranatha
Bible Study, 12:00 noon W-135. Provost Advisory Committee on Student
Welfare, 3:00p.m. Gallery Lounge.
SATURDAY, MAY 3--Spring Semi-Formal at Schindler's. 8:00 p.m. to 1:00
a.m. Open bar with dinner. $15.00/single, $25.00/couple.
TUESDAY, MAY 13--Tim Eyesman and East Coast Offering. Gallery Lounge
at 8:00 p.m.
Editorial/Opinion
Use the law to change the law
Recently there has been a political
tenseness in the air: an uneasiness or
distrust of politicians because of a
weariness towards political rhetoric.
Too much talk, not enough action.
That is often the case among college
students, even newspaper editors.
The C.C. Reader would like to offer
a easy solution to this problem; how
ever, it cannot: there is no easy
answer.
The old saying "If you want some
thing to get done you have to do it
yourself' holds true at Capitol.
It shouldn't.
And it won't hold true for long
The SGA has postponed the Spring
Elections from today till Monday, April
28, 1980. In order for the C.C. Reader
to print the SGA Canditate Platforms
today, the SGA had to grant the C.C.
Reader an exception to the SGA
Election Screening Committee's By-
Laws. At least the students of Capitol
Campus have a chance to decide who
they should or should not vote for.
Most of the members of SGA should
not take offense to this opinion. And
the acts of a few should not condemn
the whole organization (even though it
is usually misconstrued as such).
Also, the notion that the constitu
tion may now be disregarded because it
has been violated in the past is not a
valid argument -- since when has two
wrongs made a right?
As stated before, meetings should
not be unduly bound by rules of
procedure -- procedure should only be
used as a tool to conduct a meeting in
an orderly manner. But policies and
procedure have to be followed -- legis
lated, enforced, and interpreted.
Through all this commotion, the
C.C. Reader has an interesting rela
tionship with the SGA.
It is the duty of the C.C. Reader to
provide editorial comment on issues
facing the campus community, and it is
the duty of the C.C. reader to keep
students informed about their campus
community.
With these two "duties" or "pur
poses" in mind, the C.C. Reader can be
construed to be "The Voice of Capitol
Campus" and/or "The Watchdog of the
Government (SGA and Administra
tion).
Actually, the C.C. Reader is not
completely either of these two. It
would be nice. But it just isn't true.
If you want the student body to
know how you feel, you are welcome to
write in the C.C. Reader.
Thursday, April 24, 1980
The C.C. Reader is in a bit of a bind. It
seems that every student and his
/ brother is running for SGA office.
The problem is one of being fair to
all.
Some would have only the plat
forms of candidates who have been
approved for the ballot appear in the
paper. Others would have the plat
forms of all candidates, including write
ins, make their showing. We choose to
take the latter route.
Who says Capitol Campus students
are apathetic? Or are they just trying
to make a mockery out of the whole
electorial process?
This being an election year may
have something to do with the out
break of the "I want to be somebody"
4 syndrome. Or it may be that this class
/ of juniors just has the stuff together a
lot more than many classes of the past.
Who knows?
Who are we to say?
Anyway, the enthusiasm that is
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LETTERS POLICY
being generated by all the various
candidates is very encouraging. That
includes the serious ( 9 .?) and the not-so
serious. At least one candidate is even
serious about not being serious!
One other election-related topic
deserves attention. The Student Gov
ernment Association, and college life in
general, is supposed to teach students
how to act like reasonable, mature
adults. Tritely speaking, it gets us
ready for the "real world."
While the "real world" may not
always be very civilized, most mem
bers of our society at least try to
behave ethicaly. So why can't we at
least try to set an example?
Respect the rights of your oppo
nents and% other students.
Respect their freedom of speech
Respect their feelings.
But above all, respect yourself.
Let's save all the mud-slinging and
poster-snatching for another day, an
other place, another person. Play fair.
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Harry H. Moyer
Editor-in-Chief
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