"CHAIRMAN PATTERSON SPEAKS" The Chairman of the Behrend Campus Committee on Student Aff.nirs Norman B. Patterson. when asTced by the Nit telly CM the procedure for ratification of the new constit'ltion recently adeptly by the SGA, said,"Ne 7enrrp. ll y don't worry ainout the procedure at the main It's "s'ially o matter of ri'hher stamping." camp - Earlier the SGA had decided to send the constitlytion tn Sen: , ?te Committee on Stfldent Affairs at Univer sity Per' , rather than ellnw ratification or reection 'y st - dent 1 -ody first. Patterson pointed o , 't that the best method for rati ficet-Trn and the one that should probably be main tp4red even tbolT:h there ts no written format, is the fn"ryvi,ng,: one. document reviewed and acted upon by SGA; two, reviewed by St-dent Affairs Committee - 1--,pe. , 7y; three, again reviewed by the SGA; four, sig- - natures of Director of the Campus, Dean of Student Af fairs, and President of the Student Body or Chairman and; five, ratification by the Student Body. After this, the document should be sent to the Senate Committee on Student Affairs at the main campus for final ratification. "This," says Patterson, "is the normal procedure. It's the one we generally stuck to in the past and probably the best here." Patterson went on to say that the main problem at this time is to have a "working situation on this campus." At this time, there is no constitution and the SGA is now operating its elections under protocol in order to make them legal. If the present protocol did not exist there would be no legal representation of the students in the student government. Thus, the entire Behrend SGA is at this time based on the ambiguity that comes with a protocol. "We may run into the same type of situation we had last year when the local Student Affairs Committee appointed an SGA. Then we're in the soup again." He was quick to point out that under the new protocol positions on the SGA cannot be filled until the new con. stituiton is adopted. "This would can that the people who were just elected will be standing around waiting to officially take of fice. This is why time is of the essence. The cons- stitution should be ratified locally, through all chan nels so that we can 7o or 7"i.th our local government," Patterson concluded. EA ST L A A/G BOWL McClelland at 38th...8999823 Erie, Pa. ERIE'S FRIENDLY BOWT7NG CENTER OISOTSMAN: UNDERSITI ROBL\T HOOD "The independent char ,n of the little man. ." this is what Newsweek magazine has called the newest champion of the underdog. Ombudsman is a Swedish word which is trans lated literally as "representative of justice. Although the concept of an ombudsman is rel -4-.4vplir the United St9tc:!, it has been in practice in Sweden for last 7:, years. BY ombudsman is helf, by an educ- NANCY * ated man with extensive back- GLOVER * ground in the field which he txxxxxxxxxxxxxx is representing. For example, the ombudsman found in a government situation would have to have an extensive background in politics and law. His duties consist of list ening to complaints about the administration, not only by the "little man" but also by other members of the administration who become dissatisfied with administration policies or feel that some privilege or duty is being abused. After having heard these grievances, he sorts out the genuine ones and tries to remedy them. It should be understood, also, that once the ombudsman has determined the legitimacy of a complaint he puts all of his efforts into remedying the situation. Tt should be noted also, that the ombudsman is a separate office from the administration and - the administration would have no power or jur isdiction over his activities. For a moment, however, apply the idea of an ombudsman to a situation much closer to home. Consider for a moment ; an ombudsman in the administration of a college campus such as Behrend. qualifications would include an extensive background in education, student af fairs, and administration. Of course, he should be a reasonably unbiased person who would be able to accept and support the legitimate grievances of the students. If one stops and considers the benefits of such a program, its adoption should seem more plausible. Due to certain inaccuracies in the May 10th article dealing with the players pro duction, The Nittany Cub is printir. a - retraction of any fallacies in the article tind apologizes for anything injurious to the character of Miss Rizzo, Miss Crotty, Mr. Firewick, or Mr. jarecki. LOST: A pair of brown suede and al ligator girls heels, size six were lost in the area of the Seminar Room in the Reed Building. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of these shoes should contact Marcy Barton Im mediately. •here will be a reward offered if they are returned. * - "Another Retraction" Reward
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