EDITOR1AL SGA’s Favre ToAct Factor Iv CFP DeFeat Student Government Association's ‘failure to follow proper farlimentary procedures may have been the main reason the Common free Period (Ci) proposal was rejected by the admini- stration, Campus Couneilty pamose is “to provide the institullonal stiuchiae of Orientation" because it is “es- . pecially important to have a meeting very early in tie term." The Campus Council was finally completed two weeks ago after Dean Linder and other administration of- ficials continually urged SG. to fulii:l vheir responsibilities, Campus Council, in the case of Ci, could have provided neces- sary aud relevant f cts pertinent to planning a course of action, usd Sua worked through tie ox whereby Universit, ond Cui ms walters can be commumiicat.d, ideas exchanged, and wetivities coordinated," stated Campus Director, John D. Vairo in a letter dated August 14, to Dennis George, President of SG. This same letter requested from George the names of students who were to make up the Campus Council, letter asked that these names be submitted "very soon after the start %% Contest by Chris Udovich The current yo-yo craze has come to our campus. Dur- ing a recent Student Govern- ment Association meeting, Sheila Mellon, a council- man, proposed that the campus hold a yo-yo cone test. A friend of hers re- quested it and she thought thet the students would en- joy it. The date of the contest was scheduled for Friday, November 6, On Fridgy, November 6, a number of people showed up with their yo- yos, ready to show off their tricks. Unfortu- nately, the contest was called off because our SGA officers had to attend an OSGA meeting at University Park, Joseph Barbutto and William Powell, Parliamen- tarian, are now in the proc- ess of organizing, and every- one is invited to participate in another contest; It is now scheduled for Friday, Novem- ber 20, Who will judee the contest, the exact time, and where it will be held has not Yet been determined; however, the judges! names, the time and the place will be posted by Tuesday, November 17. The Campus Council and followed rarla- mentarian rules “Luc administrative decision might well have been dif- ferent,” soid Vairo,: further proposals and acti- students, concerned, EDITORIAL ‘vities SGA plans should be carried out quickly and through proper chan- nels before introducing them tc the It is to the benefit of all wil TRIP PLANS STUCK IN SLUSH Once again our Student Govermment Association (SGA) is planning something special to make life more enjoyable at Penn State, This time it is a weekend ski trip and ev-- eryone is invited to go. Mike DeSanto, Treasurer, and Anrelo Pajawo,Secretary, are organizing the affair which came about gs a result of stu- dents requesting more activi- ties. The trip will take place sometime in January.An exact date has not been set, They are also undecided as to where it will be. DeSanto said, "It's either Camel Back or Big Boulder in the Poconos. Paranosaid, "We'd like to go somewhere in upstate New York." Because of this in- deceision, no calls have been made to determine the cost of accommodations, trans- portation, or the ski equip- ment. Pillans said, however, that it will be relatively inexpensive. Actually no plans have been made at all. Both DeSanto and Paramehave said, "It's still all in the planning stages. :.:The SGA plans to discuss it further before we act." It is now the middle of November, We do not attend school in December for any great length of time, and the trip 1s supposed to take place in January. A ski trip for a large num- ber of students is not easy to organize. We are leaving it up to two people who have not even set a date, because it is still in the "planning stages." If we allow this to continue, there will not be a ski trip. Once again our Student Govermment Association is planning something for the enjoy- ment of the students, but it could very well fall through because of the lack of planning and or- ganization, If you real- ly want to go and have a rood time, see that the SGA starts acting right now. Otherwise, once again, our enjoyment will turn to misery.
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