The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, February 13, 1962, Image 3

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    TUESDAY, FEBRUARY.' 13. 1962
OSGA Defeats USG Name giange
By DAVE RUNKEL
and JOAN MEHANI
'The bottom fell out - of'the prin
cipal argiment Mr_ switching •the
name of student government. on
campus from USG back to SGA
when the OSGA voted not . !to
recommend the name change
Saturday..
A convention of delegates from
ail the Commonwealth campuses
eiCepl Allentown and New Ken
sington defeated the ' recommit'•
dation by a six to two vote, with
four abstentions. Hazlet o . n,
Ogontz, . Wilkes-Barre and York
abstained. Dennis Foianini. 4.1.5 G
president, representing • •Univer
sity Park voted against the recom
mendation.
THE ABSTENTIONS resulted
from a split in the delegations
from each of .the.fous , campuses.
Every' campus may bektpresented
by two official delegates, the .two
may cast only one vote.
A motion to amend the USG
Constitution .by changing the
name of student government from
USG back to SGA is currently on
the floor of the Congress.; The
amensirrent, Proposed- by 'Randy
Carter, junior class president and
former SGA president at the
Ogontz campus, has had two
readings in the Congress and will
be voted upon at-the USG meet
ing Thursday• night.
In,kproposing the amendment,
Carter said- that in. the spirit of
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unity all the other campuses hadi The same privilege - should be
conformed to the name of the; granted to University Park, he
University Park student govern- I added. -
meet .at the time—SGA. OSGAI After the vote, Fisher said, "I
has also invested around - $2OO on am very disappointed that the
dies for standardized SGA awards, OSGA has not supported my ef
he:added. : ' f forts . as,its president for unity
SPEAKENG TO the OSGA con- among te campuses of the Penn
vention in defense of the namesylvania State University. I shall,
USG, Foianini asked, "Are you :however, maintain my stand as a
deeply hurt and shocked by t h e :USG:Congressman, and will con
name' change? The name change
continue both to support and seek ,
,
shouldn't have turned into t h e support for' this amendment."
political issue it is now on the. t
i-
University Park campus." !Cold Weather to Remain;
• "Many would interpret a name ,
change back to SGA as a Foianini:Lt
'ght Snow Du Tonight
defeat," he said. i Friday's three inch snowfall was
"Undoubtedly the decision you followed by the coldest weather so
Make right - now will have a defi- far this winter, and the mercury
nice influence on the thinking of skidded to two below zero early
the USG Congress." Robert Fish- Sunday.
er„OSGA president, said. "Many
Today should be partly cloudy
haven't made ui their minds yet. and col d
with increasing
1 and . s
meeting." are waiting for the decision; ness toward afternoon. The high
'of thi
"It is not•a matter of a name shoUld be near 33 degrees.'
change but a matter of principle.l Light snow and cold weather
I 'don't believe there is much are forecast for tonight and to
, political - implication involved in morrow 'morning. A low of 20 is
the, issue," Fisher said. likely tonight, and a high of 31
GEORGE 'L. DONOVAN. co-;is indicated for tomorrow
ofdinator of student activities.
said, "When OSGA Was formed
•many of your organizations. were
called student councils, and alr
though unity in name *as sug
gested, it was at no time demand-,
ed.. We still would' welcome you.
in ~OSGA if .you had decided to.
retain the- name student council:
It Your' '
clothe.iusod
- • ,
alteration or cleaning
Ballard : a two Pima will
_ lbo,happy to servo yon.'
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