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fails to approve allocations
By FRAN FULTON
Assistant news editor
The Student Senate responded to the
changes made in its budget by the
administration by promising that, once
these changes are made final by the Board
of Regents, the University will have to
function without the services of the
Senate Allocations Committee.
The move came as 26 Senators
convened Thursday night to consider
some means of countering the
administration’s veto of the original
budget. The body approved motions that
would halt tht work of the Allocations
Committee, pave the way for a possible
court case, and mobilize student support
for this fall.
THE KEY PROPOSAL, introduced by
Steve Patrick, condemned all five changes
made in the budget by O. Suthern Sims,
dean of student affairs. Two weeks ago
the dean called student leaders into his
office and announced that the provision
for a student lawyer would be struck
from the budget, while some 67 thousand
dollars in additional allocation would go
to Cultural Affairs, University Union,
Pandora and the student handbook.
Claiming that “we’re going to get run
over if we don’t stand up for students,”
Patrick also proposed that the Allocations
Committee cease to function when the
Board of Regents approves the budget
and that the Senators “research the
prospect of a legal case against the
University.”
The Senators, finding that they had
few means to exert pressuie on the
administration, accepted the proposal in
the hopes that it would throw a kink into
the administration of student affairs.
“We do a lot of work that takes a lot
of time,” Senate Treasurer David Burch
said in an interview early this week. “Not
having the Allocations Committee will
inconvenience Dean Sims.”
. DURING THE YEAR the committee
grants some 17 thousand dollars to
groups neecro^lagyel money and to small
organizations that do not receive
allocation on a yearly basis, he explained.
‘‘The more people don’t get their
money, the more people are dissatisfied.
And the more people are dissatisfied, the
more pressure will be put on the
administration.”
He added that the Allocations
Committee will probably not have to
keep its inactive status for very long.
“One side or the other will have to break.
Either we’ll lose the right to allocate
funds all together, or the administration
won’t be able to touch us.”
The Board of Regents is scheduled to
consider the University budget on July
12.
The second part of Patrick’s motion
provides for “research” into the
possibility of taking the university to
court to prevent the administration from
making additional allocations of student
money.
AT ISSUE is some 76 thousand dollars
needed to cover the hikes in allocations
made by the administration.
The administration had suggested that
the Senate pull a certain percentage of
funds from every organization’s bank
account to cover the deficit, Burch told
the Senate. “This would be drawing a lot
of money from organizations that they’ve
been counting on. But it’s state money,
and the only thing we can do is to keep
the budget from being approved by the
Board of Regents.”
Anticipating Regent approval of the
budget, the Senate considered turning to
the courts. The group ran into a tangle of
legal technicalities, however, including
the requirement that the student body
must incorporate itself before it can go to
court.
The Senate also decided to retain the
original 17 thousand dollars allotted for a
student lawyer. The proposal was struck
from the budget by the administration on
the grounds that a state agency is
forbidden by law to employ legal counsel.
The money will be kept back in a
“contingency fund” until the students
work out a plan that meets the legal
RED AND
requirements.
A NEWSLETTER for the students
away for the summer is also in the mill. A
Senate committee was appointed to send
out news of the recent allocation changes
in the hopes that student support can be
mobilized in the fall
David Alonso, Coalition ’72 candidate
for Student Government President told
the group that they were facing a “period
of crisis’’ for student government in the
first of what became a series of guest
speeches:
“This is a crisis that will require a lot
of dedication, more dedication than the
Senate has shown in the past. There’s a
lot of responsibility on your shoulders
right now."
“I hope this year student government
will come of age because the
administration has prodded us.”
BILL WOOTEN, treasturer of the
Student Representative Assembly,
forerunner of the Action Union party,
made an unscheduled appearance before
the group.
“I urge you to stand on your
principles, but not to react without giving
every move you make a great deal of
thought," the head of the campus chapter
of the American Cancer Society told the
Senate. “You must find a way to change
the law or circumvent it. And the only
way you can change it is to go to the
state legislature."
In other matters, the group moved to
consider a Health Services plan
announced by Student Body President
Joe Fowler which would expand medical
services to include the spouses and
dependents of married students.
Herbert Bond from the College of
Business Administration and Arthur
Lovalley of the Graduate School were
admitted to fill two vacancies in the
Senate.
The group is empowered to pas*
temporary legislation without a quorum
during the summer. As only 26 of the
total 61 members were present, the
Senate actions must be reviewed by the
entire group this fall.
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VOLUME 79, NUMBER
A
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, GEORGIA 30601
WEDNESDAY. JULY 5. 197z
By JIM CLIFTON
Eighteen year olds are no longer
considered minors incapable of making
decisions concerning personal endeavor,
the signing of contracts and the acquiring
of licenses. With the passing of July* 1,
people who have long served and fought
for their country have been declared legal
adults, giving them all the privileges and
responsibilities granted previously to 21
year olds.
A recent survey of Athens city officials
and summer quarter students revealed
that most eighteen year olds are quite
sensible and knowledgeable of the law.
the following is the official intention
(section 10) of the law known as Infants
Age of Majority changed on the record at
the Judicial building in Atlanta.
“IT IS the intention nt this .Vt to
reduce the age of legal majority in this
state from 21 years of age to 18 years of
age for all purposes so that all persons
who have reached the age of 18 shall have
all the rights, privileges, powers, duties
responsibilities and liabilities heretofore
applicable to persons who were 21 years
of age or over. To further carry out this
intention, the word ‘twenty-one’ and the
figure ‘21’ are hereby stricken where the
same appear in all laws of this state
referring to the required age for majority
and the word ‘eighteen’ and the figure
*18’ are hereby inserted in lieu of said
word and figure . . .”
One city official interviewed was
Mayor Julius Bishop of Athens It was his
hope that adult privileges would result in
eighteen years olds being sensible.
Moreover, he stated that voter turn out in
the county was very poor so that he
hoped the new law would encourage a
greater interest at the polls among mature
18 year olds to express their opinions
with the vote.
C. R. SHULTZ, assistant chief of
police, agreed with the Mayor about the
maturity of 18 year olds. He said the new
law would probably not make too much
difference in Clarke county.
Most students agreed that the new law
would be a “good deal" simply because as
one student stated, “Since we’re off at
college why shouldn’t we be able to write
contracts and drink if we so desire?
Anyway, at our age parents shouldn’t be
required to do everything for young
people"
A senior at Georgia acknowledged that
the 21 year olds now may feel cheated
but she was glad that the new law
occurred when it did.
A freshman said that eighteen ye u olds
are certainly mature people. Howcv r. she
noted, "If I had a steady job I wouldn’t
mind the responsibility of signing a
contract, but without a job 1 think that I
wouldn't want the responsibility .”
A YOUNG MAN at Russell Hall
mentioned that 18 year olds will gain a
better attitude about alcohol because no
longer will some “kids drink so heavily
simply because they know it is illegal.”
A 20 year old said he was pleased with
the law, but he lamented that the law had
been too long in coming.
The specifics of the law are far-ranging
yet quite interesting. For instance,
previously, by Georgia law, a person who
had not reached the age of 21 did not
have full social and civil rights because he
was under the auspices of his father.
Technically, the citizen under 21 years
of age could not establish residence of his
own accord, consequently, he was really
breaking the law by voting at 18 when he
did not have the rights of an adult.
ANOTHER INTERESTING part of the
law is that a person attending school in
this state whose parents live in another
state is still considered a minor at 18
unless the laws of his native state set the
age of majority at 18.
Section 4 of the new law reads: “. . .
no marriage license shall be issued earlier
than 3 days following the application
there for, unless the female applicant is
pregnant and such pregnancy is proved by
a certificate signed by a licensed
physician of the state of Georgia, or
unless the applicants are the parents of i
living child born out of wedlock, or
unless both applicants have been proved
to have reached age of majority, in any of
which events a marriage license may be
issued immediately.”
Section 9 of the new law refers to the
Douglas
housing
Dr. Dwight Douglas, formerly associate
director of residence halls at the
University of Tennessee, will assume the
post of director of housing effective July
IS, replacing retiring head Dr. Richard
Armstrong.
Jerry Studdard will be acting director
of housing until Douglas arrives on
campus. Armstrong’s retirement was
effective July I.
“The best course of action,” Douglas
said, “is to ask people what housing at
Georgia does best and go from there. I
can’t make any immediate decisions until
I find out what housing does best and
find out what people view as the role of
housing.”
“It is a mistake, I think. to see what
works at one place a..u to a .sumo that it
would work at another place. In doing
Board of Regents and is of utmost
importance to students. The section
reads: “Nothing in this act shall be
construed to limit the power of the Board
of Regents of the University System of
Georgia to adopt and enforce rules and
regulations for the government, control
and management of the University
system, nor shall this act be construed so
as to limit the authority of any
institution in the University system of
Georgia to adopt and enforce rules or
regulations governing housing, conduct or
discipline and other related activities of
the student body.”
named
head
that you are ignoring possibly some of
the strengths of the program.”
Dr. Al Lombana, dean of students at
Tallahassee Community College, was also
under consideration for the housing job,
and according to Associate Dean of
Student Affairs Charles E. Kozoll the
choice was a very difficult one.
“Both men have a lot to offer, and it
was an agonizing decision,” Kozoll said.
“We had to weigh our position. We
immediately needed someone with
in-depth experience in housing Dr
Douglas has done a very fine job at UT,”
Kozoll continued.
Prior to his appointment, Douglas was
interviewed by housing officials, resident
assistants, graduate residence assistants
and student leaders, in addition to
University officials.
Photo by TOM HILL
Neil Simon comedy
Neil Simon's "Pla/a Suite" has been described as both a hilarious comedy and a study in
frustration. The play is actually three separate scenes with individual plots and
characters. However, the setting is the same for each scene It is a suite at New York’s
Pla/a Hotel. The scenes are accounts of what took place on three separate occasions in
the same suite of the hotel. Curtain time for the play is 8 00 pm. Tickets are S2.00. All
scats are reserved and reservations can be made by calling the University Theatre box
office at 2-2838.
NEWS ANALYSIS
STUDENT POLITICAL LEADERS DISCUSS ALTERNATIVES TO ALLOCATIONS
Allocations recommendations will go to the Regents without Senate approval
Photo by TOM HILL
LEGAL MAJORITY
Sims raps senate
By CINDY LUKE
and FRAN FULTON
The 67 thousand dollar addition in
student allocations imposed by the
administration came to most as a bolt of
.sghtening out of the clear blue sky.
Student leaders had mistaken the right
of recommendation for the power of
allocation. Students had been able to
allot funds without interference from the
administration ever since they were first
delegated this power in 1968. Why this
sudden reversal on the part of the
administration?
“Irresponsibility” administrative
officials claim.
Students have turned the Senate into a
political arena, using the allocation power
as a means of demonstrating the strength
of a political party. This, at any rate, is
the way the new Director of Student
Activities Bill Powell viewed last spring’s
cut in the University Union’s budget.
“Students have brought the changes in
allocations on themselves,” the new
director said.
“THE CUT in the University Union
allocations was the result of fighting
You've come a long way I
between the political factions in the
Senate. It was the straw that broke the
camel s back.”
O. Suthern Sims, dean of Student
Affairs, likewise underscored the
“political” nature of the Senate’s
allocations.
“If the Student Senate is involved, it is
obviously political But politics isn’t
really the issue, it’s responsibility and
accountability. If I have to sign the
allocations, I don’t think it's fair for me-
to have to sign something 1 can’t be
responsible for.”
The dean noted that he could not sign
the provision for the lawyer or the cut in
Cultural Affairs money, a cut he termed
“not keeping faith" with a prior
agreement.
THE OTHER VETOED provisions
were “intolerable,” the dean said. The
increases for the other divisions of the
University Union were made to
“stabilize" the organization's budget.
Both Sims and Powell denied that the
boost came to give the new director a
running start in his new job. "There’s no
cause and effect connection" Powell said.
“It’s pure coincidence."
As for the Pandora, the dean declared
that the absolute minimum requested by
the Board of Communications
must be kept in the budget. The same
reasoning applies to the increase in
handbook allocations, it simply cannot be
put out for less than $1,370 Dean Sims
said.
The administration had asked the
Student Senate to recommend a 10 per
cent withdrawal of unused funds from all
organizations in order to make up the
deficit created by Sims’ budget changes
SEAN MCCLENEGHAN, direetd
student communications, said Monday
that he was "shell shocked" by Dean
Sims’ move. Sims had failed to consult
with McCleneghan on the budget
revisions which will greatly affect student
communications.
“Money can not be taken trom the
radio station. That money has been
spent,” McCleneghan said. “The
Agriculturist has also spent all its funds
for the 1972-73 year. Pandora editor
Johy Methvin is happy with the
restoration of the $6,000 to the
yearbook. The Impression (already
straining under debts incurred last year)
could be cut 10 per cent. The Red and
Black may also take a cut. That's really
discouraging. We’ve been working so hard
to get The Red and Black on sound fiscal
standing. I’m happy that the $6,000 is
going to the Pandora, but not if it is at
the expense of The Red and Black."
Sims did not definitely say where the
power of allocation recommendations
would rest next year. "We’ll have to sit
down and talk about where we are, what
damage has been done by the Senate’s
actions and whether the present system
any longer has any credibility .”
Sims said that he along with Dean
Charles Kozoll, Bill Powell, and Assistant
Provost James Kenney would decide
whether the allocations would remain
under the present system or revert to
total administrative control.