Stetson Reporter

¥oi SB No, 11 Stetson University Beiomd , Florida December 12. 1975 lylftrjafeaUier The Stitdeat Coeerwnenf Convention held lis final mt-otlng last Tuesday affernoen a-nd veted to reprt te the Student Affairs Committee flsist additional stadeni reprei-eHtatian is net warranted. The convention had previoti-idy adopted a prepsai to aeirease The Student Affairs Committee by fear metnbers, Its be elected from each ol the student classes, but reconsidered and defeated that proposal al Thus week's meeting, An alternative and more elaberate nseUsod for increased representation was presented and also defeated at the Tnesday meeting despite presfiction by Conventiots Chairsaan Din Gianmin that the measure wttsild win sakssanttat ssipprl. Tbe predicated far the creation of a body of II students elected geographically. Bssentlaily toe bndy had no pwet other th-as that of an asMsory board. A partietdarly vocal visitor to the meeting. Clay Henderson, asked the convention why it was wjjjHtdetitii a Ts'seasssje that ashed for no power beyond that ef advice. CTsneeaiien member Beth Fogle seemed to speak, far The group when she rettpnded that the nsajer reason was that nf practicality. Apparently all tlie group saembers shared the s-ifssniar. that the student body is basieaily powerless and any >Bislattx*e areariaation compsed entirely of students would lie .m portent After mure than aa hour's debate on the variots vehtt-les fortncreasissg stadent representation in the university power structure. The eonx-eotsoo was ready to approve the clearly slefeatisT saotir-n presented bx Jonalhon Haas. The motion t ited tbe buck of student interest evident in recent elee-ttttts, parnculary those for delegates to the Stu#nt Gevernmeai Conventitin^ and declared that, in light of that apathy, the srisrrenl pliejmaMng systesm should remain uncontested. Tbe convention gave a strong vote ft-J-Sl to the motion and later adsopted 114-1} it as the majority report. In addition the members decided to ask the Stadent Mfatts CotvtjBlttee lo examine the matter of increasing student reprtM»ntatlonoa that body. The convention -will also ineiade the constitute for the defeated student advisory board in its reprt ta Student Maim. In all, the Undent Goveraorient Committee seemed somewhat confused as te its pisrpo*. Some members seemed iy"lj«steySjetairf tasristnsas at Stetson ss nsore Than a tradition. Curia-* tlte week of December JJ-H students and fatally members Join together lis celebration nf The tlo'sj Season and ise eosninfi s;t a new ystar On Tuesday, tk-eensher ■" al fi'.ltl PM women*,-* residence baits participated in the traditional candle li*fbttnii. Tbt candle lighting has been an annual event af Stetson since 1931. it was lights out and candles an, as members of the Stetson cannnuiity gathered fo sing carets at the Yale tan lightsns*. s\8 the ¥ulc lee burned, a program xvas presented, under liie direction of Tom Cunningham. JxleShsi-lsst Youth Director. %rit"s of hollx and tliristmas ttreens cast into the lire symlKslisied castimt t-E troubles into the past, followed hy earr-is played bj by Barttara JUaipper The Judiciary Ceurtcft €on*Aitatioa was astfroved by the S.A C in ar. unanimasB deeislon Monday, Tbe Constittttinn xxas approved alter ihe sections pmnoitsly m queatton were amended. The first section, Miele XI, deals with evidence sei-atre. it «*as amended to read See. I—''Evidsaice selxel from an eecnpied rnosn by a staff member shall not be admissible into t'atinsrii prs»'*i-edisigs unless it was taken under one of the following, eireunurtartees: ft] The trtaff sitesmber had the express pe-rtnissioa t-f a student dean or a head resiiienT to enter the rsK-to, er tii The staff member entered tbe room In The pr*sseaee af another staff member, or fat The staff member was adimtiTed by tuna af the roam's occupants. In the ease of an tj-accesspt'-d room. **vMeace sensed by a -"taflf mem her will be astimitted only if it is seised as pr an. I above Sec, i™Before seising amy evidence as pr sec, I af least one 11 .staff membtrsr must first toocis m tbe "student's door atsd aanotmt-e his name and psition brier*- entering the room | In fie «ew$.„ jj Wedel Senof# plans b*g.inMM..p. 2 J!$aiwt»tiG« through Church m fotth?„p» sl^ Pi0'Cotin#i - Maryland sent us q «tor *** nil See. "t-Ttaly tbe investii"atiag tros-amittee er the president will have the right to declare evidence wadmissibleand may do so based only on its irrelevancy or its illegal senure," Article Uil sec i, dealing with aippals, was also In question. It has been amended to read "Sew efiienee has been discovered that watJd Tend to reverse a guilty decision only, A not guilty veardta may not be reversed on tbe basts of new evidence," Two sections have been added to Article X an hearatgs. See. 1 reads '"any stadent at Stetson university who Is charged xrtth any offense by a representative of the university maintains the right to demand a hearing with tbe etatmcil or refase of la faver K ajutlication by tbe Office of Student Affairs. Provided however, that sirs cases where tbe mental stability of the student is s-nestioaed, the council shall have the aathonty to refuse jartsdietion on motion of tbe iPresldeat or investigating *»mmittee and 1-3 vote of the Judiciary Council. See. 2 reads -Any stadent mairtBins tbe right to brag action to this Council against another student" Alone with approving the constitution, the S,A C. adopted a proposal for an elections committee Be if resoired by tbe Student Affate Committee assembled, that' SeetioB 1 There shall be a Conamittee on Elections of the Student ■yflaira Committee compsT-sed of represeatatix«es frans s r- the Jadiciary Council, :2i Pubhcations Board, *3«Student I'siton Board, 4) Student Affairs Comnuttee, and :S; ad- Caot, aa page 8 ta prceive their Usak te t» assessing the eirtent and effectiveness of student reptrssentatton hi the carrenT system. Others seemed to feel they were te fiad out if the mnsfent body wanted some sert of itssemMy or sanother farm ef increased representation. Several members asdndtted that neither pfflrpae had been thareagbly served. The eeaventioa's reprt will be taften up by Student Affairs after school reconvenes in January The Stadent Government Cotrmahee.mac*«rdartee with hits constitution adapted two months age, was tfissolvedat tidttaight Taesdaj. the hrsiss choh, Fsillowinp The ¥ule last lighttttij., tbe Student Deans held a Christmas Open i-ls-sitse in Chaudoin Parlor from t:*it]-f;tii, Chaadoin pi!':, . fi'.1''" CliTistrjiias dinner, whjen was failowesl by a Cnristaisis Haftpy Hnar held at rise Mfcsi- sub by the Union Bsiard, On Sunday afferr.ean. aecorttinn to Dear. Etter Uji'liPf ','lll.il1''.'il'l'lll "'0 *'' ..':s.i inn Or. Johns' home rmdf lor Chrfsfmos staff members assisted tans as they prepred the parlor fer the event The prior was decorated with the Bicentennial thesne in mind, and old-fashioned lamps, calico and ginttham conveyed as Early- American atmosphere, a BiceiiTennial Christmas tree was sJeeoralcd wiTis flails, t-niall hoses s,f Tea. and american Patriots. On Thursday tne Commons bad a ,"pee:ai Turner, there xxd1. ht; a Christmas drsip-in for Faculty members and their families in the Chaudc-ir. Parinr. Inaddstior, to camrjus-xt-sde aclivtTses. each w onsen's dorm will hold a Christmas party, and activities such as skiTs. singine Chr.stir.as earo'is. and ef-tnpetitsxsti tar door tb-eorations wij TiAe place Cbristmas Ta at Stetson will bt; a mesc-srabh- ane