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SGA Cutbacks Defe Senate I BY FRANK DELOACHE A bill to reduce the percentage of student activity fees allocated to the student government executive branch was defeated after much bickering Monday. The bill, introduced by Ed r- Ewing, would have reduced the present 11.38 per cent of student activity fees received by the executive branch to 9 per cent. A compromise measure by William Hubbard reducing the cut to 11 per cent was passed instead. Only 19 of 41 senators were present for the special senate session called specifically to consider Ewings' bill. The meeting STUDEN What's F1 Fashion And Prices. A You. Pass Go And Coll< Excitement At Do Night Our Special Students An Thurs. Ma: From 6p.m. I THAT'S '] There W ill Be Live Ba Get Gorgeous Demonst Cosmetic Dept. Special 79* Dinnei The Tally Ho Res It's All At Davisor Thurs., 6p.m.-9p.m You All ated Bxplodel was interrupted several times by verbal outbursts from both sides. Leigh Leventis, student Government Association (SGA) vice president, gave the chair to Allen Lawhead temporarily in order to argue against the bill. He said such a cut in the budget was unrealistic because of rising prices and unwise considering the projects scheduled for next year. Leventis, SGA president-elect, presented a projected $44,800 budget for next year. He em phasized this budget did not in clude some prospective cabinet positions. This year's budget was $45,000. Ewing said many of the projects I' NIGHT 'eebees And Fun And Sale nd More ? WIN! .ct A Bunch Of Lvison's Student Just For .d Faculty rch 28th 'o 9p.m. E'ONIGH' nd Music, Door Prizes, rations From Our Being Served At taurant L's Student Night , Come! Over F included by Leventis should receive their funds from the Student Allocations Commission (SAC). Any cut in the executive budget would go to the SAC for distribution. Any financial shortage encountered by the executive branch could be presented to the SAC, Ewing said. SGA President Rita McKinney said $6,000 would be left from the current budget at the end of the year. Rodney Shealy named a number of areas in the SGA !udget he thought deserved examination. He specifically referred to the travel budget which was al'ocated ap 1208 Knox Abbott Drive, PI THI 4<E LA A ZT A KKP' KAT ~ inances proximately $2,700. Leventis said SGA executive personnel benefited greatly from the training received on these trips. Hubbard said just leaving the budget at the present level would actually be a cut considering rising prices. Lawhead Ea id cutting the budget Was the cowardly means of solving the problem. Ewing said many student con stitutents would be disappointed when they learn that their representatives were voting against a budget cut after running on a platform of fiscal respon sibility. n our sea is ti Calaba one 796-1645; 3200 Two Notch RI jAPR $01, lit Lerentiis food ie finest. sh style Road. Phone 782-8806 LI EE4lz WfEEi DINNf1 tD. LIL 3 ctb , hal