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Viewpoin Balanc By WAYNE BROOKS Opinion Page Editor Faw ctllHpntc ovon in cfn^c m. wv Mvttvtviivuy V T V?? Alt UiUUV understand the Student All (SAC). Like any other stu branch of student governmei comings. However, SAC has m many student organizations h about the allocations process often with just cause. A new senate bill amendinj concerning the operation of SA various amendments forth significant provision in the thcoming amendments, state Balance Forward Fund. Mone used strictly for capital imprc special projects. It cannot programming. THE BILL'S provision dc Balance Forward Fund; it without senate approval, ever for SAC's operation are se Proponents of Balance Forws merely formalizes a verbal Dean of Students Bob Alexand Howard Rhodes. m m.~ a ? ? - * ? * ivir. ivnoaes, 1 am iota, does SAC funds to result from t monies to SAC from organiza fiscal year. Further, the treai SAC with funds during the sui activity fees are collected. Ii agreed that monies returned t< be put into the Balance Forw monies can be spent only on and one-shot deals. MY FIRST objection to Bala the requirement that monies spent only on capital impnr How about 1 Is :e Forwai theriB are onlv a benefit from ca a dozen organiz >nt government, really organizations n locations Commission improvements, [dent organization or general budget it, SAC has its short- Of course, an < lore than its share, and a capital imprc lave been complaining renovation of i i for a long time, and student governr renovation of it? g the present statutes remember corr lC is forthcoming, with to sign the bi coming as well. A renovation. Inj bill, minus the for- money would b s that "there exists a y from this fund can be that's*the >vements and one-time to be made? ?} be used for on-going money, not witl funds from the t is concerned, p >es not establish the summer should already exists, and I. a'so object ( i though the guidelines existed upon a \ t bv senate statute. and Rhodes. S ird argue that the bili eluding the SGI 1 agreement between se* ow*1 ler and USC Treasui*er senate statutes. for the existenc not want a build-up of no* f he return of unspent "ie Dean ?* Stu tions at the end of the H*? operation < surer's office provides adheres to any timer when no student i turn, Alexander has .. THE r, , 3 SAC by organizations time, provides f ard Fund, from which a f d many. s(tl capital improvements know exist( r senators appar and for those re ince Forward concerns Forward. The] from this fund can be Balance Forwa cements. First of all, However, th< ? 5 A fnSri fwo railroads and we sv\ rrl not nc few organizations that could possibly pital improvements. Only about half ations even have offices. And if those eed typewriters and similar capital they can easily ask for them in their requests jn the spring. organization may request funding for vement that is as expensive as the ts office. Such was the case with nent when it requested $15,500 for the s annex behind its main office. If you ectly, President Holderman refused 11 calling for student monies for sieaa, ne agreed tnat university e provided for the renovation. way it should be. If renovations are ey should be made with university i student money. As far as receiving treasurer's office during the summer erhaps a student activity fee for the i be established. ;o the fact that Balance Forward has verbal agreement between Alexander AC, composed of ten studehts intreasurer, does not have the power to delines and must adhere strictly to Senate statutes have never provided :e of Balance Forward; therefore, it . Unwritten policies administered by dents office clearly have no place in of SAC. One must wonder if SAC other unwritten policy. COMING SAC bill, which, for the first or the existence of Balance Forward, idents including student senators did sd nor realized why it existed. Many pntlv unriarcfan/) nAin mV<?? if vnvtj uiiUVi outuu uun WUJ It CAlOld, asons, are totally opposed to Balance / want to amend the bill so that ird is not provided for by statutes. b bill, which was expected to be StU giv To the E I would 8MBjj) i to thank 1 3?S? Nicholas wv helped tl r> Vyf Thursday "hi rz Jai Arle j THE GA* subjectai Pseudony circumstj your mail fitch dice? use. Coll eded brought out of committee ( mittee) and onto the floor Wednesday's senate meetir committee by Finance Comi Pincelli. It seems that Dean / Houghton, assistant to Alex SAP arp lincpf ahnnt thp fnrf Roughton strongly advised Pii committee. Thus, the bill sti SENATOR JOE TILLER rr Alexander to the next senate r bill. Apparently, many senat anything Alexander can say minds about Balance Forw defeated; a majority of the i against giving Alexander the Perhaps enough has been sail clearly does not approve of does it approve of verbal agre operation of SAC. The SAC bill also state Allocations Commission shall allocating the student activity source upon approval by University." Present statute exist for the purpose of "rec< of student activity fees or fur the Student Senate." The ne control of SAC away from the the administration. SAC, IN ESSENCE, is a Senate Finance Committee authority of the senate to est fees and to create the process provision calling for rem< authority over SAC is uncon Many senators also oppos believe that the senate should SAC. And why should it give shouldn't. dents than ing assista ditor: ballroc during like to take this time by spe Randy Brooks, James time, and the others who studen le young black male P.K. C j night outside the Itussel iAMEC John R. West Editor fie Shealy ms Editor Barbara Mathews in Fobes Graduate Assistant >Jews Editor Barry Glenn in Palma Entertainment Editor Desk Chief Mark Mueller ntr mury.111 Asst. Entrrtainmc-nt Edit( iraphy Editor Karen Wooten Production Manager AECOCK welcomes letter s from its readers. Le id a maximum of 300 words. They must be sig ms or other aliases will not be used, but the \ inces warrant. To assist us in verifying the ic ing address and a telephone number where yoi ding and ma|or, also. We reserve the right to e< iur space limitations. Address: Campus Opin jmbia, S. C. 29208. < ' .. ocimic r limine v^unifor approval at last lg, is being held in nittee Chairman John Alexander and Sue Ann ander and advisor to hcoming amendments, ncelli to keep the bill in 11 remains there. lade a motion to invite neeting to speak on the ors do not feel there is that will change their ard. The motion was senators present voted ; opportunity to speak, d and done ; the senate Balance Forward, nor ements that dictate the a busy and crucial time nding a little effort and They helped a very sick t. -rocker 1 House OCK Wayne Brooks \ Opinion Page Editor Matt Ward Sports Editor Mike Hunt Chris Myers ^st. Sports Editor s >r Bill Fltipatrick Ad Manager | tters should be limited to a single ned with the writer's true name, writer's nar.ie will be withheld if lentity of writers, please include j can be reached. Please include dit all letters, not for content, but ion, The Gamecock, Drawer A, > ,, s that "the Student exist for the purpose of fees or funds from any the President of the s state that SAC shall )mmending allocations ids from any source to w bill calls for taking senate and giving it to sub-committee of -the i. Because it is the ablish student activity s of allocating funds, a aval of the senate's stitutional. e this provision. They I maintain its control of up the power it has? It See SAC, page 15 j iked for i nee >m. They took charge