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Library The South Carolinian Campus Volume LXIX, No. 64 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Sept. 22, 1978 Q kJ ft M.ULC/J. J. L kJ A I II /?osenteeism prooien requires further study Rv C!arvn .larnhi anil .fan Fnntrrlintf ? J ^ ? ? ? ? ?"O Asst. News Editor Gamecock Staff Writer Wednesday's Student Senate meeting was declared "null and by Student Senate President Garry Norris because a quorum of sei was not present. Further sessions have been tentatively postpone the Senate Rules Committee determines the eligibility of senator two or more absences. A senate rule relinquishes membership if a senator has two or unexcused absences. Currently, 20 senators have accumulatec absences with no action by the rules committee, which determin validity of absences. "It is very unfortunate that these people run for office to rep students, and then they never come to the meetings and ne\ anyone know anything," Norris said. THE QUORUM call stemmed from an intense debate c nominations and elections of two senatorial appointments f< Student Allocations Commission. A resolution calling for the formation of a special committee to recommendations for these positions was proposed by the rule) mittee earlier in the meeting. The resolution passed, calli: nominations to remain in the special committee for one week. "That's a violation of the rules," Norris said. "The body of the nannnt malra a TKin chi/lant oannta nuaoidAnt knn fKn vuiiiivv iiiuiiw cm VVIA111111.VW. nig ovuu^iu ounaic picoiuciu iicvo lllC to appoint special committees to the student senate." Sen. Curtis Loftis said, "We want this resolution so we can w< some of the people that obviously don't have the time to l position." PREVIOUSLY ALL presidential SAC appointments were plj the Senate Powers and Responsibilities Committee for revie committee would later make recommendations to the senat would then vote on the appointments. Loftis told the senate he wanted to get the nominations out nowers and resDonsibilities committee because thev alreadv 1 many responsibilities. Norris told the senate the resolution passed earlier was not b He offered the senate the opportunity to appeal and overr decision, but no one did. "A resolution simply enforces an idea; not enforce it as law," he said. Loftis stood up and accused Norris of trying to dictate meetings "I called him out of order, and he was a serious threat to my < He didn't like that at all," Norris said. "He was the only one disrupting the meeting. He questione< decision I made," Norris said. "But my decisions still stood bee, one questioned my appeal." skin. ual,*, uluham, cnairman 01 tne senate Kuies Com called for a motion to hold nominations thenand hold the electio next senate meeting, but not to have a committee sere nominations. "It's the senate's job to decide who would do the be he said. Sen. John Pincelli opposed waiting one week to hold electior don't need time to politic with each other, it's a waste of time, said he knew who he would vote for, and a one-week delay v change his mind. Norris said, "We've had three senate meetings since school and perhaps only two productive pieces of legislation were ado all we do is fight against one another, we should not have a Senate." Oldham's previous motion was adopted, calling for a 01 election delay. Sen. Paul Streeter said the question was not cl called for a standing vote. PINCELIJ AND STREETER then questioned the legality of on the resolution and the upcoming vote on nominations be quorum was not present. Norris declared the session null and i meetings were suspended until the rules committee determi status of the 20 senators. "I'm determined and optimistic that we can iron out the pr and if it takes us another month to do it, it will be done," Norris a en ate shut ? -: ?-:5> ?: # ^Mfc*. I void" vV :'" nator s --r^: + '$: v%&Jl -Bt .! d until |s^ ^HHpF more K&sffi I such illHmHBH Wp|ljij|^;.; es the B ^TI^KivnL ? - bbshehi m the raSlllreii >r the ." m fJHIf mm make ?E|Sh|^^^^H| i com- m ng for ~>y senate power HHH|^^H| SSgBBf jed out HHf Fill the SpiS iSlS^p^^pll^ Kred in jSKHBwBIM who of the fl|HHhH^HH| |J 'iiiuiug. ftuse no IS down I_ ?msrfe? BP ^ <?-? sdff? mg