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By Jim Phillips & Leigh Grogan
editorial Pag? Editor Assistant Now* Edit*
A proposed new constitution which would re<
"streamline" the legislative branch of Student (
SG, was presented to the Student Senate Wedn<
President Seamus O'Boyle.
The constitution would abolish the current Sti
and establish an Executive Council to consist
members, or about half the size of the current s
membership.
THE DELEGATES to the Executive Council,
tne constitution, would consist of one representati
of the university's 13 colleges and one represe
each of the following student organizations: R
University Union, the Association of Afro-Ameri<
the Panhellenic Council, the Intrafraternity
National Panhellenic Council, the Student Media
of Presidents (Dorm Government Presidents]
'Student Government, as it is
really not effective'
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In addition, the following persons would be nc
officio members of the council: president of Stu
ment, president of the university, dean of studer
of the Faculty Senate, chairman of financc
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Government.
?. The reason for the reorganization, O'Boyle
"Student Government, as it is now, is really n<
Red tape is hindering the performance of the
j added.
O'Boyle said other than the reform of the legisl;
< the proposed constitutional changes are not tl
revision involves changing the titles of three exec
officers. SG president would remain the same, v
would change to chairman of the Executive Count
would change to chairman of organizational
treasurer would change to chairman of finance.
the duties of each executive officer would remain
ONE OF THE main arguments for the reorgan
legislative branch is it will "focus attention on c
students will know who to go to when they have '
said.
The 10 student organizations which would be re
the Executive Council were chosen from a "wide
oenaie re<
By Bernard Sinkler I
Gamecock Staff Writer
Reaction to Student Government foi
President Seamus O'Boyle's proposal for in
the reform of Student Government was po
varied Wednesday.
Sen. Paul Streeter, Business Ad- fe<
ministration, said Seamus (0 Boyle) and I sti
had talked about the changing of student pr
government. I think there is room for !
legislative reform but it's going to have to sa
| go through-all areas of student government, co
not just the student senate. This particular gi<
system Seamus has come up with has too sa
many flaws in it. rij
i "THE MAJOR PROBLEM was that it was co
all done in secret. It has been brought up by
people in some damn backroom," he said. re
Sen. John Pincelli, Bates West, said, "I co
was one of the people who heard about it so
before. It didn't come to me as a total
shock." re
I According to Pincelli, minorities will be sti
terribly excluded. "Only two of them to
(Association of Afro-American Students, m
AFRO, and the National Panhellenic ye
Council) have to be black. Other than that,
you're going to have two blacks and 21 S(
whites." Pincelli also said underclassmen
will be underrepresented.
At Stuaent Sena
jrganize and >**.41
ssday by SG 1 W
jdent Senate
of 23 voting
enate at full lr ,,i>3jr 1
according to ~
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ntative from j
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ran Students,
Council, the
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now, is .
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pus students.
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dent Governits,
chairman |^
; of Student
irs of Student
said, is that
)t effective."
senators, he
itive branch,
lat big. The ?
utive branch
ice president ^
nil, secretary fSltjl
affairs and v! J- SIlSSS
O'Boyle said ^Wv
the same. tjll?.
ization of the Hk ' >
me person so flfiljy ';' / V::v
troubles," he sen. Dana Morris questions SO
O'Boyle as Vice President Garry Nt
presented on Worthy confer at Wednesday's Senai
; spectrum of
action to pro,
Sen. Cindy Simons, South Tower, said, thepn
'irst of all, I'm against it totally. It's a kindoi
-mation of a big interest group especially Acc
the area of university committee ap- Huma
intments. (existi
"It won't serve the student body ef- fixed.'
itively. I don't think 23 people can run the (senat
jdent government effectively for ap- There
oximately 20,000 students," she said. ween I
Sen. Joe Tiller, Wade Hampton Hotel, the pi
id, "Based on what I heard, I was a little which
ncerned that there was not enough weight Sen.
ven to on-campus students." The senator senate
id, however, "It might be a move in the reforn
?ht direction. I think student government shape
uld stand some streamlining." repres
Sen. Curtis Loft is, undecided, said, "I people
allv can't see how a cror.D of intelligent it."
liege students can sit down and write Pali
mething like this. I think it's a fiasco." of O
According to Loft is, O'Boyle said he has O'Boy
ceived negative comments about the minist
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abolish Congress I'm sure a sizeable hoc c
ajority of the American people would say stituti*
of thei
O'Boyle said many students considered Mor
i "a joke." an ex
electic
,4I FEEL IT( the proposed bill) disregards duties
te meeting
lew con
organizations whicl
In addition to the
M . the constitution |
presidential appoii
O'Boyle said app*
v such as the Acade
t Student-Trustee Li;
9 Committee, would
' subject to the appro
APPOINTMENT!
which consist of the
1 Organization Licero
E?^HU Court and the F.Wi
al the SG president
| standing committer
| Appointments to
( plan... ho\
I have to wor
I Committee on Cur
Committee and t]
ill nominated by the S
I: no one.
{ "The proposal i
"However, people
1 elected." O'Boyle
except in extreme
, "By and large, it's
THE NEW CONS
a-half month peri<
included: O'Boyle,
torneye General I
Cheryl Holstad, C
Secretary Donna \
Colleen Parry, adn
Student senators
other than the se
j designed a new co
tention of the comn
>ri7s and Sen. Greg According to O'Boj
g meeting. stick the senate i
posal unfa
emise of society. This whole thing was n
f needless," Lofliis said. r
nrHinfl tr? ' Spn Hana Mnrrie ti
nities and Social Sciences, "The
ing) system is ammendable. It can be s
" Morris said, "There was a special d
;e) ad hoc committee to study this." il
was little, if any, consultation bet- a
the committee of eight who worked on r
roposal and the ad hoc committee
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Kenny Paluch, chairman of the v
; ad hoc committee for constitutional r
n said, "I don't agree in any way,
or form with special group
;entation. It will inevitably leave I
; out. I don't think anyone agrees with c
F
ich also said he asked three members u
'Boyle's constitution committee:
le, Colleen Parry, O'Boyle's ad- a
rative assistant, and Cheryl Holstad, i
ministrative assistant, to helD the ad r
ommittee in drafting a new con- f
on, but received little input from any c
three. (
ris said senators could participate in
tensive training session after their i
>n to learn how to perform senatorial c
before assuming their positions. This s
9
stitution
ti are, or-are going to be, important," ac''strpamlinintt"
flf tKo lutticlofiua Krannk
vra miv iv^IOIUtitV 1/tailV.ll,
proposes changes in the approval of
itments to other university committee
)intments to major university committees,
meic Forward Planning Committee, the
aison Committee and the Student Affairs
be nominated by the SG president and be
val of the Executive Council.
S TO standing university committees,
? Student Allocations Commission, Student
sing Commission, Campus Court, Supreme
tions Commission, would be nominated by
and approved by the members of those
!S.
university committees, which include the
oosal is not a fool proof
vever, people are going to
k harder to get elected'
ricula and New Courses, the Registration
tie Financial Aid Committee, would be
G president and would require approval by
is not a fool-proof plan," O'Boyle said,
are going to have to work harder to get
said he feels that in the past five years,
circumstances, SG has been ineffective.
(SG) a joke around this campus."
ITITUTION was created during a four-and
>d by an eight-member committee which
SG Vice President Garry Norris, SG Atflike
Nunn, SG Administrative Assistant
lerk of the Senate Virginia Hankins, SG
Valker, SG Treasurer Lisa Vogelsong and
linistrative assistant to O'Boyle.
say they were unaware that a committee
nate ad-hoc constitution committee, had
nstitution. O'Boyle said it was not the inlittee
to go behind the backs of the senators,
rle, the new constitution was "not designed
n the back."
See PROPOSAL, Page 3
ivorable
night be one alternative to totally
eorganizing the present system of student
lovernment, he said.
Sen. Delresia Gerald, Women's Quad,
aid, "Major changes can be made without
Irastic overhaul in the senate as we know
t." The proposed constitution "just doesn't
ppeal to the intellect. There are just too
nany loopholes."
can ?n,j
OCU. IvJL 1V* 1 IvJA 1 VylUUl, IlUUtaiUUCd UHU
locial Sciences, said, "I don't like the way it
yas done. I'm not satisfied with the
epresentation students would get.
"I THINK IT was rather evident tonight;
'm anti (against the bill). Given the right
ircumstances, I'd have six votes (under the
iroposal)." Crout said she felt this would be
infair.
"I really can't see 23 people with five
idministrators there with the chance of
nfluencing votes," she said. Crout was
eferring to the fact that the proposal calls
or some administrators to serve as ex fficio
members of the proposed Executive
Council.
Crout said the new system would cause
i r _ a ii . a i?
niense rivalry ior ine one position auoiea in
jach college and dorm and she felt the new
ystem could affect federal funding to USC.