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\ The South Carolinq rih? Campus ro-iina Library Volume LXX, No. Q University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. September 1-4, 1979 Leqal 01 cApcia a By Sharon B Qarrwcock St The Student Senate meeting this w by SG attorney general Peter A. Lei [iicsiucui mine nmaiwuci. 111c uj shauer's interpretation of Senate rul lose their jobs because of address cha "Those senators who have moved were elected are no longer members represent the said district," Levinson WARSHAUER SAID the opinion c "...in order to serve in the Studen member of the district area in whic Student Government. Article 3. Sectic Warshauer did get 4 appointmen opinion near the end of the meeting debate to extend the senators' termin "I didn't want to bring it up at all," valuable senators, but it is my job to c Senate President Pro Tern Curtii against the opinion, saying that the ! special elections and extend the se special elections are held. "I dont know what the power play not right. It is better to have someo than to have that district have no re Loftis said. Warshauer said, "I have already i from several senators who interpre as interpreted by the attorney genera 'It Is not my Intentio If I wanted to got chairman I would m people out of the Sena Mike Warshaut THE MEETING was adjourned called tor quorum as warsnauer wa terminated senators and new appoin Warshauer later said, "It is not m wanted to get rid of a committee ch people out of the Senate. I request* addresses last week, but I didn't get registrar to find them." Warshauer said there will probabl (at the same time as homecomin meeting's hectic end, the senator* longer Senate members. The attor immediately, he said. Other orders of business wore the by the chairmen. The foUtmtng con not meeting during the week: F Committee. Academic Committee Committee, Communications Com committee is made up of only one Affairs Committee. Both the Reapp Campus&Student Affairs Committe presented no formal report. Michael Couick, chairman of U dressed the Senate with severs nominations and awards. Major chi component of the commission's tii discipline records as to identify an; award nominees with a structure* which outlines the method of awar -? ..?* %?^ Al? n A.?. menus were passed ny uie aenai?. ATHLETIC COMMITTEE chain tickets were distributed Wednesdi smooth." Powers and Responsibility Com mitted 38 committee appointmer President Pete Haeeeker, and the group. Five appointments which * i ?? j iavoraoie, nowevtsr, wwv mqwvvcu as to the reasons for their rejection. /tv * 4 Unfinished business from last elections for a vacant seat in ti Commission. The seat went to Commission seats 9 and 10 were j Browi), and seat 10 to Greg Bupdk* pinion pnatnrc uchanan ft Writer eek was highlighted by an opinion /inson, which was read by Senate )inion, which concurs with War es, will cause several seiutvurs iu nges outside of their districts. from the districts in which they of the Senate and are ineligible to said in the opinion. concurs with the SG constitution; t Senate, the student must be a h he was elected (Constitution of >n 2C).M is passed, but when he read the A . - _ 4 _J , several senators Degan a neaiea s ation. J Warshauer said. We will be losing snforce the rules." s Loftis was the most outspoken Senate has the right to provide for ats of the senators involved until is about, but I know one thing; it's >ne who moves represent a district presentation at all for two weeKs," eceived and accepted resignations ted the rules in the correct fashion il." ? n to got rid of people, rid of a committee ot do It by kicking ife.' IP CanoIA nvAeMun# VI WOIIHIV WtflMWIII I at 7 p.m., when several senators is trying to read through the list of tments. ly intention to get rid of people. If I airman I would not do it by kicking id all senators to turn in their new ; very many back. I liad to go to the y be a special election around Oct. 1 g elections), and that despite the i with residence violations are no ney general's opinion takes effect ? 9 A. A. presentations ui cuninuuee repuris t nmittees had no reports because of 1 tules Committee, Residence Life >, Finance Committee, Judiciary imittee (no meeting because the person) and the Minority Student lortionment Committee and the Off e held meetings on Wednesday but le Award Reform Committee, adI amendments to procedures of mrtaa {ruilnrta Avfcn/ltna tha ffiMllhr IllgW IUVIUUV > HIV KOTVW*^ me period for review of nominee's y serious infractions, and providing \ application from the commission d selection. The committee amendnan David Stover said 9,700 football ly and the pickup was "extremely mittee chairman Tony Turner' subits made by Student Government i Senate approved all of them as a were brought out by P&R as unI (as unfavorable) after much debate week's meeting included holding he Student Organization Lisencing Elbert Dora. Student Allocations Klso voted on. Seat 9 went to Philip er. * \ . A i V' i' i Act USCsu oy Brett i-n* ii?nd?r Sport* Editor and Mark Piatt* A*st.N?ws Editor The state attorney general's office has advised the USC Board of Trustees that it acted legally in a suit filed by two local businessmen charging the Board with violation of the S.C. Freedom of Information Act. Leon A. Cooper Sr. and Jack O. Wingate had charged the board with unfKhnlHin a infnrmatinn TT 1VII TTlUUIVlUIIIg MliVi IIIUMVII from a Sept. 4 executive board meeting in which the board decided to replace head basketball coach Frank McGuire at the end of the 1979-80 season; to separate Jim Carlen's position of athletic director and head ' '"w.. v-v--^1 |V' ~ . ?~^p- i^'-^^M^jjsf^iAf' * mm^^jmBagm^ * Markley Dennis University of Federi By Leroy Williams Oameoeek 8Kfl Witter The design of the University Pi heating and cooling systems has cai to be in violation of federal energ cording to Pete Stiehr, manag Equipment and Maintenance. Stiehr said the design of the buildi cooling systems is the major pr systems in the buildings are desi simultaneously to maintain a const he said. % S-*. * ' ''v * . ?. "WHEN IT WAS BUILT, the desij Stiehr said, "but with the implemer federal energy guidelines, the prin put in violation because the operati -i ? a* a_ A. _ during uie summer oues not ?avv en The building is divided into two i area consists of administrative offi< larger area consists of the actual pri university printing employe* ministrative offices have complal degree minimum temperature has < ion may be legal pporters football coach as of 1982; and for iiti/i r> : J i r n uov/ rresiuciu juuicb d. Holderman to place USC into a 4 'comprehensive conference.'' The meeting was scheduled in public session. Shortly after the meeting began, board chairman, R. Markley Dennis called it into executive session and closed it to the public. AT THE CONCLUSION of the meeting, Dennis said no formal action had been taken in the special session. However, two days later, he stated that formal action had in fact been taken, and the USC coaches had been informed of the board's decisions, according to the complaint. "I never said that no formal action had been taken/' Dennis I l li i i 1 II1! 1111 TirrrrT^^g^iB^it'j ? ? ; & m ^Mpr ; ^BBr Rep. Jean Toel building h a I energy < areas to becom operates to kec rinting Services' does, temperati used the building 80's. y guidelines, ac- "When the gi ;er of Building the thermostat, temperatures u log's heating and said. "When t oblem. The two degrees, the air igned to operate it back, ant temperature, "IT JUST SI supposed to tx gn was ail right," wasting it by t itation of the new added. iting service was Stiehr said t on of the heating campus buildin ergy." systems' desigr najor areas. One "When most ees, and the other energy conscio inting facilities. along with thei ss in the ad- here on campi ined that the 7S- "People will ju caused their work added. file suit ? J f A ll said. wnen i uiei uic news media after the metting, I made the statement that no formal action was taken that required ratification of open session within the purview of the ratification act." Richland County representative Jean Toal, who is representing the plaintiffs in the matter, said the board and Dennis are in direct violation of the act. "They (Cooper and Wingate) are asking the court to halt the action of the Board or Trustees on September 4 until it is done in compliance with the S.C. Freedom of Information Act," she said. i "They want it declared null and void until an open and public meeting is held to ratify or reject their decision," Toal added. THE ACT REQUIRES that a public body vote in public upon the question of whether to hold a meeting closed to the public. I This section further requires that the purpose of the executive session be announced to tne public when the public body voted favorably on a motion to meet in closed session. It also requires that any formal action taken in executive session shall thereafter be ratified in public session prior to such action becoming efk> fectiv ? "I don't feel that I'm in violation of the Freedom of Information Act," Dennis said. "Both of these were contracts talking about negotiation. No final action was taken." William S Rrorkinffton. ac cording to an AP story, said he and other members of the Intercollegiate Activities Committee, chairman Hugh H. Wills and William E. Whitney Jr. were opposed to the action. The other members of that committee are J. Robert Peters, Jr. and D. Glenn Yarborough. THE BOARD MEMBER said that although three of the five members supported the announcing of the decision, a ! minority report by Dennis overruled them. "My reaction to this suit was S? TRUSTEES. page 11 n violation juideline& t e colder because the air conditioning ip the printing area cool also. As it ires in the office area drop into the ly from maintenance came to adjust the heat came on to raise the office d 78," Rick Kelley, director of copy he temperature went to above 78 conditioning would come on to lower EEMS to be contradictory. We are ; saving energy, but instead we're he use of two systems at once," he he new guidelines might put other gs in violation because of their cooling is. buildings were put up, nobody was us at all. Now, employee discomfort \e violations are a problem; not only is, but all over Columbia," he said, st have to learn to live with it/* Stiehr