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Carlen, Parsons sue p. 3 ^ jgjm jB jm ^ Dancers close series p. 13 K jBB8j?Br^& Iff rP M B[ fljTifp m HwE April 6,1983 69ers top poll p. 16 8 Bll H University of South Carolina Postpones presid Cm lit rule; By David Hill Campus Court ruled last week against one candidate in an appeal of the March 8 Student Government elections, but post$ poned a decision in an appeal of the presidential race. The court ruled a new election for secretary was not necessary. Verlinda Hall appealed the outcome of the first election because her name was not placed on the ballot as she requested. She requested on her application for office that her name be placed on the ballot as "Verlinda Hall," but her name appeared as "Josie V. Hall" on the ballot. HALL SAID (IEll full name is Josie # Verlinda Hall. She said the Court agreed the Elections Commission made a mistake, but did not agree that the mistake changed the outcome of the election. Hall failed to qualify in the first election for a runoff with David Lasch and Jim Laney. Laney won the March 23 runoff. Hall said she is not sure if she will appeal the Court's decision. The Court granted a continuance in the Student Government presidential candidate Jir Advocate Blake Martin confer at Doyle's electi statements from Doyie's corroborating witnesse SG Attorney General Mark Jones before the heari Senate passes ends USD Dan By Rachel Waterhouse de< The student organization budget bill was passed without amendments March 30 at the student Senate's last 1982-83 meeting. reJj Debate ended on the USC Dance * Company, which was not funded and ? nnnpalpH last u/ppIt fnr mnnpu Th*? ' 1 I I ? dance company did not go to man-. datory re-licensing workshops for student organizations in February I ^ and as a result was not licensed. wa: , Finance Committee Chairman tior Steve Short said the Senate could not sou give money to an unlicensed ele< organization. T the THE STUDENT BAft Association the appealed last week for more money. did SBA was originally allocated $4,235 T and given $22,450 as a no-interest loan ma from the Finance Committee. The $22,450 is considered revenue stui that must be made by SBA and repaid in v to the Senate. The SBA received a total of $26,685. ph> The SBA debate was calmer and stui shorter than last week's meeting tha lential decision c anainot nan J UUUIIIOI llbV appeal hearing of Jim Doyle, a candidate 1 who finished second in the three-way race | for president March 8. The hearing was l postponed until 5 p.m. tomorrow. J THE CONTINUANCE was granted to 1 enable SG Attorney General Mark Jones, j representing the Elections Commission, to cross-examine witnesses whose written | statements Chief Student Advocate Blake | Martin, representing Doyle, tried to | present.. | Martin tried to enter the statements as 1 evidence, saying the witnesses were unable to attend the hearing. Jones objected on grounds that the accused has the right to cross-examine wit- 1 nesses and to examine all evidence against | him. He said he had not been told about the 1 statements before the hearing, as he should 1 have been. "It's my right within the j i n t? _ - i system, nesaia. Martin said there was no one accused in | the case ? that the Elections Commission was only the respondent in a case involving no disciplinary action. He said he was told n informally before the hearing began that ; n. tl B^^..,_..,... 1 _. ^.-. * J H||p^^p^l^H|^nHnBni I n uoyie irignij ana nis attorney, umet Student v on hearing. Campus Court disallowed written { s as evidence since they were not provided to v ing. ; unamended bu ce Company del iling with the dance company. Wheth< irk Erickson, assistant to the dean circumstar affaire wac olcr? of cfnrlonf oK ^cMwx/aav Uj ?? UU UlOV/ pA VO^/lIt CK V O tUUV/II t Oil 5 meeting clarifying rules and from the di ;ulations for the senators. The bill 'he Senate decided not to allocate Elections < A more money because they would written fin /e to take money from another relied upor 'ainization, having already and submit seated their available money. A bill w N OTHER SENATE news, a bill ctUT?Sfyfff s passed clarifying student elec- Student Aft is residency requirements, the THE BII rce of controversy in the recent SG shall set il ctions. aiding any he bill states that in special cases, student bo Elections commission may waive municatioi residency requirement of can participatic ates seeking Senate seats. and events. he following are three factors in The comr king that determination: Senate of al Whether the student is a graduate "Black Hi: dent primarily involved in the area toberfest." vhich he wants to run. Inaugura Whether there are financial or elected exe< 'sical factors which necessitate the senators wi dent live in a district other than week, acc< t in which he wants to run. Ashley Abe] if onnrnf nei ^^ocuscian HHHBSfe-x M ' nmwivtf Student Government Attorney General M lission and its commissioner, Chip Harrifo im Doyle. Campus Court granted a continu witnesses for Doyle. here was no one accused in the case. THE PURPOSE OF the hearing was )ring out all relevant evidence, Martin sai le said he intended to enter the statemer )nly to corroborate evidence alreai jresented, specifically, the letters of proU Doyle submitted earlier to the Electio Commission and Campus Court. Doyle protested that some polling plac >n March 8 were either unattended Wb noved without notice or closed too early. I ilso protested that his name was not printt >n the ballots as he had requested, and th i derogatory poster on the wall of the S >ffice showed a bias on the part of tl >rganization running the election. After a brief deliberation, the Court rul< he statements would not be allowed. Martin asked for a continuance, saying 1 vould give copies of the statements to Jon ind re-examine the witnesses, giving Jon ?pportunity to cross-examine them. AFTER ANOTHER deliberation, tl ^uui I ?,1 amcu LUC ITUIUlIlUclIlUe. Martin contended the problems at tl )olls affected the candidates for all office varranting a new election altogether. At the hearing's outset, Martin asked th dget, m bate m Br there are other special JfAt! ices which indicate the ould be permitted to run strict he chooses. further states that the Commission must make a ding of the circumstances t i in reaching their decision ^ a copy to the Sena te. /as passed codifying the id function of the Minority airs Committee. LL SAYS the committee Is goals and direction to 88 and all fractions of the dy. This includes com n, representation and iSS >n in appropriate activities n nittee also will inform the ^ 1 upcoming events, such as * story Month" and "Octinn f nr Hin l*"" '?? urc ictcnii^ >. ? cutive officers and all new finance L 11 be the latter part of next student Soi srding to SG President as SG Vice ' a Student E al election i BBglifeSjBtBSBr. li^HBip m SnoKilslk s|HF 7^ S igHnamm J JP ^ Photo by Mary Ann Mollis ark Jones (left) represents the SG Elections Comrd, in the appeal hearing of presidential candidate ance of the case to enable Jones to cross-examine Chief Justice Betsy Holderman be removed from the case because she expressed an to opinion about it outside of Court prior to the d. hearing. its Martin said 1 1/2 weeks before the cly hearing, he overheard Holderman jst discussing Doyle's and Hall's cases in the ns SG lobby. es "AT THAT TIME a comment was made d, by Holderman to (SG President) Ashley le Abel, in my presence, that while she could sd see the validity of Hall's case, she did not at feel there were any grounds upon which G Doyle had to pursue his case," he said. he Martin said Holderman said she thought the difference between names was not 3d significant enough to require another election. le He quoted Court regulations saying no es judge should comment outside Court about a es pending case, "Section 38.15 states 'a judge or justice shall withdraw from consideration of any case in which any grounds le or appearances thereof exists to place his 01 her impartiality in question. " IP 1 o ronimcfoH nn hie onrvlinnf inn IV k v,vjuvjiwu V/I i 11*0 appilV-UllUU IUI s, candidacy that his name be printed on the ballot as "Jim Doyle." His name was at See "Appeal," page 7 ^^^flB8B^^Hgli^l ||j^ 1 \ t -w. Photo by Miry Ann HollH ommittee Chairman Steve Short participates in the late debate on the student organization budget bill rresioent mikb 5neeiy (standing behind lectern) and tar Association member look on.