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Let's Use the Vote
Thursday night we watched the ASUO senate fumble on
ihe current political “hot potato.” It was the graduate student
amendment again, which the senate hasn't quite known what
to do with since the thing- was first voted in during, last spring's
elections.
The student body voted in an amendment to the ASUO con
stitution last spring which places a “voting graduate student
member” on the senate. It was originated as a bit of political
finesse during the heat of the campaign and we suspect L IS put
the amendment on the ballot to draw graduate student votes.
Only, whoever drew up the amendment neglected to stip
ulate when or if the graduate student should be elected,
which explains the present dilemma.
• There’s three possibilities.
He could be elected during the regular spring term elections
when all other senate members are voted on. But graduate
students have a heavy turnover and, even though a number of
them are here for two years, the possibility remains that a
group of students would elect the representative and an en
tirely different group would be here in the fall for the senate
member to represent.
He could be elected in the fall when freshman class officers
are named. Such a move illogically leaves graduate students
without a representative for almost a third of the school year.
Also, would graduate students have the interest and time to
campaign on their own? Understandably, there's more apathy
during freshman elections than in the spring when the two •
campus political parties fight it out.
Finally, and this is what the senate debated Thursday
night, the senate could chuck the idea of having the repre
sentative elected and call for petitions early in fall term.
That’s the method the senate used this fall to get the amend
ment underway.
We’re glad the senate tabled the matter for a little more «
thought. ‘
The senate has enough members serving on that body now. !
. There are four representatives from each class, nine senators
at-large, the two ASUO officers, two faculty members and the (
graduate student. There really isn’t any necessity, for the sake (
of sheer volume, to have another senate member if he isn’t 1
representing anyone.
The graduate student would be a voting member. There
fore, you can’t justify the senate naming the representative
on the alibi that he would serve merely to give a different
outlook on campus life.
We feel the whole thing in a nutshell is this: If graduate i
students are really interested in having a member on the senate,
it’s up to them to get out and vote one in at one of the two
campus elections.
If they aren’t interested in a representative, then we think
the senate should vote their political “hot potato” out of exist
ence. Without an election, it just isn’t serving its purpose.
Earn Your Gripes
We overheard a conversation the other day that annoyed us
and made us wonder just why some people waste their money
on university tuition.
If school is so horrible, if classes are so bad, if activities are
so juvenile or silly, if athletics are so dull, why bother? Why
make your life miserable and waste four valuable years? Why
not go get a job, if you think life is so much better “outside?"
We don’t mean that all griping is bad — far from it. A
long complaint against “the system” often does a lot of good
— releasing tensions or something the psychology depart
ment calls it.
What we don’t like are the people who sit in their rooms
or in the SU all day long and do nothing but gripe. They don’t
try to get anything out of their classes—how can they, they
don’t go to them.
They don’t try to make friends, to have a good time—in
fact, we know some who absolutely refuse to let themselves
have fun. Maybe they get more pleasure out of feeling sorry
for themselves, we can’t figure them out.
We also know a lot of people on campus who are working
hard and still find time to see the good things about “this col
lege life.” They’re trying to benefit themselves and the Uni
versity. We think they do.
After all, you have to earn your gripes. (J.W.)
Letters to the Editor
Other People's Business
Emerald Editor:
In reply to “Name withheld
by request” who replied by a
letter tinder title, “We Can t Go
Along” to a column by Mr.
Frear, which replied to the ori
ginal article by "Name withheld
by request” entitled “Wake Up
America," in which he expound
ed the Democratic way of life,
and again raised the age old is
sue of discrimination clauses in
Greek lettered organizations. I
would like to go on record as
saying that "Name withheld by
request" is sticking his or her
nose into other people's business.
The above said author of
the two articles, the first being
“Wake Tp America,” has sta
ll'd that he is a member of a
Greek letter organization of
National and International
membership and that his or
her organization has no dis
crimination clause. If this Is
true, and without statements
to the contrary, I shall take It
as such (but really it Is none
of my business) I think that
is fine.
However, if he were a member
of an organization that did have
a discrimination clause, that
would be fine with me too, (al
though again none of my busi
ness). The point being that it is i
my strong belief that the busi
ness of each organization and the
internal regulation of every or
ganization and the internal reg
ulation of every organization is
that organization’s business only,
I repeat for emphasis, ONLY.
If, as "Name withheld by re
CAMPUS BRIEFS
Deadline for items for this column is at 4
>.m. the day prior to publication.
§ Paul S. Dull, associate pro
essor of history and political sci
ence, will address a meeting of
he YWCA freshman public affairs
■ommission on the subject of Jap
in at a meeting to be held at 4 j
). m. today in Gerlinger hall. The \
neeting will be open to the public.!
• A special service of Holy
Communion for Episcopal students
ibserving Ash Wednesday will be
leld Wednesday at 7 a. m. in Ger
inger. Coffee and rolls will be
>erved afterwards, according to
inga Shipstead, publicity chair
nan.
• White Caps, pre-nursing club,
vill meet Wednesday noon in the
Student Union, according to Jud
th Pedersen, vice-president. All
>re-nursing students are invited to
:his last meeting of the term, Miss
Pedersen said.
0 Women’s Recreation associa
tion Carnival chairmen will meet
today at 4 p. m. in the Student
Union to evaluate the recent Car
lival, according to Sylvia Win
jard, co-chairman.
0 University students may par
ticipate in daily dialogue Mass at
7 a. m. in the chapel of Sacred
Heart hospital beginning Wednes
day, announced George Yost,
Newman club. Students interested
in acting as response leaders are
nvited to a special session to
brush-up on Latin pronounciation
to be held today at 4 p. m. in the
hospital conference room, Yost
idded.
Campus Calendar
Noon Soc Staff 110 SU
Psi Chi 111 SU
Ptld Mgmnt Prg 112 SU
Phi Beta Pldg 113 SU
Ruz Lunch 114 SU
Deseret Cl Com Lnch
1:00 Ruz Asmbly Balrm SU
4:00 WRA Carn Ch 315 SU
Cof Hr Forum Dsrm SU
6:30 Ruz Din 110 SU
AWS YWCA WRA Inst
Dsrm SU
7:00 Ruz Recp 315 SU
IVCF 334 SU
Christian Sci Ger 1st fl
7:30 PDK 111 SU
8:00 Sigma Xi Lect 30 Sci
quest” expounds, he or she actu
ally believes in Democracy, and
again I must assume, In absence
of evidence to the contrary, he
or she does, it can only follow
from that, that it is the Demo
cratic right of every organization
to control itself, without hinder
anee or suggestion from outside
persons, so long as rights of
others are not infringed, and
then either the civil or criminal
law will take the action neces
sary.
The member* of the organi
zation* should be left alone to
wash oift their own linen, and
are the only person* KKALLY
Interested In their own Internal
management. I would suggest
to "Name withheld by request”
that If he or she wants to get
the discrimination clauses out
of these other organizations,
that he or she heroine a mem
ber of such organizations, but
until he or she does aehleve
this status, thut be or she keep
hi* or her nose out of matters
that are none of his or her con
cern. <
In closing, it is brought to the
attention of the reader, that
nothing is to be implied into this
letter that this letter does not
express in the actual words of
the writer, nor is anything to be
implied that is inconsistent with
II
tho constitution of the United
States, the Bill of Rights, or the
Declaration of Independence. Al
so that If "Name withheld by
request” Is so convinced by his
own beliefs mid actually believes
all that he or she purports to
believe, why has he or she not.
put his or her name on the ar
ticles. so that everyone may
either praise him or her for his
or her beliefs, or take Issue with
the beliefs, if they see fit.
Hrruiuu 1.1 ml
Freedom from Fear
Emerald Editor:
What has happened to one of
our four freedoms freedom
from fear? Do people no longer
have the guts to stand up and
make their ideas known ?
We still have freedom of
speech so we print peoples'
ideas in the letters to the Edi
tor column, but what's wrong
with these people Don't they
have the strength or courage to
let people know that It Is "they
who have these opinions? Are
people so afraid of criticism that
they will riot back up what they
say by signing their names?
Dick Carter
Business .Manager
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