ROTC 'discrimination’ gets fire
SUAB votes to align military rules with University
By Sandy Johnstone
0( ttw Emerald
In a straw vote Thursday, the Student Univer
sity Affairs Board voted 6-2, with two absten
tions to bring ROTC practice in line with Univer
sity policy prohibiting discrimination based on
sexual preference.
The motion, submitted by philosophy Prof.
Cheyney Ryan, addresses the issue of pro
hibiting homosexuals in the military, including
the Univerity’s ROTC program. The motion
would require the military science department
to conform with University affirmative action
guidelines or disband.
The motion charges the military science
department does not allow homosexuals to get
scholarships or to take upper-division courses.
Faculty hiring practices don’t conform with
University policy either because an outside
military agency screens faculty, the motion
says.
At the meeting, Ryan said he is aware that
students would suffer if ROTC scholarships
were cut, but “the principle of non
discrimination is one we must take seriously —
either enforce it (administrative rules) or take it
off the books.’’
At universities where ROTC programs have
been eliminated, the institutions often will con
tinue to award the scholarships, said Ryan.
Although SUAB invited ROTC represen
tatives to attend the meeting to present their
case, the ROTC could not attend, said SUAB
Chairer Dan Allen.
Ryan said he tried to write the motion to
allow the ROTC options but added he would be
“surprised if the Army would tolerate
University Pres. Paul Olum
changes.”
“Realistically the ROTC may not be able to
comply with any of the motion (and remain on
campus),” said Ryan.
Members of the University Assembly may not
want to discuss the issues because of budget
problems, he said. He says a motion limiting
debate on the ROTC issue may be made at the
assembly meeting as has happened with past
ROTC proposals.
The University Senate will address the mo
tion in late April.
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ASUO Constitution may get overhaul
By Richard Burr
Of th« Emerald
The ASUO Constitution
Review Committee revised
most of the ASUO Constitu
tion during a Wednesday work
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The committee clarified the
powers of several student
governing bodies, corrected
grammatical errors and
eliminated certain institu
tions, such as the elections
court and the senior class of
ficers, from the document.
The recommendations will
be forwarded to ASUO Pres.
C.J. Balfe, who will decide
which changes to place on the
ASUO election ballot.
The committee suggested
Balfe put all the recommenda
tions on the ballot for a com
bined single vote, instead of
voting on each change
separately.
One committee recommen
dation would clarify the Stu
dent University Affairs Board’s
structure.
The constitution requires
the election of all 18 SUAB
members, who represent
academic constituencies.
Under SUAB rules, only 17
members are elected. Those
.17 -members select a chairer
from-their ranks; SUAB then
selects another student to
replace the constituent posi
tion vacated by the newly
elected chairer.
The review committee,
which Balfe appointed in
January, changed the con
stitution to coincide with
SUAB’s existing structure.
If the change is not placed
on the ballot or the student
body does not approve it,
SUAB would have to hold a
special election for an 18th
“at-large ’ member, according
to a recent ASUO Constitution
Committee ruling.
Under the changes, SUAB
also would confirm the ap
pointments of ASUO Constitu
tion Committee members.
The committee also made
the ASUO election ballot more
accessible to student govern
ing bodies.
The EMU Board, SUAB, In
cidental Fee Committee and
ASUO President could place
initiatives on the ballot per
taining to their respon
sibilities without petitioning.
The EMU Board could not
place budget questions on the
ballot.
The committee approved a
change allowing the IFC —
with a two-thirds majority — to
place proposals increasing in
cidental fees more than 7 per
cent on the ballot.
Proposals previously could
not be placed on the ballot
without a petition signed by 5
percent of the students or the
ASUO President’s instruction.
The Incidental Fee Commit
tee cannot raise the fee more
than 7 percent for ASUO pro
grams, except the EMU House
and Administration Budget
and the athletic department
subsidy.
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