REGIONAL BRIEFS
Teachers still on strike
(AP) — Negotiations resumed
Tuesday in the Mukilteo and
University Place school dis
tricts. where teacher strikes
have kept 13.700 students out
of classes, but the Mukilteo
talks collapsed late in the day.
No further talks were sched
uled in Mukilteo. south of Ev
erett. where 470 teachers went
on strike Aug. 30 and 9,100
students have had an extended
summer vacation since Sept. 5.
Snohomish County Superior
Court |udge Stuart French, who
refused to order teachers back
to work last week, was sched
uled to meet Wednesday morn
ing with lawyers from both
sides in his chambers. Another
hearing on the issue could fol
low in the afternoon.
"We hope that he issues an
injunction." said (ackie
Valiquette, a school district
spokeswoman. "If he does not.
we will be making our next de
cisions then.”
Agreement was reached on
student discipline, "not one of
the major issues." she said
John Cahill, a Washington
Education Association field
representative, said the teach
ers reluctantly agreed to con
sider a three-year contract and
eased their demands on a role
in school-by-school decision
making panels
“We've gotten nothing back
in return," Cahill said. "We’re
not going to keep bargaining
against ourselves.”
College dorm damaged
PORTl-AND (AP) - Fires
damaged a women's dormitory
at l-ewis and Clark College in
Portland and the student union
at Ceorge Fox Coiloge in New
berg on Tuesday, forcing evac
uations.
The fire at the I-ewis and
Clark campus started about 2
a m. in a trash can in a commu
nal kitchen on the upper floor
of the Akin Hall dormitory,
said Don Mayer, spokesman for
the Portland Fire Bureau
The blaze causer! about
$125.(KM) in damage to the
building and its contents.
There were no injuries.
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changing the title." Stirkel
said. The title change is meant
to reflect the equal ability of
both officeholders and the
equal value of the work they
do. ‘‘We just wanted to grant
recognition to the people doing
the work.” Bailey said
Although the ASIJO constitu
tion refers to executive officers
as president and vice president.
Bailey and Stickel said they do
not consider it misleading ur
confusing to refer themselves
as co-presidents, or to sign doc
uments with that title.
"It's just a recognition of the
progressive nature of the Uni
versity." Stickel said, adding
that many other University stu
dent bodies are governed by co
presidents.
Bobby I.ee, ASUO affirmative
action coordinator, said the co
presidency has been a positive
step. "From my personal per
spective, it’s working really
well." he said. "They share au
thority in an organized, effi
cient manner. It's really nice
to include both perspectives
Dan Williams, vice president
fur administration, said Univer
sity administrators have adapt
ed with no problems to work
ing with co-presidents.
"We’ve always worked hand
in glove with both president
and vice president." he said.
"But I think it's a very good
thing. It only enhances (In
effectiveness of their adminis
tration.
Although the co-presidency
technique appears to be work
ing well with students and ad
ministrators. it is not clear
whether the title change is in
keeping with the ASUO consti
tution. which states that the
elected executive officer of the
ASUO shall lie the president
Rachel kelly. ASUO Consti
tution Court chairwoman, said
the court can consider the con
stitutionality of the co-presi
dency if a written request is
submitted
Kelly said am opponents to
the co-presidency idea would
have to submit their request
with three essential parts an
explanation of the complaint, a
request on how the court
should rule, and a description
of the rule change, in addition,
kelly said a complainant would
have to submit five copies, one
fur each monitor of Iho < uurt
Hailey and Slickel said that
their co-presidency is simply
an administrative tin linique
th.it applies to their particular
administration; it is not intend
ed to be a permanent change to
the office of president
Technically. Hailey said, he
retains all the powers accorded
to the president by the ASUO
constitution Only Hailey's sig
nature is required on contracts,
and he offic ially has the power
to appoint students to ASUO
positions and to veto budget al
locations.
However. Hailey and Slickel
said, they will confer on all de
cisions. including contracts,
appointments and vetoes, tak
ing into consideration the rei
ommendations of other exe< u
live staff members They laitli
sign all contracts and dm u
ments requiring the president's
signature
Hailey said eventually he
may ask the elei lions < oordma
tor to look into the possibility
of changing the executive rules
to officially provide for a co
presidency.
"The job's just too huge for
one person," Slickel said
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