UNIVERSITY
Commission says Brand broke law
By Carne Dennett
t '• i-'.vci Av- ate (a' *
While students witi' caught
up m finuls week, the state
C.overnment bthics (lommis
sum ruled lli.it University Pres
ident Mvlrs Brand broke state
law when he offered tree (rips
to the IndepelidetK e Bowl
to the wives of lingerie s and
Springfield's mayors
The Dei 10 derision came
with .1 4-1! vote that could i .irrv
•is much as a S2.000 fine, but
commission members said that
it is unlikely Brand will he
fined that amount
Brand expressed his disap
pointment with the de< ision in
a written statement, accusing
the commission of focusing on
"overlv literal and technical in
terpretations of a vague law
State ethics--'laws prohibit a
person with legislative or ecu
ndiiiu interest in the interests
o! a public official's dec isions
from offering gilts worth mon
th.in Slot) a year to anv mem
tier of the official's family.
The commission had already
concluded that Brand ar ted
jin>pi*rl\ when hr offered the
villi! trips In l.ugrnr Mn\or 'ell
N *:'.: r and Springfield Maser
Hi!! Mrirrtsrttr
\s w ith their wives Brand
said, 'non taxpayer fundswere
Used to pay lor the mayor s
tr.nrl nuuiev given In the
i niversitv In tile Indepen
deiu e How | nrgani/.itinn to
i m it how! related expenses
And in nut view in- said;
the uffi.t ml presence on this
in i .isinn of both tlie mayors
and their wives w,is integral in
helping the t ’niversitv .of (lo
gon advance the ei oriomir de
velopment of the slate and our
local region
Hrand said he w ill i nn.sUJer
requesting a contested i ase.
hearing before the commission
to develop a record th.lt -places
Ins action in the appropriate
i on lex I
.hollowing investigations ul
the two mayor's roles in at t rpl
trig the gifts (III behalf of their
wives, the commission ill ()( to
her found probable cause tliat
Myles Brand
Brand might have also Broken
the lavs hv offering ttn- trips
1 he i (isi*s against Miller iiml
Morriseite ended in Novemfrrr
he< ause the i umimsMiiii nil
kmnsitiglv missed .1 ILBtduv
deadline for prosecuting ethli s
1 .ives uhuh was passed Bv ihe
HM1 si,in Legislature Brand s
rase was ri’filed Before the
deadline
Senate to discuss undergraduate reforms
By Carrie Dennett
Emerald Associate Editor
The University Senate passed two motions in
volving educational reform .it its t)ei t I meeting
The senate passed a motion to form a commit
tee to identify and refer questions to the Task
l ore e on Undergraduate Education
Frank Anderson. Chairman of the Ad Hoi Edu
cational Folic v Committee, said the* motion was
aimed at getting detinue disc ussion started to
ward resolving difficulties with general education
requirements
I'he motion e ante in reaction to a rec enl pro
posal from the task force* which called lor the
University to emphasi/e m depth study, personal
interaction between students and faculty, adc
ciuate course ac c ess and regular progress toward a
degree m undergraduate education
University Senator John Nichols said the senate
i oininiltee should c onsider the curric ular aspec ts
of till' task turn- proposal, mi lulling tin- advan
tages .mil d is,id vantages n( separating i unl.ii I
hours .ind i redits. .mil of reulai mg tin three
course t luster requirement with an right credit
requirement
The Senate also approved tile annual report
from the ( ommlttee on the ( umi ulum vvfilch m
(.lulled several amendments addressing the merg
trig ol the I rlri iimiminu ation and I dm program
with the School ol journalism
It was amended Ilia! the 1 ■ *"IJ ‘it I /nvers/tv
Hullolin not mi hide ltd i nurses not adopted !>v
the journalism school or l.uglish department kite
Itullrtin will also .tali that no new idents will
he admitted to the lt d program, and that ■ urreoi
l td majors niav In- aide on a case hv i ase basis to
substitute journalism or Ivnghsh inurses to min
plete degree requirements
The senate tabled two motions i ncermng 1 >i
parlmetil of Defense policies and University
scheduling; during dead weid
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