Miami Hurricane, May 16, 1969

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By LINDA KLEINDIENST
Of Th« Hurricino Staff
The $5 general activity fee Increase was passed overwhelmingly in the Wednes-day-Thursday vote yielding a tally which weightily favored the increase 3 to 1.
The 1,907 voter turn-out failed to match the original vote but election officials said they thought the results were exceptional and indicated a definite change of mind of students on the issue.
The results of the referendum — 1451 voting for the hike and 456 voting against — still must go before the Board of Trustees for final approval.
The $5 hike was first defeated in the spring elections when the vote was 1400 in favor and 1600 against.
Election chairman, Murray Cohen, said that the election commission “got the votes by taking the election to the people . . . We finally brought USG to the students.”
The ballot boxes were set up in the Student Union breezeway and In the cafeterias during lunch and during dinner. Also at meal times, boxes were taken around to the fraternity houses.
The money will be used for the construction of a rathskeller and-or coffee house, a legal aid fund to be structured by the students’ government, students’ publications (eg. Hurricane, Ibis), student organizations (eg. cheerleaders and debate),
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A bird's eye view of the administrative stairwell — It's a long way up to
13 Committee Chairmen Must Co "CCA Says
general student activities (eg baseball and football games) and the Lecture series.
It was submitted to the council by Jim Yasser, USG president, Stu Weiss, USG treasurer, Marty Weinkle, USG vice president, John Dohm and Bill Council, sophomore representatives.
The voting originally intended for one day was extended to two days because the election commission wanted to have “a very large turn-out,” said Cohen.
USG president Yasser said, “1 am pleased concerning the turnout for the election and I am also happy that the referendum passed. It was important that this proposal be passed in order for the students to have a rathskeller.
“We needed the $50,000 in order to start building it."
“The increase was vitally needed for student organizations now receiving funds from SAFAC and for those in the future who would like to receive funds from SAFAC,” said Weiss.
All the organizations receiving funds from the student activity fee are student organizations.
By DAVE VAN SINDEREN
Of Tlw Hurricino Staff
Jerry Lang, chairman of the Coalition of Concerned Americans, exclaimed that "the 13 old men must go!” in an open discussion over our methods of financing political campaigns and selecting Committee Chairmen in Congress.
Approximately 15 students and a few local citizens appeared in the upper lounge of the Union Tuesday night to listen or participate in the meeting, which was sponsored by Rocky Walters, president of the UM Gadflies.
The Coalition of Concerned Americans is launching a nationwide campaign for several changes which they believe will “help reduce some of oar problems to reasonable proportions.”
They propose:
“A change in the method of selecting Committee Chairmen in Congress;”
’’A change in our present method of financing political campaigns."
The Coalition claims that “over 60% of Americans already favor these changes as reported by national polls.” Lang stated: “The Majority of Americans are not actually represented in their government, and lobbyists have free rein.”
He continued: “In the Senate, 13 of 16 of the powerful Committee Chairmen are old men — over 70 and 80, from small country towns in small, backward rural states. 9 of the 13 are from Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Our 25 biggest states, biggest cities and urban centers are represented by one chairman.”
Lang emphasized: “These small town chairmen hold a virtual veto power over our presidents. Congress, both parties and we. the people. With their power, they influence the selection of our state and local officials,thus infecting our whole system.”
“This is minority rule of the majority — the nullifica-
tion of democracy. We want It back!” stated Lang. He proclaimed: “The 13 old men are crippling the nation. They must go!”
With regard to solutions, Lang pointed out: “75% of our Congressmen and Senators come from our big states and cities. They have the votes to change the above conditions.”
He explained: “If all of us across the nation notify our congressmen and senators that we will not vote for their reelection unless they vote to change these conditions, we will get prompt action.”
Lang continued: "the majority party in Congress can select their Chairmen on the basis of ability or qualifications, rather than on age or time in office, as other organizations do. Money cannot buy public office. Fair competition will be restored in our politics. We, the people, will be represented in our government!”
According to the Coalition Chairman, “the $250 million a year spent for all campaigns In the U.S. is small compared to the $280 billion a year in our total taxes and our $900 billion a year economy which these offices must supervise and govern. It is small compared to what the corruption now costs us as a result of our present system.”
Lang urged: “With younger, more modern-minded men and women in office, representing our big states and cities and familiar with their problems, these will be reduced to normal proportions b y peaceable democratic processes.”
In conclusion, Lang stated: “All Americans have a common stake in this. For a stronger, unified America this is something we all can do for our country and ourselves. This requires a few moments a year to notify our officials by petitions, postcards, etc. Numbers from every section of the nation will have their cleansing effect. Can we do less?”
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Students had a chance to vote on the referendum
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USG Selects Cabinet, Nods Student Senate
By SHARA PAVLOW
Of Th, Hurricane Staff
USG Council gave unanimous approval Monday to a resolution authorizing the formation of a committee to structure a Student Senate which will eventually replace Undergraduate Student Government.
The resolution, jointly written by Faculty Senate
By MARGIE GROSS
Of Tha Hurricane Staff
In a report on the Palmetto High School controversy. UM President Henry King Stanford said the greatest problem has been the lack of adequate preparation by whites to accommodate black students into a dissimilar environment.
“Even though the majority of white students, faculty and administration are not hostile to the black students and basically want a harmonious relationship, the black students feel themselves a black island in a white sea, and the resulting loneliness is coming to express itself more and more,” according to the report.
Stanford presented the report to the press at the Greater Miami Coalition Office yesterday at 1:45 p.m.
The report was compiled by a six-member fact finding committee headed by Dr. Stanford. The committee met for its first session May 3, and since then has spent more than forty hours in formal sessions interviewing a total of 39 students, officials and parents, visiting the Palmetto campus, and developing recommendations.
Some of the recommendations made by the committee include:
SPECIAL ORIENTATION
for students both black and white
INCREASE IN NUMBER
of black counselors and black teachers
A BLACK assistant principle
A RESTRUCTURING of
curriculum include appropriate black emphasis.
In highlighting “some of the most common misunder-
By LINDA KLEINDIENST
Of Th* Humean# Stuff
In a 5-4-1 decision, the Board of Publications voted to limit itself to nine voting members on Monday.
The vote was on a proposal submitted by Tempo Editor Thomas B. Wilson III.
It called for the nine member board to consist of the student editors of the three main campus publications — Tempo, Ibis and Hurricane: president of the student body; editor of one splinter publication (Logos, Campus World, The Miami Engineer and the Business School paper) at a time, on a rotational basis; coordinator of student publications, George Southwnrth of the Mass Communications department; Norman Koski, director of printing arts, as graphics and printing consultant; William Muff, internal auditor, consultant for business and financial affairs; and another as yet unnamed consultant, for creative writing.
^“1 felt that the present
chairman George Pickar and USG President Jim Yasser, calls for President Stanford to establish the Senate for the Board of Trustees to embody the recommendations of the committee in a Student Senate Charter.
The current Undergraduate Student Government has been in existence for the past
standing and misinterpretation,” the report goes into the involvement of outsiders at Palmetto High.
In reference to UBS, the report explained that "UBS did go to the school but failed to secure appropriate approval from the Palmetto administration.”
The committee also reported that “Principal Robert Moloney in the past, has conscientiously made himself available to meet with students and discuss problems.
“These discussions have resulted in some significant improvements at Palmetto High School; however, many black students are convinced that progress has been, and
make-up of the Board didn't fit the expanding and changing role of student publications,” said Wilson. “The membership of the Board as a whole had no real working knowledge or understanding of student publications in an active sense.”
The old board consisted of 13 members, including Dean of Men Nicholas Gennett, Dean of Women May A. Brunson, president of USG, Dr. John McCollum of the English department, Mr. Cral McKenry of Management and Law, the director and associate director of student publications and the three student editors of Hurricane, Tempo and Ibis.
Wilson felt that, “a smaller, streamlined board would be more active in the policymaking and advising area of student publications.
"The new board will move from a role of electing editors to working with student
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ten years without such a charter.
“It is imperative that student government have an official university charter,” Yasser stated.
“We need this charter to define sole areas of student responsibility and to enable student government to share in decision-making policy of the entire University,” com-
continues to be too slow.”
The report points out that there has been a general lack o f understanding among students converning the powers of the principal.
The report stated that the activities director at Palmetto High first contacted UBS at a meeting prior to the boycott and requested them to get in touch with a black student leader Marvin Bell at Palmetto. “The United Black Students deemed this ap-proacn inappropriate and suggested that the initiative come from the black students at Palmetto.
"The Palmetto Student activities director passed this information along with the end result that student Bell contacted UBS for assistance in formulating demands and presenting the demands to the principal and in helping meet the problem of racism at the school,” the report stated. Dr. E. L. Whigham, superintendent of schools, who asked the Greater Miami Coalition to appoint this factfinding committee, said that he is planning to distribute a copy of the report to all schools.
"While many of these recommendations are directed to Palmetto, they may also pertain to all schools,” Stanford said.
UM Taxed
$93.000
UM will pay an additional $93,000 in excise tax as a result of approval by the Coral Gables City Commission of a straight 10% excise tax on all utilities.
The University has been paying approximately $24,-367 a year in excise taxes and will be the hardest hit by the commission's action.
The tax has been described by city finance director, Ken Allyn, as the only way for Coral Gables to raise revenue and to continue to supply taxpayers with increased services.
mented USG treasurer Stu
Weiss.
The resolution will now be submitted to the Faculty Senate for their approval before being presented to President Standford.
This legislation will “lend support of the Faculty Senate to the idea that the student body should be given the opportunity to try to formulate a plan that would be an improvement over USG, and acceptable to students, faculty, and administration,” Pickar revealed in a memorandum to the Council.
Also approved by Council was a resolution for USG to renew its membership in the National Student Association after a four year lapse in which UM was a member of the Southern Universities Student Government Association.
“With the approval of NSA membership, we will most likely drop our membership in Susga,” Vice President Marty Weinkle told Council members.
“No new expenses will be incurred, but we are hoping for a more worthwhile benefits with NSA,” he said.
Council also ratified a temporary election committee for Wednesday and Thursday’s referendum. Members included chairman Murray Cohen, Mark Hen-dler, Ron Rashefsky, Bob Lipshitz, Don Wade, John Dohm, and Bill Kizewski.
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Almonte
Position
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Twenty-one Cabinet appointments and two seats on the Board of Governors were approved by USG Council in its Monday meeting. The appointments rounded out the 1969-70 Cabinet as named by USG President Jim Yasser.
“I have complete confidence in my appointees and Teel certain that they will be a hard working and effective Cabinet,” Yasser commented.
Raising the largest controversy was the appointment of Ray Almonte as Secretary of Transportation and Chief Justice of the Traffic Court.
Harold Stanley, this year’s representative to the Parking Commission, questioned Almonte as to his intentions regarding the enforcement of student tickets.
He alleged that Almonte had been known to have stated that no student would be found guilty of a parking
violation.
Almonte emphatically denied the accusation replying, “Although I made no such remark, I do feel the circumstances of a ticket should merit high consideration since the University issues some 5,000 decals and only supplies 1,800 parking spaces.”
Named as Secretary for Academic Planning and Development was sophomore Mary Fiksel. Miss Fiksel suggested that USG work to replace the language requirement in the School of Arts and Sciences with two years of a foreign culture.
Lou Tripoli was unanimously ratified as the new Attorney General. His Deputy Attorney General will be Paul Debianchi.
Tim Choate, Secretary for Men's Affairs, referred to his newly created position as being “purposely ill defined to allow freedom of action in coordinating men's activities
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6Lack Of Preparation’ Problem At Palmetto Says Stan ford Report
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President Stanford Reads Report
. . . On Palmetto High School Controversy
Pub Board Limits Voting Members