tl19670512-000 "Outgoing SG. Pre ident Alan Diem turns gavel over to new President Robert Cullison. Conference Tackles Voting, Discounts by FRAN MOULDE T The possible lowering of the voting age and a proposed plan for student discounts were the principle topics of discussion at the Maryland As Dciation of College Student Governments' April 28-29 conference at the University of Maryland. Attended by three delegates from Towson State, the conven�tion consisted 0 f a Friday evening banquet, meeting., and a Saturday General Assembly. Carl Hervert, S G A Vice�President- elect, chaired the T S C delegation consisting of Pat Cox and J ack Wilson. a measure. The exact age was to be determined by a committee appointed by Association Presi�dent .Joe Ohler of St. Joseph's, and the�ir findings set the age limit of 19. Tow on's two votes were ea t in favor of the Ques�tion. President Ohler appointed a committee to lobby in Annapo�lis during the Con titutional Convention as a mov to have Maryland's 47,100 student rep�resented as favoring the lower voting age. It was pointed out that student action can be most effective by their support of canuidates representing their view, volunteering for lobbying during the Convention itself and by w r i tin g letters to representatives. (Continued on Page 8) Vol. XIX, No. 24 lay 12, 1967 Diem Regime 0 5 ed At 4 :00 Tuesday, the SGA Executive Committee, 1967-68, officially took office. After addressing the Senate regarding the past accomplish�menL of the SGA and commend�ing the past Executive Com�mittee Alan Diem, SGA Presi�dent i966-67, relinquished the gavel to new President Bob Cullison. Before new business was und-el taken, the SGA pre�sented a plaque to Mr. Diem in appreciation of his devotion to the SGA during his administra�tion. Mr. Charles Johnson, Senator from the Class of '70, intro�duced a resolution censuring the confiscation of a student publication Tou:a Lightni~1g. He stated his ' reason for pr>e�senting such a motion was that any student should have the right to print material criti�cizin'g various aspects of the ~hool. He said tha.t he felt the confiscation of such material is an infringement upon the righ t of freedom of speech nd the pr of the student body. As a point of clarification, Any studen�t having an 'in�comple~"" grade for the Fall semester 1966�6i school year will immediately get in touch with the instructor; if the grade is not entered by the end of the Spring semester, the student will automatically receive an ""F."" by JI I ZL ~K new president CuUison tated that the resolution does not rrecessarily indicate that ""'he SG A is in complete accordance with all th-e material printed in the Towel' Lightning; the SGA is, however, in accordance with the idea that the tudent body has a right to criticize a well a.s read such criticism whenever and wherever circu�lated. Charle Singman's effort to amend the motion so as to Election Results Announced After Class Run-oils The cIa ~ s of 1969 offi ce r~ were announced after Ia t week' election. Ji. 1 KoIb emerged ~ ne"" pre ident after serving a tre<'l�sur r last year. Yice-Pre ident-cl ct andy Po perience a publi ity chairman for day students of last year' c1a ':, an~ pre ~ently hold office with the cheerleaders. Mike Schaeffer is newly elect�ed senator, a posit'on hI' ha held for the past two year;::. He is als.o a member of the tudent Life committee. Social Chair�man for day students will be Sue Freeze. She served as 0- (Continued on Page 8 reveal the name of all tho re~ponsi b le for su h publica� tions never materialized due to the fact that he did not have enough support to obtain a second. The original motion wa passed intact. As a special order of bu ~ i� ne s, � Iiss Georgula moved c�ceptance of an amendment to the Financial Policy stating that no ~ tudent 0 f Towson State College rna)"" be ch rged a fE!'2 f or admis ion to any SGA ubsidized event without SGA permission. Although this has always been part of the Social Poliey, it was neyer included in the Financial Policy. Thi ... motion passed unanimously. As a further financial matter, the Senate allocated 10,000 to the Special Events Committe , money to be matched b~' th administration. In her motion. Mi ~ Georgula stated that the SGA S nate be permitted to aid in the election of gue t speaker to in ure w 11- rounde.d pro rnm. Th' meeting ;\~ the I t one of the ye r. And it ended one former Senator w heard to )"" that it w indeed fitting hat the Senate should a-djourn its last meeting for some reason 0 her han lack of quorum. Meetings Show Formed in 1965 The Maryland Associa.tion, formed in 1966, consists of 16 member associations including those of Loyola, Notre Dame, Salisbury, a nd St. J oseph's Wilson Molden 10 Direct '67�'68 T.L. No Placement Difficulties Here Colleges. Mr. Raymond Boileau, Exec�utive Secretary of the Maryland Municipal League, spoke at the Friday evening session on the up-coming Maryland State Con�stitutional Convention. He intro�duced the Five Point program for citizen'S 8S a guide in public information. The second session delved in�to the voting age question. The Assembly generally agreed on lowering the age, a vote record�ing 19 for and 1 against such On Other Pages Open Letter from Alan Diem . . P. 2 et"" P.Z record P.5 nd H-H-E-E- - -T-T P. Bull tin B rd P. - Chris Wilson will retain his desk in Towel' Light next se�mester as re-elected Editor-in�Chief. Editorial board ell""Ctions netted second Command posi�tion of Managing Editor to Fran Moulden. Wilson is a junior and an English major. Formerly News Editor, Fran Moulden is a fresh�man and prospective English major. Her managing editorship will be an innovation as the first sophomore to hold t.his po�sition. Another freshman, Gay Hunt�er, also makes Tower Light his�tory as the first frosh Business Manager. She took over for former Business Manager Mar�garet Sweeney Hartman last semester and she will continue next year. Harbnan last mes�ter was Editorial Editor and will graduate in June. The news desk appointment went to Linda Colebank, a jun�' 01' and former Managing Editor. CaI1x>onist Mike Vogelman will move up to ditor hip of the editorial p and continu rtoonist also. Sports Editor. She is an Engli h major. Freshman Paul mith will continue as newspaper photog�rapher. He will be assisted by Tawn Fogle and Kurt Grumbach. SGA Senator for 1967-68 will be Freshman Jim Zink, replac�ing Debbi Krau who i gradu�ating in June. Circulation and Exchange will be handled by Sophomore Karen ZeIlinger, an Elementary Educa.tion major. Director of College Relation 1 Paul Case, will continue a faculty advi or to Tot Ct� L �ght. The reporters for TOlver Light are Sherry Davenport Rick Brown, Jerry Backof Henry Pitts, Wesley .1cDonald and Pat Kozlow ki. A~ 0, Rich�ard Miller, Renee C plan Judy Parker, Mary Ellen Tierney, Si ~ter Kathleen, O. .P., Tom DiLaura, and Joan Lynagh '11 back up the Tower L 'ght staff. in th ditoriaI tI. by TEPHE� GOODELL and JI. KOTMAIR In last week' Tower Light, an article appeared recounting the extent of disooveries made by Towson dents of aegreg - tion in To �son taverns. ention ""as also made of an investiga�ion into the qu tion of seg�raga'on or diserimina:'on by race in off-eampus 'ng policies. an account "
