tl19681004-000 "New SGA constitution examined, debated, ratified Opened by Student Government Association President Ray Wacks, the SGA constitutional Assembly held last Tuesday on the College Centre patio unanimously ratified the new document. Wacks urge.l some one hundred students in at-tendance to ""look at the document as a whole and in a broad perspec-tive,"" and then turned the meeting over to Charles Johnson, Vice-Pre-sident. Johnson presented the con-stitution highlighting special arti-cles of interest. After a motion by Johnson to ratify the entire document as pre-sented, the assembly decided to dissolve into a committee of the Whole for the purpose of making a close examination of the con tents. Most of the changes were not challenged but there were several Portions which raised controversy. One point causing much debate was a change in Senate represen-tation; the new proposal called for five Senators from each class and one senator for every five clubs, grouped in general interest areas. Senate formerly consisted of one representative from every class and club. 'Supporters of the change con-tended that it would provide better representation for the majority of the student body, that it would re-duce the size of Senate, and that class representatives would be re-sPonsible to students and not to class governments. Opponents of the change in Sen-ate composition countered these Points citing the position of the Men's and Women's Residence Councils who would stand to lose rePresen tation. Dave Anderson submitted a corn- Promise amendment which received approval. Under the amendment, Classes would have five senators while each club would retain one senator. Other debate at the meeting con-cerned manditory attendance for Senators. The final arrangement read that senators who missed two meetings in one semester would be dismissed and that their organ-ization would be taken off the roles, without loss of organization-al funds. With all parts of the constitu-tion either amended or accepted the Assembly ratified the new doc-ument by a unanimous vote. As amended, the new Constitu-tion establishes the following: 1. a contention that the SGA exists in its own right as a student government, not solely because of the administration and 2. a proclamation of student su-premacy over student activities; 3. new methods of calling a Sen-ate meeting and introduction of bills; 4. greater Senate representation for the classes bus a larger Senate; 5. separation of the legislative (senate) and executive Executive Dept.) branches including presi-dential vote; 6. a new Senate voting proce-dure based on the number of mem-bers present at a meeting, not on the number on the roles; 7. SGA recognition of organiza-tions not having faculty advisors (opening the way for Gree Frat-ernities) ; 8. reduction of SGA officers to President, Vice-President and Treasurer. The President appoints an Executive Cabinet). 9. two new methods for amend-ing the constitution�by a two-thirds vote of the 'Senate and by a constitutional committee every three years. Fr. Berrigan to speak at Towson; Demonstrations planned for trial by BARRY ERNST TSC students opposed to the war in Vietnam will not have to go Chicago to make their feelings heard. The trial of the ""Catons-ville Nine,"" seven men and two /v, �Men who ""napalmed"" about 800 draft files in Catonsville, on May 17, will begin on Monday, Octo-ber 7. planned demonstrations Will coincide with the trial, with a Predicted estimate by organizers of from one to five thousand people Participating. The nine defendants include Fr. naniel Berrigan, 47, Fr. Phillip terrigan, 46, David Darst, 26, ,,john Hogan, 33, Thomas Lewis, 48, Marjorie Melville, 38, Thomas Melville, 37, George Mische, 30, and Mary Moylan, 32. The nine .all Possess outstanding credentials In civil rights and other humani-tarian fields. In commenting on the war, the Nine have stated: 'The Vietnam war could end to- Inorrew and yet the quality of so-elet3r and America's role in the World remain virtually unchanged. 'Thailand, Laos and the Dominican ItePublic have already been Viet- 4arne. Guatemala, the Canal Zone, Olivia and Peru could become Vietnams overnight."" Act Substantiated The substantiation for their act Is Printed in ""the manifesto,"" put out by the Baltimore Defense Corn- Illittee, organizers of the demon-strati� ns. This document's aim is to clarify the act by claiming that: Sonie property has no right to exist. A bloody civil war was fought in this country to destroy the institution of slavery, which made people property. A future must now be built which will de-stroy other odious types of prop-erty, such as draft files, atomic-bacteriological weapons, and slum housing."" Berrigan Here The schedule' for events will begin on Friday, October 4, with Fr. Dan Berrigan, addressing sev-eral local colleages. TSC is sche-duled to have an appearance by Fr. Berrigan at 4 p.m. that after-noon. 'Sunday, October 6, will fea-ture a picket line at the Basilica of the Assumption, at 4 p.m., and a rally at St. Ignatius Hall, at 8 p.m. Monday, as stated before will be the day that the trial commen-ces, and the major day of activi-ties. Approximately five hundred out-of-staters are expected to join Maryland residents in a march from Wyman Park at Charles & 29th to War Memorial Plaza, where a rally will take place at noon. Permit Requested Organizers have put in an official request for a demonstration per-mit, 'but have yet to receive it. Indications from the Defense com-mittee are that there is no plan for ""obstruction or intimidation of the court proceedings,"" members of the B.D.C. giving little or no chance for non-guilty verdicts to materialize. (Continued on page 5) With the exception of the sen-ate membership provision the new constitution will take immediate effect. Next year, however, the clas-ses will be represented by their new representation system. The first senate meeting under the new document will convene at 3:30 on October 8 in Linthicum 200. At that time the senate will have to decide upon rules for its own conduct, specifically whether or not alternate senators will be accepted, how the role is to be called, etc. Commenting on the success of the constitution, a project on which he and others worked all summer, Johnson said, ""This constitution is a great step forward. With it we ought to be able to make numer-ous innovations in our policy mak-ing procedures, as well as encour-aging much more student partici-pation in their own government here at TSC."" Constitution Discussion �photo by Quante Ray Wacks (c) and Charles John-son (I) discuss with several stu-dents the revisions of the SGA constitution prior to the meeting on Tuesday. Vol. XXI, No. 3 TOWSON STATE COLLEGE, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21204 October 4, 1968 Beginning Action Week Profs, students 'rap' by MICHAEL VOGELMAN This year, in lieu of the tradi-tional Leadership Conference, the Student Government Association will stage an ""Action Week"" begin-ning October 16. This week, ,de-signed to stimulate student inter-action, will feature underground films, rock bands, an unstructured Vietnam teach-in and a press con-ference with Republican US. Sen-ate candidate, Charles Mathias. The most prodigious undertaking of the week, however, will be the 'birth of a ""free university"" here on campus. Co-ordinated by Bill Poulos and Larry Horwitz, the free university will hold registration and begin ""classes"" during SGA Action Week, and will it is hoped, continue throughout the semester. �photo by During Action Week the Quante free uni-versity will begin and continue throughout the term. A free university is just that� free. Free in every sense of the word: free membership, free form, free expression, free atmosphere, free of exams, grades, achieve-ment oriented neuroses, etc. This free university hopes to prove that talent does exist in Towson's stu-dents and professors, and that knowledge can be intellectual, not merely academic. in free U. Dylan Thomas (with perhaps, a performance of ""Under Milkweed"") Henry Chen giving ""a course to explore the experiential aspects of psyzhedelics,"" and Miss Susan Stecker on group dynamics. Hor-witz anticipates a group of ""Black students leading a 'thing.'"" Both Poulos and Horwitz wish to ""precipitate student-run courses as well as faculty-run ones"", and, ""It's time to stop being a provincial, split-at-five, forget-it- until-Monday-morning school."" 'Poulos and Horwitz list three objectives of the free university: 1. to reduce the friction and hos-tility between students and profes-sors; to break down the barriers erected by the classroom situation. 2. to help Towson ""catch up to where the other colleges are at;"" to make Towson more cosmopolitan ""It's time to stop being a provin-cial, slit-at-five, forget-it- until Monday morning school. It's time to get involved."" Provide Dialogue 3. to provide an extra classroom dialogue between students and pro-fessors, students and students. 'Already several professors have expressed interest in leading semi-nar discussion groups. ""Each group will be for the most part a free wheeling rap session."" stated Poulos. The groups are designed as discussion and not standard classroom lecture. Some of the participating faculty and their topics are: Thomas Scheye on mod-ern theatre, Leroy Morais on mod-ern film, Mrs. Mary Overby on naturally, are looking for students who wish to do a ""thing."" Students and professors interested in par-ticipating in the free university may contact either Poulos or Hor-witz through the SGA office in the College Center. INSIDE-Editorial Chicago Rebuttal Thundercolt Foreign Students Boyd's NSA Warren Moore Football Preview Glen Players Bulletin Board - 2 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 4 6 "
