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Senate absentee situation
complicated by no court
Peter Wirtz
Wirtz resigns,
takes Iowa job
Peter Wirtz, UNL coordinator of student activities
and assistant dean of student development, is
resigning to take a similar position at the University
of Iowa in Iowa City.
Wirtz, who has been with UNL seven and one half
years, will leave his position effective Jan. 1.
Wirtz said that in his new position he will be
student activities director and will also have the
opportunity to teach in that university's Department
of College Student Personnel.
Wirtz said two reasons for his move to Iowa are
advancement by expanded responsibilities and "the
opportunity to become involved with a major
institution that enjoys a very fine academic
reputation."
He said he has "very much enjoyed" his
associations at UNL and has had "fine relationships"
with students and the Department of Secondary
tducation stan ana faculty.
Because of ASUN First Vice President Mark
Hoeger's interpretation of the ASUN constitution, no
ASUN senator will lose his or her position "at this
time" based . solelv on the number of absences
accumulated at senate meetings. And no student
court exists that may rule on his interpretation.
"I am not going to fire anyone, at least not at this
time," Hoeger said Tuesday. "But that does not mean
that I will not fire anyone in the future."
After speaking personally with each senator,
Hoeger said he thought that in "every case, there
were reasons why the senators were absent from the
meetings. I would not call them excused absences,
but the reasons were understandable."
One senator with whom Hoeger spoke, Rob
Christofferson, has since resigned his seat
"It would set a bad precedent to dismiss them all
at the same time," Hoeger said. All have worked hard
on senate projects and so their dismissal would be
unwarranted, he said.
In a statement released earlier Tuesday, he said
the ASUN Senate first vice president shall "have the
power" to remove a senator who has missed three or
more senate meetings, as stated in Article VII,
Section 2 of the ASUN Constitution.
"I do not agree that "have the power" means
'must'," Hoeger said
In an editorial in the Daily Nebraskan Monday, it
was stated that, "the constitution leaves little room
for doubt that removal is the answer. Although it says
the first vice president shall 'have the power' to
remove, the intent of the phrase 'have the power' is
clear. It means 'must'."
Hoeger, however, responded that the constitution
"is not a tool that I may use indicriminantly to
remove people from their seats. It is a means of
clearing from the ranks of the senate its apathetic
members. I wish I could kick a few off that have
perfect attendence."
Hoeger said the senate meeting is only a "minor
part" of being a good senator.
"All the senators with three or more absences
have been warned that they will be removed unless
they demonstrate genuine interest in senate and if
they miss senate meetings for anything but the most
valid reasons," he said.
Only the ASUN Student Court may decide a
question of constitutional interpretation, Hoeger said,
but the current senate now is in a bind because no
student court exists.
The last ASUN administration did not appoint the
student court 30 days prior to spring elections as it
was charged to do, Hoeger explained.
The student court has the power to handle
matters of impeachment, interpretation of the
constitution, contested elections, student
organizations (when referred to the court by the UNL
administration, the student senate or an individual
student) and "other matters arising under the bylaws,
organic acts or ordinances of the student senate or
the excise of powers of the president or first and
second vice presidents of ASUN."
Since the court does not now exist, Hoeger said he
"tentatively" intends to appoint its membership as
soon as possible.
The court is to be made up of seven students, one
who acts as chief justice, who must be a member of
the law college, and six associate justices.
They are to be appointed by the president of
ASUN and approved by a two-thirds vole of ihe
senate.
The ASUN constitution states that "these
appointments shall be approved by at least two-thirds
of the membership of the senate 30 class days prio;
to the spring general election."
Under the section dealing with the student court,
subsection D deals with vacancies, and because of
this, Hoeger said he believes the ASUN president has
the right to appoint the court membership, even
though the court had never been appointed in the
first place.
The subsection reads, "vacancies in the student
court shall be filled within 10 class days according to
the procedure outlined for selection of the original
members."
When questioned about the 10 day deadline as
stated in the constitution, Hoeger said "there is no
student court to stop me, or to say that I am right of
wrong."
In cases involving the student court, the next level
of appeal is the Faculty Senate Committee of Student
Affairs.
"We have decisions that need to be settled,"
Hoeger said, and he said the senate will continue to
take applications for the student court positions.
John Humlicek, second vice president during the
ASUN administration of former President Sieve
Tiwald (1970-71), said a precedent exists for
appointment of a student court. The administration
previous to Tiwald's did not appoint a student court
and Tiwald appointed his own.
"It was somewhat illegal, but he did it." Humlicek
said.
Starr: Tagge waited patiently, now has chance
By Bob Hill
One cannot compare the talents of a Jerry Tagge and a
Scott Hunter because the athletes "both are products of
entirely different systems," former Green Bay Packers
quarterback Bart Starr said Tuesday.
Starr, who retired from professional football in 1971 but
still retains eight National Football League (NFL) records, w se
in Lincoln to speak at the Midget Football Banquet at Pershing
Auditorium Tuesday night.
"I'm very pleased that Jerry (Tagge) was able to start last
week. He came to the Packers as a No. 1 draft choice and a
local hero. He then was relegated to the bench for two seasons.
He watted patiently for his chance and now he has it," Starr
said.
The 15-year NFL veteran retired in 1971 to become a
Packer assistant coach, but he severed his Packer connections
after last season. He said he does not miss professional
football.
"We tend to remember what happened most recently in
our careers. My last few seasons were filled with anguish and
torment," he said. However, he said he believes his years with
the Packers were among the greatest of his life.
The 39-year-old University of Alabama graduate said he
feels it takes a certain breed of individual to play pro ball.
"One must have a true love for the game. Once he does
land a spot on a professional squad, he has gone through a
series of weeding-out processes and realizes he belongs on the
team.
He said one of the happier moments of his life came last
Sunday during halftime of the Packer-St. Louis Cardinal game.
At that time, his football jersey (No. 15) officially was retired
in front of some 60,000-plus cheering fans, who responded to
his return to L ambeau Field with a standing ovation.
"Tf was an experience I wish everyone could enjoy," Starr
said
Starr, who owns two automobile dealerships in
Birmingham, does not foresee a wish bone type offense in
professional football in the near future.
"Any team that uses the wishbone must be geared to it; a
team simply cannot change its offense overnight. The
wishbone takes years to effectively develop," Starr said.
The DePere, Wis., resident has two sons, one a 1G-year-old
basketball player and golfer, the other a nine year-old "who
throws the football rather well."
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Chili feed
Sunday
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UNL's Cultural Affairs Committee and PACE (Program
for Active Commitment to Education) will be the
beneficiaries of a chili feed Sunday at the Nebraska Union.
The chili feed, co-sponsored by Delta Gamma sorority
and FarmHouse fraternity, will offer "all you can eat" for
$1 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. in the Union Centennial Room.
According to Dave Pankonin, FarmHouse vice president,
food for the event has been donated or sold to the groups
at discount rates by local merchants.
Members of both houses, under the direction of the
Union food service staff, will cook and serve the food,
Pankonin said.
Eberhard Wunderlich, coordinator of the dinner, said
the goal is to qive a 50-50 split of the projected $2,000
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PACE provides students with $200 to $400
scholarships, with the stipend allocations based on financial
need. This semester 85 students were given grants undei tie
program.
The Cultural Affairs Committee will use its ciuiuiti.n u
try to bring the St. Louis Symphony back to th
University. Last year the St. Louis Symphony perf .r-r,t .:!
on campus in a successful concert series, but a hv,i of f', id,
has prevented it from being scheduled again.
Tickets for the chili feed may be purchaicd at the U i n
South Desk, Delta Gamma, FarmHouse and the ho, i
office in Westbrook Music Blclg.
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