ASUN casts out
new constitution
from law group
By Jeremy Fitzpatrick
Senior Reporter
The Rutherford Institute Stu
dent Chapter, a group of UNL law
students, will have to try again to
get its constitution formally ap
proved by AS UN.
The Association of Students of
the University of Nebraska’s spe
cial topics committee Tuesday re
jected RISC’s constitution because
it did not include sections required
by AS UN and because of questions
the committee had about the power
granted to officers to remove
members.
Heidi Putcnsen, chairman of the
cummmcc, suiu uic uic consuiuuon
did not include required sections
stipulating that the group must have
at least five UNL students and that
non-Siudcnts may not vote or hold
office in the organization.
She also said the committee
needed clarification on article four,
section two of the constitution.
The section states: “It shall be
the prerogative of the elected offi
cers to determine if and when a
member exercises a derogatory
influence within the chapter . . .
Membership may be revoked by
the issuance of a written request to
the member_“
Pu ten sen said the committee was
concerned that the article might
give officers too much power to
remove members.
This rejection was the second
lime in two weeks that RISC’s
constitution was denied approval.
The special topics committee had
rejected it last week because of
questions it had about the group’s
membership clause.
The possibility that the
constitution was discriminatory had
been raised in the committee’s
review process, Putcnsen said.
Two areas in the constitution—
article two, section two and article
three, section one — were ques
tioned, she said.
Section two of article two reads:
“In furtherance of our commitment
to supporting traditional family
values, we stand in opposition to
‘gay’ rights legislation and other
attempts to legitimize homosexual
behavior. Therefore, we draw a
distinction between ‘sexual orien
tation’ and sexual misconduct.”
Section one of article three
contains a sentence that states: “Said
selections (of members) and ap
pointments shall occur within the
defined parameters of the purposes
oi mis organization.
Andy Massey, ASUN president,
decided that the sections were not
discriminatory because they dealt
with the group’s purpose rather
than the group’s membership.
Pulensen said RISC can resub
mit its constitution for a third time.
The group must add the required
language and clarify sections in
question or submit a statement
explaining why it thinks the sec
tions do not require changes, she
said.
Wayde Pittman, president of
RISC, said he was surprised by the
second rejection of the group’s
constitution.
“This is an issue of free speech,”
he said. “Gay rights legislation is
not something I am very interested
in. Free speech is.
“I severely doubt that gay-rights
advocates would disagree with
unrestricted free speech,” he said.
“I can only guess that ASUN docs
not agree with this (free speech).”
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Event to focus on wheelchair access
By Adeana Leftin
Senior Reporter
Raising awareness about the chal
lenges faced by people in wheelchairs
is just the beginning of overcoming
accessibility obstacles, an AS UN
senator said Tuesday.
Teachers College Sen. Trent Steele
said he hopes that after Wednesday’s
events, the Association of Students of
the University of Nebraska can begin
efforts to improve campus accessibil
ity.
“Hopefully,” Steele said, “this will
get students, faculty, administration
and the whole community to come
together to overcome accessibility
obstacles.”
Wheelchair Wednesday kicks off
today at 8 a.m. at Broyhill Plaza.
From 8:15 to 9 a.m., those attending
the event will participate in a group
challenge.
The groups will be led by a person
in a wheelchair through various ac
cessibility obstacles on campus.
Many ASUN senators will be in
wheelchairs, Steele said, while others
will follow on foot.
Steele said the event will help
understanding of the day-to-day ob
stacles of people in wheelchairs.
“We really don’t know the ob
stacles they face unless we are in their
shoes,” he said.
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