University of Texas - Cactus Yearbook

“Student Government In 1975-1976 the efforts of Student Government were overshadowed by frustrations and controver- sies. The year was initially unique as Carol Crabtree was elected to become the first woman to serve as president of the University student body. During the fall semester the primary concentra- tion of Student Government focused on the contro- versy surrounding the appointment of Dr. Lorene Rogers as University president. The Student Senate passed a resolution asking for the resignation of Rogers. In further protest, the senate also passed a resolution to boycott classes. Student Government initiated a two-fold program to protest the Rogers ' appointment. The University Policy Committee sponsored a tour of faculty and student senates throughout the state to inform other campuses of the controversy. The committee also went on to compile a fact sheet on the Rogers ' situation. The State Lobby Committee initiated a letter campaign to Texas state senators and repre- sentatives in protest of the appointment. Student Government joined with the faculty in boycotting student-faculty committees and the Uni- versity Council. Although the senators did not col- lectively support Students Helping Academic Free- dom at Texas (SHAFT), they voted to appropriate money to be used for rallies protesting the appoint- ment. The Communications Committee published the new student government colum in The Daily Texan which appeared once a week. At the Consumer Fair in November, the committee operated a booth to distribute information to the student body on student government. The Communications Commit- tee was also responsible for helping Crabtree and Vice-President Lyn Breeland set up public presenta- tions. Tickets for Benefit Concert for World Hunger Year go on sale. FRONT ROW: William Edward Fisher, Lee Waine Kubena, Lyn Taylor Bree- land, Carol Ann Crabtree, Lee Robert Sandoloski, Magdalena Hernandez, Santiage Coronado. Patricia de Lourdes McKay, Jeffrey David Ross. SEC- OND ROW: Karen Lynn Fagala, Vanita Joy Klutts, Mary Margaret Flynn, William John Chriss, Vicki Eve Evans, Joyce Elaine Colson, Jesse Alex San- chez, Ira Jay Bleiweiss, Laura Jane Bader. BACK ROW: Nelson Keith Barre, Robert Scott Campbell, Robert Porter Kauffman, John David Harrison, Kenneth Steven Cook, Fred David Raschke, Felix R. Sanchez, Douglas Lloyd Jones. 184 Student Government ”