University of Utah - Utonian Yearbook (Salt Lake City, UT)

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SENATE CLARIFIES PRQCEDURES POLICY New power and duties enalnlecl tlie Sen- ate to pass new legislation clarifying olJscure rules and replacing otasolete laws witlt ade- quate ones. Most important on llie Senate agenda were ttme tollowing lmillsz I. Tlie Senate passed tlte election lmill wlticli cltanged the system of voting. Now twill tlie student body and class officers, witli tlie exception of the freshman class, are elected in tlze spring. This permits tlte newly- elected officers to attend tlie conferences and worlasliops tield in tlie summer. Tliese were previously attended lny the outgoing officers. Tile Vigilantes were replaced by an election committee to police elections. 2. Tlie Senate passed tlie constitutional requirement tllat tlie Ctironicle putulislt the Senate agenda and all tliat were passed so that the student body may know their rigltts and obligations. 5. The Senate approved a blood policy for students, faculty, and employees. Since tltese people donate so mucli blood yearly, tlte Senate felt tllat any memtuer of the unif versity needing blood sltould receive it witn- out cltarge. 4. Tlie Senate estalmlislted a set policy for requesting the services of tlte university band. 5. The Senate investigated lilarary and Union food service policies. This resulted in a sliglit policy cliange on tlie part of tlie lie lnrary. Tltey stay open an liour later during finals weele. 6. Tlle Senate revised tlte by-laws to come pliment tlte constitution wliiclt provides for the studentffaculty committees, lmoards and councils. 7. The Senate passed a contempt of court permitting tlie student court to fine students who ignore sutnpoenas. If tlie stu- dent does not pay tlie fine his registration may tne lteld until tlie Hne is paid. 8. The Senate provided for a state of the campus address to lie delivered lJy tlte stu! dent body president. Chronicle reporters became regular participants at meetings to give cov- erage to proceedings under the new Senate bill. 'N K hmmm! tes

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DICK BIRRELL presictent, Senate NEW LIFE, DUTIES DEPICT SENATE AS PQWEIQEUL LEGISLATIVE ECDDY Peter Lippman, VVOrIcI University' Service representative, Iectured to tI1e Senate on the contributions the University couIcI make to internationaI Iaenetits of the VVUS. SITNATE OIIICERS K OI M INI

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KENT LINEBAUGH chief justice, Student Court CQURT A KS SENATE TO ACT ON ID CARD RULINGS Vice president Bob Vvright questions one of the many ID card offenders, two-thirds of whom were released without fines. COURT JUSTICES -f Left to Right: Bud Biiieter, Rosemary lsom, Cathy Peterson, Stuart Dye. 3 x This year's Student Court began proceeding with a rigorous self- examination. The few Weeks of fall quarter were spent in revising court rules and time limits, to enable the defendants to be better acquainted with court policy. The justices evaluated their position in relation to the Senate, discovering that they Were helpless in ex- ecuting iaws until the Senate Wrote them into legal statutes. For Weeks, the Court was unable to pass judgment on ID card viola- tions because there was no Written law, neither on the ID card nor the Senate records, which stated, ID cards are not transierabief, In cooperation with the Senate, the Court established this and other well-known but unwritten Uruiesu as legal statutes. This year, too, the Court saw the first widespread practice of a working board of student defenders. Law students offered their services as defense attorneys tor the accused. The Court dealt with all election and ID card violations and all cases against the Chron- icle and Constitution.