Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 6, 1984

CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS AGENDA SENATE MEETING #17 SESSION 14 MARCH 6, 1984 4:00 P.M. MSU 201 I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Minutes #16 IV. Executive Board Announcements A. State of the Campus Address - Lee V. Executive Board Nominations A. Increase in the Elections Board Chairman's Stipend from $40.00 per month to $50.00 per month B. Payment of the Elections Board Chairman's Stipend in Advance VI. Board, Committee, & Director Reports A. Bylaws Committee B. Elections Board C. Entertainment & Programming Board D. Organizations Board E. Student Services F. Appropriations Board G. Other VII. Old Business A. Nominations for Vacant Senate Seats 1. Academic Advisement College (2) §N!¥ERSiTY OF NEVADA, LAS VtGAS/4505 MARYIAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NV 89154/(702] 739-3477 SENATE MEETING #17 AGENDA CONTINUED PAGE 2 2. Health Sciences College (1) B. Re-Opening Nominations for Senate President Pro Tempore C. Nominations for Senate President Pro Tempore D. Approval of Out-of-State Travel for Yellin' Rebel Editors - Dimick E. Approval of Travel Policy F. Approval of the Appropriations Board Operating Policy G. Discussion/Action on Elections Board Budget (900 Account) H. Discussion/Action on Travel Request 1 . 900 2. 905 VIII. New Business A. Appointment of Senators 1. Academic Advisement College (1) A. David Ezra B. Mona Borsellino C. Doug Arone E. Tom Verma — F. Vykky Cave 2. Arts & Letters College (1) A. Judy Allan4- B. Bruce Dyer C. Sari Bloom D. Gary Samuelson 3. Education College (2) A. Matt Florenridge B. Robert Ashley C. Vicky Huse D. Liz Cory E. Nanda Briggs SENATE MEETING #17 AGENDA CONTINUED PAGE 3 B. Discussion/Action on Funding Extra Hours for Opening the Library/MSU for Study Hours C. Approval of Contract Between CSUN and Bill "The Fox" Foster in the Amount of $850.00 - Rathner (see attached) D. Approval of Establishment of Ad Hoc Committee to In-vestigate and Recommend Action Concerning Affirmitive Action Officer Lujan's February 23, 1984 Memorandum. Members of the Committee shall be Cohen, Eglet, Friedman Eckert, and Fazi. This committee must report back to the Senate on March 12, 1984 with results of the investi gation and recommendations for action. E. Discussion/Action on Physicians Services Proposal (donation of up to $14,000.00) - Shaffer (see attached) F. Approval If the Use o_f a Station Wagon on March 27, 28, 29, ,30 and April 10,11, 12, 13 for the Election Board - Bill DiBenedetto G. Approval of Out-of-State Travel for KUNV Sports Directors - Dyer (PCAA Tournament - March 8-10) H. Disapproval of Regents' Grant-in-Aid for the Yellin' Rebe1 Editor - Dimick, Counsel for Mr. Frantellizzi IX. Open Discussion X. Adjournment 28 February 1984 To Catherine Clay CSUN Senate President Dear Catherine, As you are well aware, the CSUN Constitution states in Article VI, Section C, Part 13: "The Senate shall be empowered to approve and disapprove allocation of Reaent1s Grants-in-aid, in conjunction with C.S.U.N, funds, equal to the cost of tuition and fees." Senate Bylaw #7 clarifies this clause by requiring that Senate approval be by a two-thirds vote. The motion to approve the grant of Yellin' Rebel Editor Franco Frantellizzi failed at the 16th meeting of the Senate (28 February 1984). This, however, does not disapprove .Mr. Frantellizzi's grant. Therefore, I respectfully request that you place the following on the Senate agenda for the 17th meeting: "Disapproval of Regents' Grant in Aid for the Yellin' Rebel Editor." Senate Bylaw #7 notes that only approval requires a two-thirds vote. But loqically, disapproval would also seem to require a two-thirds vote. Respectfully yours, Steven B. Dimick Counsel for Mr. Frantellizzi DEAN, STUDENT SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS 4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154 • (702) 739-3656 February 27, 1984 TO: ^"Catherine Clay, President, CSUN Senate Mark Shaffer. CSUN Vice President FROM: Bob Daniels SUBJECT: Affirmative Action Offier Lujan's February 23, 1984 Memorandum Please find enclosed a copy of Affirmative Action Officer Lujan's February 23, 1984 memorandum. Obviously, the contents of this memorandum are serious and have equally serious implications for CSUN. Rather than intervene as suggested by Mr. Lujan, I am referring this matter to the CSUN Senate via you for appropriate investigation. It is my feeling that this matter resides within the province of student government vis a vis the university administration. However, a formal written report of the CSUN investigation and recommendations must be submitted to Mr. Lujan and Dr. Seidman by March 12, 1984. Because of the nature of this situation it is important that the investigation should be expedited and its results reported immediately to Mr. Lujan. Should you have questions relative to due process in this situation you might contact either Mr. Lujan or Dr. Lome Seidman, University Disciplinary Officer. cc: President Goodall John Lujan Lorne Seidman Clarence Lee Pamela Shannon MEMORANDUM February 23, 1984 TO: Dr. O.C. Bobby Daniels, Dean, Student Services FROM: Mr. John J. Lujan, Affirmative Action Officer RE: Ms. Pam Shannon, CSUN Executive Secretary On Thursday, February 16th, Ms. Shannon came to me seeking my assistance with a "problem" she had with Mr. Clarence Lee earlier that day. In the course of doing her daily work assignments, a very terrible confrontation took place between her and Clarence; and, the following remarks were made to her by Clarence in front of other CSUN personnel that greatly embarrassed and frightened her. Please excuse the language I'm about to use, but I must quote him. Ms. Shannon was attempting to get a signature from Clarence and he told her "Take a fucking hike". She asked him not to curse and he then said, "Take a big fucking lick out of my ass". She then mentioned that she was going to come see me about this incident and his response was "Go ahead, he can't do anything about it". I attempted to schedule a meeting with Mr. Lee and Ms. Shannon on Friday morning at 8am, but to no avail as Clarence told my secretary it was an imposition to ask him to attend a meeting at that hour of the morning. I might add, he was very rude with my secretary. I met with Ms. Shannon and Mr. Lee yesterday and we informally settled this problem to the approval of Ms. Shannon. Clarence will refrain from using profanity on and around his staff. He admitted having said the aforemen-tioned quotes but added that he has colorful dialogue!! I submit this information to you because I find this sort of behavior totally unbecoming of a student or anyone else, for that matter. Although this of-fice has informally resolved this problem for Ms. Shannon, I request you speak to her and offer further solutions to this problem as I feel she and the other CSUN staff work under adverse conditions. * An Equal Opportunity Employer UN1VERSIT - OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154 i c e (702) 739-377: " f f i r a a t i ve Action Office TO: Mark Shaffer FROM: Rebecca Kinn RE: Physicians' Services Dr. Edward A. Sherwood, the University Gynecologist, is on campus each Wednesday afternoon from 1:30 to 4:30. He performs the routine gyne-cological services, such as examination, diagnosis of problems, treat-ment, contraception, etc. He also sees students who want information or advice on anything related to gynecology. The Student Health Service stocks a variety of birth control pills that are sold to students when prescribed by Dr. Sherwood and for other medi-cations he writes prescriptions as needed. After the initial routine exam, students may return for refills of prescriptions, and each year return for an annual routine pelvic examination. There is no charge to students for exam or treatment or advice, and only a nominal charge for prescriptions or lab work done by outside labs. Each Wednesday Dr. Sherwood sees an average of fifteen students for a variety of reasons as described above. In addition, he is available during the school day by phone to the Student Health Service for con-sultation. His annual salary is $8,000.00 which is paid for by by student fees. Dr. Harry J. McKinnon, Jr., the University Physician for general practice also performs a vital service for all students. He is here each school morning and treats a variety of minor illnesses, examines, advises, pres-cribes, refers, and treats for injuries and other health problems. He also will see students on an emergency basis at his office if necessary. The Student Health Service stocks a variety of antibiotics and other prescription medication that can be prescribed for students as indicated, for which there is no charge. He examines, diagnosis and/or treats an average of ten students per morn-ing, and may give information or advice to a few more. In addition he is available by phone during the school day to the Student Health Service for consultation, and also serves as advisor to the Student Health Service and advises in planning services for students. His salary is $6,000.00 per year which is paid by student fees. The total cost of these two physicians is $14,000.00, which is the short-fall of our estimated 84-35 budget as I had previously explained.". - iLV.-aY i-L/iLYH Si..:\V.i.C;.'S STATISTICS SUMMER AND FALL, 1983 PROBLEM June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total Upper Respiratory ^ 95 41 54 2 0-7 235 382 298 1296 Inj ury 23 9 17 48 61 58 98 288 Headache 21 10 15 46 67 82 44 285 Gastrointestinal 13 7 9 31 35 64 43 202 Dermatology 17 12 18 47 62 73 52 281 Genitourinary 4 3 5 22 • 19 25 25 103 Throat Culture 0 0 0 9 18 20 17 64 Mono Test 0 0 0 6 6 12 13 37 Pregnancy Test 4 6 5 22 24 22 10 93 Urinalysis 2 5 2 27 26 38 21 121 Eye Screen 0 0 1 21 5 6 2 35 Blood Pressure 27 13 22 - 96 73 123 74 428 Allergy Vaccine 32 11 17 51 48 50 29 238 Flu Vaccine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Vaccine 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 9 Diet-weight 20 15 24 34 26 31 23 173 Rest Area Hours 2 3 3 19 20 23 17 87 Handouts 45 39 48 171 182 193 187 865 Self-help 103 52 52 375 291 309 267 1449 Advice Only 84 38 36 135 113 151 97 654 Equipment Loan 1 2 3 7 11 9 3 36 CPR Class 0 0 0 26 29 — — 55 Gynecological Service 11 3 27 62 76 97 100 396 Physician Visit 157 135 131 85 508 Miscellaneous 43 22 13 87 123 100 87 475 Referral, Physician T -l c 4- 29 31 51 49 55 39 24 278 JLi 1 S t. Dorm Student 12 9 6 104 154 165 99 549 Commuter Student 91 85 83 640 737 603 564 2803 CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS MINUTES SENATE MEETING #17 SESSION 14 MARCH 6, 1984 4:00 P.M. MSU 201 I. Call to Order .V Senate President Clay called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. in MSU 201. II. Roll Call Members in Attendance Bill Haldeman Tom Hawley James Ohriner Patrick Adams Karen Cohen Robert Eglet John Fazi Gus Varona Rian Flourens Hal Friedman Mark Doubrava Karen Eckert Cara Iddings III. Approval of Minutes #16 Senate President Clay corrected minutes #16 to list Patrick Adams as excused absent. Senator Cohen corrected page one of the minutes, last paragraph to delete "take action" and insert "investigate" and to insert "alleged" before the words "conduct." There being no objections minutes #16 stood approved as corrected . IV. Executive Board Announcements A. State of the Campus Address - Lee President Lee discussed Assembly Bill 411. He also stressed the importance of revising the present CSUN Constitution. The Career Day Luncheon is being cosponsored by CSUN. Any student wishing to attend must R.S.V.P. by March 9, 1984. V. Executive Board Nominations A. Increase in the Elections Board Chairman's Stipend from $40.00 per month to $50.00 per month UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NV 89154/(702) 739-3477 MINUTES SENATE MEETING #17 MARCH 6, .1984 PAGE 2 President Lee moved to approve an increase in the Elec-tions Board Chairman's stipend from $40.00 to $50.00 per month. Senator Ohriner seconded the motion. President Lee spoke in favor of the motion. Senator Friedman spoke against the motion. Senator Ohriner spoke in favor. Senator Eglet spoke against. The motion to approve an increase in the Elections Board Chairman's stipend from $40.00 to $50.00 per month failed with 4 in favor, 7 opposed and 2 abstaining. B. Payment of the Elections Board Chairman's Stipend in Advance Senator Eglet moved to disapprove the payment of the Elections Board Chairman's stipend in advance. Senator Friedman seconded the motion which carried with 11 in favor 0 opposed and 2 abstaining(Cohen, Haldeman). VI. Board, Committee and Director Reports A. Bylaws Committee There was no report. B. Elections Board Senator Ohriner announced that Chairman DiBenedetto met with Thalia Dondero regarding the use of city election C. Entertainment and Programming Board Chairman Compan read the minutes from E & P meeting #21 held on February 17, 1984 at 3:30 p.m. The meeting was called to order at 3:40 p.m. by Chairman Compan. Members present were Karen Eckert, Ed Miller, Chris Hamilton and Jim Rathner. David Mounts was absent(unexcused). The board approved the expenditure of $165 for a gazebo. The meeting was adjourned at 4:03 p.m. Senator Hawley moved to approve the minutes from Enter-tainment and Programming Board meeting #21 held on February 17, 1984. Senator Friedman seconded the motion which carried with all in favor. Chairman Compan read the minutes from E & P meeting #22 held on March 2, 1984. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Compan at 3:45 p.m. Members present were Jim Rathner, Karen Eckert and Chris Hamilton. David Mounts was absent(unexcused-2) and Ed Miller was absent (excused). The board approved contracts for two bands, "Affirmation"($400) and "The Fence"($500), "Le Jump"($400) and "The Generics"($200). The board approved sponsorship of the Career Day Luncheon. The meeting was adjourned at 4:03 p.m. President Lee moved to approve the minutes from Entertain-ment and Programming Board meeting #22 held on March 2, 1984. MINUTES SENATE MEETING #17 MARCH 6, .1984 PAGE 3 Senator Haldeman seconded the motion. Senator Hawley spoke in favor of the bands which E & P had approved. Senator Ohriner corrected the zip codes on the contract to read "89154." The minutes from Entertainment and Programming Board Meeting #22 were approved with all in favor. Senate President Clay suspended the rules and moved into new business, item C. There were no objections. VIII. New Business C. Approval of Contract Between CSUN and Bill "The Fox" Foster in the Amount of $850.00 - Rathner(see attached) Senator Friedman moved to approve the contract between CSUN and Bill "The Fox" Foster in the amount of $850.00. Senator Eckert seconded the motion which carried with 12 in favor, 1 opposed(Iddings) and 0 abstaining. VI. Board, Committee and Director Reports D. Organizations Board Senator Flourens moved to remove new business, item b of Organizations Board minutes #10 from the table. Senator Eglet seconded the motion which carried with all in favor. The motion on the,floor was to delete new business, item b, Request for Funding The Greek Connection which was approved for $600.00 during Organizations Board meeting #10. This motion failed with 0 in favor, 12 opposed and 1 abstaining (Eckert). Senator Haldeman moved to amend the item to fund the Greek Connection in the amount of $300.00 including a loan of $300.00 to be paid back to CSUN with no due date and no interest due. Senator Ohriner seconded the amendment. It was decided that CSUN cannot issue loans. Senator Haldeman withdrew his amendment, and Senator Ohriner concurred. Senator Flourens moved to approve new business, item b, Funding of the Greek Connection in the amount of $600.00. Senator Eglet seconded the motion. Senator Ohriner requested that it be reflected in the minutes that this would be the last time the Greek Connection would ask for funding. Senator Eglet stated that the representative from the Greek Connect ion did not say that this would be the last time the newspaper would need to ask for funds. Eglet stated that the Greek Connection would be self-supporting. Senate President Clay requested that the statement be retraced in the minutes from the last meeting so the correct statement could be recorded. MINUTES SENATE MEETING #17 MARCH 6, .1984 PAGE 4 Richard Propper, a representative from the Greek Connection, addressed the senate. President Lee spoke against the motion. Senate President Clay took a roll call vote. The following senators voted in favor of approving new business, item b, of Organizations Board minutes #10, funding in the amount of $600.00 for the Greek Connection: Bill Haldeman Tom Hawley James Ohriner Patrick Adams Karen Cohen Robert Eglet John Fazi Gus Varona Rian Flourens Hal Friedman Mark Doubrava Karen Eckert Cara Iddings There were 0 opposed and 0 abstaining. The motion was approved with all in favor. Senator Flourens read the minutes from Organizations Board meeting held on March 1, 1984. The meeting was called to order by Acting Chairman Larry Hamilton at 3:32 p.m. Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Kappa Psi, Alpha Epsilon Pi, Alpha Tau Omega, AIME, Association of Computing Machinery, Baptist Student Union, Gay Academic Union, Greek Paper, Hispanic Student Association, Hotel Association, International Stu-dent Organization, Sigma Chi, Sigma Chi Little Sisters, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Sigma Nu, Sigma Nu Little Sisters, Student Philosophical Round Table Association, Tau Kappa Epsilon, TKE Little Sisters, Women in Science, Math and Engineering, Rian Flourens, Chinese American Cultural Exchange, AEIOUS, and UNLV Skydivers were present. The board approved minutes #10. The UNLV Debate Team was recognized. Funding in the amount of $850.00 was approved for AIME. The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m. Senator Egletf moved to approve Organizations Board minutes from the meeting held on March 1, 1984. Senator Eckert seconded the motion which carried with all in favor. E. Student Services Committee Senator Varona announced that some of the typewriters from the typewriter room in the library have been moved to the CSUN office for students' use. The remaining typewriters will be placed in the dormitory for their use. Kai Fischer reported on the Security Shuttle Service. F. Appropriations Board There was no report. MINUTES SENATE MEETING #17 MARCH 6, .1984 PAGE 5 G. Other Senator Hawley announced that he has returned from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting Systems Convention. He will have a formal report prepared for next Tuesdays meeting. Senator Ohriner requested that return the Public Informa-tion Office information sheets as soon as possible. The PIO is planning for two sections of information. One section would contain information regarding the current senate vacancies. The second section would contain vote counts on the actions taken during the meetings. The PIO reports are tentatively scheduled to be printed in the next newspaper. Senator Ohriner announced that Franco Frantellizzi was the only student present at his meeting regarding the Presi-dential Search Committee. Ohriner stated that in speaking with students he has found that most people want an effective leader in the office of the presidency, not necessarily a person with a doctorate. Senator Ohriner urged that the senate as student leaders should discuss the importance of the committee's recommendation with the Regents. Senator Eckert stated that she will attempt to post an agenda for an Appropriations Board meeting. VII. Old Business A. Nominations for Vacant Senate Seats 1. Academic Advisement College(2) There were no nominations. 2. Health Sciences College(l) There were no nominations. B. Re-Opening Nominations for Senate President Pro Tempore Senator Fazi moved to reopen nominations for Senate Presi-dent Pro Tempore. Senator Cohen seconded the motion which carried with 11 in favor, 0 opposed and 2 abstaining(Varona, Haldeman). C. Nominations for Senate President Pro Tempore Senator Fazi nominated Senator Haldeman who declined. President Lee nominated Senator Ohriner. Senate President Clay did not accept the nomination since the senate had already taken action on the nomination. Senator Ohriner stated that his nomination could be considered Senate President Clay accepted the nomination of James Ohriner President Lee nominated Senator Cohen. Senator Eglet nominated Senator Doubrava. Senator Fazi nominated Senator Hawley. Senator Friedman nominated Senator Eglet who declined. Senator Flourens nominated Senator Fazi. Senator Fazi nominated Senator Iddings who declined. MINUTES SENATE MEETING #17 MARCH 6, .1984 PAGE 6 President Lee moved to close nominations for Senate Presi-dent Pro Tempore. Senator Cohen seconded the motion which carried with 9 in favor, 3 opposed and 1 abstaining(Friedman) D. Approval of Out-of-State Travel for Yellin' Rebel Editors - Dimick Senator Eckert moved to approve out-of-state travel for Ye11in' Rebe1 Editors. President Lee seconded the motion. President Lee spoke in favor of the motion. Senator Eckert spoke in favor of the motion. Senator Hawley appealed the decision of the chair stating that this item was out of order. There was discussion. The motion to approve out-of-state travel for Yellin' Rebel Editors to attend the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Press Associa tion Convention was approved with all in favor. E. Approval of Travel Policy There was no action taken on this item. F. Approval of the Appropriations Board Operating Policy There was no action taken on this item. G. Discussion/Action on Elections Board Budget(900 Account) There was no action taken on this item. H. Discussion/Action on Travel Request 1. 900 2. 905 There was no action taken on this item. VIII. New Business A. Appointment of Senators 1. Academic Advisement College(l) a. David Ezra b. Mona Borsellino c. Doug Arone d. Tom Verma e. Vykky Cave The nominations of b, c and e have been withdrawn. Senator Flourens moved to approve David Ezra as a Academic Advisement Senator. Senator Varona seconded the motion. Senate President Clay stated that David Ezra was ill and could not be at today's meeting. Senator Eglet requested a roll call vote. The following senators voted in favor of David Ezra: Bill Haldeman MINUTES SENATE MEETING #17 MARCH 6, .1984 PAGE 7 Tom Hawley James Ohriner Patrick Adams Karen Cohen Robert Eglet Gus Varona Rian Flourens Hal Friedman Mark Doubrava Cara Iddings The following senator voted against the appointment of David Ezra to the Academic Advisement Senate Seat: John Fazi The following senator abstained from the vote on the appointment of David Ezra to the Academic Advisement Senate Seat: Karen Eckert David Ezra was appointed as an Academic Advisement Senator with 11 in favor, 1 opposed and 1 abstaining. 2. Arts and Letters College(l) a. Judy Allan b. Bruce Dyer c. Sari Bloom d. Gary Samuelson The nomination of Judy Allan was withdrawn. The nomi-nation of Sari Bloom was withdrawn. Senator Hawley moved to approve Bruce Dyer as an Arts and Letters senator. Senator Hawley withdrew his motion. Senator Hawley moved to allow each candidate present to address the senate for no more than three minutes to be followed by a question and answer period. Senator Varona seconded the motion. Since there were no objec-tions the motion carried. Bruce Dyer and Gary Samuelson addressed the senate. The following senators voted in favor of the appointment of Bruce Dyer to the Arts and Letters Senate Seat: Bill Haldeman Tom Hawley James Ohriner Karen Cohen Karen Eckert Cara Iddings The. following senators voted in favor of the appointment of Gary Samuelson to the Arts and Letters Senate Seat: Patrick Adams Robert Eglet John Fazi Gus Varona MINUTES SENATE MEETING #17 MARCH 6, .1984 PAGE 8 Rian Flourens Hal Friedman Mark Doubrava Gary Samuelson was appointed as the Arts and Letters senator with 7 for Samuelson and 6 for Dyer. 3. Education College(2) a. Matt Florenridge b. Robert Ashley c. Vicky Huse d. Liz Cory e. Nanda Briggs There was no action taken on this item. Senator Fazi stated that he had previously nominated Ray Tuntland for Education College Senator. B. Discussion/Action on Funding Extra Hours for Opening the Library/MSU for Study Hours There was no action taken on this item. C. Approval of Contract Between CSUN and Bill "The Fox" Foster in the Amount of $850.00 - Rathner(see attached) This item was considered previously. D. Approval of Establishment of Ad Hoc Committee to In-vestigate and Recommend Action Concerning Affirmative Action Officer Lujan's February 23, 1984 Memorandum Members of the Committee shall be Cohen, Eglet, Fried-man, Eckert, and Fazi. This committee must report back to the Senate on March 12, 1984 with results of the investigation and recommendations for action. Senator Eglet moved to approve the establishment of an ad hoc committee to investigate and recommend action con-cerning Affirmative Action Officer Lujan's February 23, 1984 Memorandum with members of the committee being Cohen, Eglet, Friedman, Eckert and Fazi and the committee reporting back to the senate on March 12, 1984 with results of the investigation and recommendations for action. Senator Eckert seconded the motion. Senator Cohen moved to amend the motion to change the date from March 12 to March 27. Senator Eglet accepted this as a friendly amendment. The motion as amended was approved with 13 infavor, 0 opposed and 1 abstaining(Eckert). E. Discussion/Action on Physicians Services Proposal (donation of up to $14,000.00) - Shaffer(see attached) There was discussion on this item. Senator Haldeman moved to table this item for one week with the recommendation that the Appropriations Board consider this proposal. Senator Ohriner seconded the motion which carried with 13 in favor, 1 opposed (Fazi) and 0 abstaining. MINUTES SENATE MEETING #17 MARCH 6, .1984 PAGE 9 F. Approval of the Use of a Station "Wagon on March 27, 28, 29, 30 and April 10, 11, 12, 13 for the Election Board - Bill DiBenedetto Senator Flourens moved to approve the use of a station wagon on March 27, 28, 29, 30 and April 10, 11, 12, and 13 for the Elections Board. President Lee seconded the motion which carried with all in favor. G. Approval of Out-of-State Travel for KUNV Sports Directors - Dyer(PCAA Tournament - March 8-10) Senator Flourens moved to approve the out-of-state travel for KUNV Sports Directors for the PCAA Tournament for March 8 through 10. Senator Cohen seconded the motion. Senator Hawley requested that this item be withdrawn since the amount be considered was under $500. There was no further action taken on this item. H. Disapproval of Regents' Grant-in-Aid for the Ye11in' Rebe1 Editor - Dimick, Counsel for Mr. Frantellizzi Senator Flourens appealed the decision of the chair and requested that this item be ruled out of order since it is frivolous and dilatory. Senator Haldeman objected to the consideration of this item. There were 8 senators in favor of objecting to the consider-ation of this item, 3 opposed (Iddings, Fazi, Hawley) and 3 abstaining. The chair stated this objection as passing. Senator Cohen stated that the objection to the consideration of this item required a two thirds majority. Senate President Clay stated that the objection to the con-sideration of this item failed with 8 in favor, 3 opposed (Iddings, Fazi, Hawley) and 3 abstaining. Senator Fazi moved to disapprove the item. The motion died due to the lack of a second. There was no further action taken on this item. IX. Open Discussion Senator Ohriner submitted a press release requesting that it be included in the minutes of this meeting although . he would not be reading it to the senate. The press release is attached. President Lee stated that the Governor will be speaking at the Career Day Luncheon and reminded everyone to R.S.V.P. Lee announced that the Constitution will be revamped and the new sections will be highlighted. Lee announced the possibility of sponsoring a Voter Registration Drive during Mar di Gr as . Senator Cohen requested that the members of the ad hoc com-mittee formed today submit meeting times to her. President Lee announced that he was edited out of the new "People" magazine article regarding universities across the nation. MINUTES SENATE MEETING #17 MARCH 6, .1984 PAGE 10 X. Adjournment Senate President Clay adjourned the meeting at 5:40 p.m Respectfully submitted by, Respectfully prepared by Catherine Clay U Lynn Best CSUN Senate President CSUN Secretary PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 3/1/84 The following is the opinion of James Ohriner, CSUN Representative on the Presidential Search Advisory Committee. "There has been considerable coverage and scrutiny of the search for a UNLV President to succeed Dr. Leonard Goodall. As the person appointed to represent the 11,000 students on campus, I feel an obligation to express my concerns." "The first inquiry I posed to the Advisory Committee regarded the validity of the committee itself. There was general concern that the voice of the committee may be iqnored and that our time and energy would be used as a political domino. The advisor to our committee assured us that the Board of Regents would respect our opinions." "Much controversy arose over the possibility of removing the doctorate requirement for the position of UNLV President. At the most recent meeting of the Advisory Committee, feeling a need to bring this item under discussion, I moved that the doctorate requirement be removed. The opinions I expressed embodied the sentiments of student leaders and the majority of the student body. We felt that the doctorate degree was definitely a reverential asset and an important consid-eration. However, our uppermost concern was with the personal qualities of the candidate and a record of strong leadership, quality administrative skills, and effective lobbying skills with legislatures on behalf of education." "I expressed these concerns. Several members of the committee concurred. The majority/ however, opposed the motion and the motion failed." "It is my understanding that the purpose of this committee is for a free exchange of ideas. The faculty representatives on the committee seem to feel that my views were affrontive. On the contrary, I merely set forth a differing opinion. My concern for the academic reputation of UNLV is exemplified by my continued participation on this committee, as well as my years of support and activity on behalf of education in Nevada." "I do feel that a dangerous precedent has been set, however. The committee discussed this matter and voted. The Board of Regents should have respected this vote. The action by the Regents places in jeopardy the potency of the entire Advisory Committee. Even though the vote by the Regents echoed my views, their vote disregarded the committee's vote. This maneuver on the first controversial item brought forth shows a lack of respect for the committee which they appointed." "I have yet to speak personally with Regent MacBride or Committee Chairman Del Pappa. The first time I met them was at the meeting of February 24th. My stand on both issues shall, in any case, Contact: James Ohriner O) 739-3477 H) 798-8858 remain consistant: I favor removing the doctorate requirement if the Advisory Committee votes to do so. The Regents' disreqard for the opinion of the committee was inappropriate and not in the best interest of the system of selectino the next President of UNLV." -30-