Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, November 7, 1991

CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT AGENDA SENATE MEETING 22-01 NOVEMBER 7, 1991 4:00 P.M. TO 6:00 P.M. WRI 211 I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. ANNOUNCEMENTS IV. BOARD, COMMITTEE, AND DIRECTOR REPORTS V. EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONS VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Nomination/Election of Senate President Pro Tempore The Senate President will open the floor for nominations and then the Senate will elect a Senate President Pro Tempore for the 22nd session. B. Nomination/Election of Senate Committee Chairs. The Senate President will open the floor for nominations of the Bylaws, Rules, and the Ad Hoc Committee on Ways and Means Chairs. C. Executive Board Expenditure Authorization The Executive Board requests that it be allowed to make expenditures under $500 with the signatures of two (2) of its members. D. Approval of $800 out of the 904 account for the purchase of pencils. .. ,/ " . V. • President Colebrook requests the approval of $800 to purchase 5000 pencils from the Student Services account.' E. Approval of a 504 per hour raise for the office of the Senate Secretary. The Senate President requests that the hourly wage of the Senate Secretary be raised from $5.50 per hour to $6.00. F. Approval of Executive Board Nominations. The Executive Board has requested approval of the nominations in item V of this agenda. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT AGENDA SENATE MEETING 22-01 PAGE TWO (2) VII. NEW BUSINESS G. Nominations to vacant Senate Seats. The Senate President will open the floor for nominations to the vacant Senate Seats. The vacant seats are as follows: One (1) Business and Economics seat, One (1) Hotel Administration seat, One (1) Health, Physical Education, and Recreation seat, Three (3) Student Development seat, One (1) Science and Mathematics seat, and One (1) Education seat. H. State of the Senate Address The Senate President shall deliver the annual State of the Senate Address in accordance to Senate Bylaw 24. VIII. OPEN DISCUSSION IX. ADJOURNMENT Posted in accordance with the Nevada Open Meeting Law in: BEH 1ST FLOOR, FDH 1ST FLOOR, WRI 1ST FLOOR, AND TOH 2ND FLOOR. MK/bjs UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA SENATE MEETING 22-01 NOVEMBER 7, 1991 4:00 P.M. TO 6:00 P.M WRI 211 VII. NEW BUSINESS I. Approval of $1047.42 out of the 909 account (KUNV Capital Improvement) for remodeling and upgrading costs for KUNV radio station. Rob Rosenthal, KUNV General Manager requests approval of monies to upgrade KUNV radio station. J. Approval of $559.00 out of the 901 account for office desk and selving unit from Facilities Management for KUNV. Rob Rosenthal, KUNV General Manager, requests approval of monies to to purchase new office equipment. K. Introduction/Approval of Senate Resolution 22 - 01. Senator Benneman requests the approval of Senate Resolution 22 - 01. L. Introduction/Approval of Senate Resolution 22 - 02. Senator Young requests the approval of Senate Resolution 22 - 02. VIII.OPEN DISCUSSION IX. ADJOURNMENT MK/bjs UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT MINUTES SENATE MEETING 2 2 - 0 1 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1991 4:00 P.M. WRI 211 I. CALL TO ORDER Senate President Mike Kennedy called the meeting to order at 4:09 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Present Absent Senator Johannsson Senator Benneman Senator Booth Senator Barkhuff Senator Duran Senator Stuhff •Senator Stuhffr b^J^>Qjo>\XmjcAsuA. 02- Senator Dubowsky Q Senator Nalder Senator Angell Senator Fischer Senator Romero Senator Young III. ANNOUNCEMENTS Vice President Pro Tempore Smith had no comments. Senate President Mike Kennedy welcomed the Senate to their first meeting. He stated that he will be allowing time for a student from the Marketing Depart-ment concerning the potential designs for the new UNLV logo who wants Student Government input. Discussion of prospective UNLV logos ensued. IV..BOARD, COMMITTEE, AND DIRECTOR REPORTS ORGANIZATIONS — Director Whitstone introduced himself. He stated that he held an Organizations Board meeting on Wednesday, and that the next meeting will be on Wednesday, November 20. He stated that I.D.'s and rosters are due at that time in order to be in the drawing for basketball tickets. He answered questions from the Senate. STUDENT SERVICES — Director Quick introduced himself. He stated that he is working with Chief Hollenbeck to organize an automobile service to help students that are stranded with broken down cars. He answered questions from the Senate. ELECTIONS — Director Kershaw spoke concerning the ballot question. She said that the special election concerning the Ballot Question on the Student Health fee is tentatively scheduled for November 19th and 20th. She encouraged the Senators to promote voting on the Ballot Question. She answered questions from the Senate. ENTERTAINMENT AND PROGRAMMING — Director White introduced himself. He stated that E&P has been running smoothly, and that they will be attending NACA this weekend. Assistant Director Maultsby introduced himself and spoke. NEVADA STUDENT AFFAIRS — Director Stuhff introduced himself. He spoke extensively concerning Senate Resolution 22 - 02 and the "CamScam." UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 SENATE MINUTES 22 - 01 Page Two (2) TV. BOARD, COMMITTEE, AND DIRECTOR REPORTS, CONTINUED KUNV — Vince Alberta spoke for General Manager Rob Rosenthal. V. EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONS There were no Executive Board Nominations. VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS There was no Unfinished Business. VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Nomination/Election of Senate President Pro Tempore. Senator Duran nominated Senator Bud Benneman. Motion to close nominations by Senator Nalder. Motion carried by voice vote. Motion to appoint Senator Bud Benneman by unanimous acclamation by Senator Johannsson. There was no objection. Senator Benneman was appointed Pro Tem. B. Nomination/Election of Senate Committee Chairs. Senator Nalder nominated Senator Mike Young for the Rules Chair. Senator Duran nominated Senator Thelma Johannsson for the Bylaws Chair. Senator Benneman nominated Senator Willie Romero for the Bylaws Chair. Senator Romero nominated Senator Bud Benneman for the Ways and Means Chair. Motion to table by Senator Benneman. Motion carried by voice vote. C. Executive Board Expenditure Authorization. Motion to approve by Senator Barkhuff. There was discussion. Motion carried 9 - 0 - 3 , meeting the 2/3's vote requirement. POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEDGE BY SENATOR YOUNG, WHO LEFT THE ROOM. D. Approval of $800 out of the 904 account for the purchase of pencils. Motion to approve by Senator Barkhuff. There was discussion. Motion to table by Senator Barkhuff. Motion carried by voice vote. SENATOR YOUNG RETURNED TO THE MEETING. E. Approval of a 50c per hour raise for the office of the Senate Secretary. Motion to approve by Senator Benneman. There was discussion. Vice President Pro Tempore spoke on behalf of President Colebrook stating that he does not feel that this item should be on the agenda as it was not proper procedure due to the fact that it did not go to the Executive Board first. Senate President Kennedy requested that Vice President Pro Tem Smith relay the message, "That's too bad," to President Colebrook, explaining that directly related Senate business does not, by the Constitution, go through the Executive Board. There was further discussion. Motion carried 1 2 - 0 - 0 . F. Approval of Executive Board Nominations. Motion out of order due to lack of business. G. Nominations to Vacant Senate Seats. BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS; Scott Fisher was nominated by Senator Benneman. Dario Herrera was nominated by Senator Benneman. Brian C. Johnson was nominated by Senator Benneman. HOTEL ADMINISTRATION; Todd Weber was nominated by Senator Dubowsky. Doug Martin was nominated by Senator Benneman. SENATE MINUTES 2 2 - 0 1 Page Four (4) VIII.OPEN DISCUSSION, CONTINUED Senator Fischer stated that Phi Alpha Delta is having a clothing drive for the homeless. He stated that he is really impressed with the work Director Stuhff did on Senate Resolution 22 - 02. He stated that he will be working with James (James Justeson), the head of Student Security. He congratulated Senator Benneman, adding that it is no big surprise. Senator Duran congratulated Senator Benneman on his appointment to the Pro Tem position. He stated that it is a priviledge to work with everyone, and that it is nice to get down to this side of the campus. He commended Director Stuhff, stating that he did an outstanding job. Senator Dubowsky congratulated Senator Benneman, stated that she is glad to be here, and requested that the Senate be patient with the new Senators, as they are trying to catch on. Senator Booth stated that she supported Senator Benneman's comments concerning Directors, as sarcasm is not necessary. She stated that she is looking forward to all the Senate meetings. Senator Stuhff congratulated Senator Benneman and stated that her brother, Director Stuhff, did a great job. She stated that she is happy that the Senate voted in favor of Senate Resolution 22 - 02 as it established a precedent. Senator Angell congratulated Senator Benneman. Senator Nalder congratulated Senator Benneman, and stated that while she is fairly new as a Senator, if anyone needs help they can come to her. She stated that she is happy that the new Senate is here. Senator Young thanked everyone for their support on Senate Resolution 22 - 02, and stated that while his name is on it, Director Stuhff did it. He stated that Director White stated that it would be more negative press to pass the resolution, but that it was important. We did not jump on the bandwagon, but we did jump at the chance to give student input. He stated that it is good to be back and that he can't wait for next week. Senator Barkhuff stated that if anyone wants to go to the luncheon that they need to see Senate President Kennedy after the meeting. She stated that for those new Senators, the Senate President Pro Tem (Senator Benneman) is an excellent teacher. She stated that he may be hard to take sometimes, but that he knows the policies and procedures of CSUN and the Handbook. She suggested that the Senate pick up Robert's Rules of Order. Vice President Pro Tempore Smith welcomed the new Senate in and stated that for herself, and from President Colebrook, they are glad you are here. She stated that even though she has not met anyone one-on-one yet, she is availble if anyone wants to come and see her. She stated that donating stuff to the clothing drive at Phi Alpha Delta and also the one for Student Government is important. She stated that order in the meeting went way out of hand. Senate President Mike Kennedy yielded the floor to Director Stuhff. Director Stuhff stated that he wants to thank the Senate for their support, and that voting in the Resolution was not jumping on the bandwagon but rather defending the violation of individual student rights, not academic freedom (which is what the Faculty Senate was concerned with). He stated that the issue was time-sensitive, but Student Government needed to take a stand. He stated that if we would not have approved the issue, it would have been a lost opportunity for a student voice. He stated that the Board of Regents is also dealing with the "CamScam" and that there will be a lot more bad press. He stated that this resolution makes the students look more aware. Senator Booth stated that if anyone is going to dispose of their paper, to please give it to her to recycle. SENATE MINUTES 2 2 - 0 1 Page Five (5) VIII.OPEN DISCUSSION, CONTINUED Senate President Mike Kennedy stated that he prepared the State of the Senate Address for four months and it was tabled...He stated that the next meeting will be Thursday, November 14, at 4:00 p.m. in this room (WRI 211). He stated that Senator Barkhuff is a good example of a Senator with a conflict with meeting scheduling. He stated that Senators from the Colleges of Engineering and Education have consistently had difficulties attending Senate meetings scheduled for this time. He requested that the Senate think about moving the meetings to a different time and day for the Spring semester. He stated that, personally, he believes that it is wrong to hold Senate meetings on days and times when certain colleges have difficulty being represented. He stated that he is extremely angry and embarrassed about the conduct of Student Government during the presentation of UNLV logos. He stated that it was rude, and that a severe lack of order was very embarrassing. He stated that when he has to yell for order, there is a problem. He requested that the Senate and the gallery keep that in mind, and to be on the up and up when guests are here. He stated that as far as the Senate Secretary's raise is concerned, the first issue is that a 50c raise in 18 months is pretty bad, and that this problem occurs due to transitions in Executive Board every May. He stated that the second issue is that President Colebrook did not like the idea of an item on the agenda that the Executive Board has not approved. However, a concept of separation of powers and checks and balances plays a part. He stated that this agenda item is completely under Senate jurisdiction, and that the Senate Secretary works for the Senate, not the Executive Board. He added that the Senate does not write the Executive Board agenda, nor should the Executive Board write the Senate agenda. He explained that the legislature writes and the executives execute. He stated that he is not trying to bash the President, but that the third issue he wants to talk about is that at the last meeting of the Senate session 22, President Colebrook told a Senator who called him on his actions that it was "too bad" that the Senator in question felt that President Colebrook was abusing his ex-officio power. Senate President Kennedy stated that that is why he directed his response of "That's too bad" to the President through the Vice President Pro Tempore. He stated that the purpose of having ex-officio members is to open lines of communication, and that the position should be used with respect. He stated that he is really upset about President Colebrook's comment, and that it is his job to protect the legislature and to be a liaison between the Senate and the Executive Board. He states that he expects both the Executive Board and the Directors to treat the Senate with the respect that it deserves, and that if the disrespect continues from the Executive Board, then the Executives can sit in the gallery. He reiterated that the motion was not out of order. POINT OF INFORMATION FROM VICE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE SMITH that President Colebrook was also opposed as he does not feel that she deserves a raise due to comments that were said at the Senate Retreat. Senate President Pro Tempore Bud Benneman interjected that the Senate should be ready to override a Presidential veto at next week's meeting. Senator Nalder stated that President Colebrook's opinion should have been included during the discussion of the motion, not during Open Discussion. SENATE MINUTES 2 2 - 0 1 Page Six (6) VIII.OPEN DISCUSSION, CONTINUED Senate President Mike Kennedy stated that he is the evalutor of the Senate Secretary's performance, by Bylaw 29, not the Executive Board. He stated that he is the direct supervisor, followed by the Senate President Pro Tempore as well as the Senate. He stated that he put it on the agenda because he felt a raise was deserved, and that if the President doesn't like it, well, that is his perogative. He stated that he did the right thing. IX. ADJOURNMENT Senate President Mike Kennedy adjourned the meeting at 6:22 p.m. CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS SENATE RESOLUTION 22-01 STUDENT EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTORS Submitted by: Senator Bud Benneman WHEREAS: It is the responsibility of the government of the -Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada to promote and defend the interests of the-students at the Universitv of Nevada, Las Vegas, we the Twenty-second Session of the CSUN Senate have determined that, WHEREAS: The best criteria for evaluating an instructor's performance is student evaluations, and WHEREAS: It is apparent that some departments and colleges at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas do not hold student evaluations as an intrinsic part of the determination of tenure and promotion, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the 22nd Session of the CSUN Senate, in its role as speaker for the UNLV student Body, hereby expresses its displeasure with the policies of tenure and promotion of instructors at UNLV, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT: the 22nd Session of the CSUN Senate recommends the amendment of said policies to include student evaluations as a primary criterion for instructor tenure and promotion. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT WE, the Senators of the Twenty-second Session of the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, hereby enact Senate Resolution 22 - 01 a vote of ' ' in favor, kJ opposed, and O abstaining on this seventh day of November, 1991 during Senate Meeting 22 - 01. SENATOR MIKE ANGELL SENATOR TRACY BARKHUFF SENATOR CATHY BOOTH SENATOR PAULA DUBOWSKY SENATOR JEROME DURAN SENATOR HOBREIGH FISCHER SENATOR THELMA JOHANNSSON SENATOR JAMI NALDER SENATOR WILLIE ROMERO SENATOR MISCHA STUHFF SENATOR MIKE YOUNG not present for the vote SENATOR BUD BENNEMAN , SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE SENATE PRESIDENT MIKE KENNEDY Mte. SENATE SECRETARY BECKY SPRAY UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 IN THE SENATE OF THE CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA AT LAS VEGAS SENATE RESOLUTION 22-02 WHEREAS, A television camera was placed in a ceiling vent in the north gym on the premises of UNLV for the purpose of videotaping UNLV students in a regularly scheduled class without their knowledge or consent; WHEREAS, The camera was placed for the apparent purpose of merely complying with the rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, under the custodial authority of the UNLV Administration, in a manner that subordinates the privacy of students and the academic mission of UNLV to the interests of athletics; NOW, THEREFORE, We are resolvedly outraged and alarmed at the use of secret videotaping and the actual or perceived effect of this action against the Individual Right of Privacy guaranteed by the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution and The Declaration of Rights of the Constitution of the State of Nevada. FURTHER, We are resolvedly outraged and alarmed at the subordination of the academic mission of UNLV to athletics by the excessive use of the authority of the UNLV Administration for the stated purpose of appeasing the NCAA. FURTHER, We support the November 5, 1991 resolution of the UNLV Faculty Senate on the subject of the aforesaid videotaping incident. PASSED by a vote of J 0 _ in favor, _ Q _ opposed, and J _ abstaining on this seventh day of November, 1991. S E N A T E P R E S I D E N T SENATE g # q k E T A & Y HMCTWI unrmua Section Las Vegas Review-Journal Page 1E Assoc;atea Press ie bail as he's presst.-rd :v 76ers Charles .r Armon Gilliam Tuesday ;n Wasmnaton. -) jo points and "You ' the wav ^ one," B P • start bu • i a r - i - •' 11• •: • With ; J". 1 ()•' 1 iou-CIS. .-"at of ••. Llit- --'cond . in* vt- can • ': • • -.ay -.rt- Attorney wants more answers • Tim Grgurich's lawyer says the tape he has of a conditioning class does not offer much evidence. By Bruce Pascoe Review-Journal The attorney for UNLV assistant coach Tim Grgurich has charged UNLV officials with hiding more evi-dence behind its reasoning for ordering the secret videotapes of a conditioning class. Roy Smith said he has mailed a nine-page letter to UNLV President Robert Maxson, UNLV legal counsel Brad Booke and Interim Athletic Director Dennis Finfrock. In his pursuit of fur-ther legal action, Smith said he has asked for information about the origi-nal complaints of NCAA violations, and about the films themselves, among other things. Smith said because the tapes have no sound, because one shows only 30- minutes of action despite its label as a 45-minute tape, and because the cam-era routinely shifts to and away from the basketball court, the tape he has is not a strong piece of evidence. "My client does not understand why the cameraman moves away from him when he is in full compliance," Smith said. "Why do they do that? It was my understanding that they made the tape because they were anticipating viola-tions." Smith also said that instead of mail-ing apologies to Grgurich and the other two coaches involved, Booke still has only sent a letter that alleges a viola-tion. In the letter, Smith said, the coaches are told they can lose their jobs under a university code for incompe-tence, inefficiency and imperfect du-ties. "You tell me: What kind of apology is that?" Smith said. However, Booke said he simply hasn't mailed the letters of apology yet, and that the university code word-ing was standard for any employee in a similar situation. "It's boiler-plate," he said. Booke said Smith's letter and re- Faculty gives reprimand By Bruce Pascoe Review-Journal The UNLV Faculty Senate, af-ter 45 minutes of discussion, passed Tuesday a mild reprimand for the handling of the secret vid-eotape by UNLV counsel Brad Booke. Although there was discussion for and against the statement, which suggests that a policy should be developed regarding the use of secret monitoring, it passed unanimously after several amendments were made. "The statement is to let the ad-ministration,, know that we take academic freedom seriously," said Lori Temple, Faculty Senate chairman. "We resolve that we won't tolerate this. It's OK in the interests of safety or security, but we have to do what we think is right in the academic environ-ment." Don Diener, who wrote the statement, said it was not an en-dorsement of the athletic pro-gram nor an expression of a lack of confidence in UNLV President Robert Maxson. But he said there was still a troubling aspect to the taping, which Booke said was , done to see if the UNLV basket-ball team was complying with NCAA rules. "Tricks, deceptions, illusions constitute no part whatever of an academic community's practice toward those who find themselves in that community," he said. "What a university should want to teach, it should be prepared also to teach by example. Re-spectfully, we do not think that the example of Orwellian uncer-tainty is an example of an aca-demic community." While many senate members said they didn't agree with the taping, but acceDted Bookp's anol- Associated Press :he ball as he's pressured by 76ers Charles ar Armon Gilliam Tuesday in Washington. •p e at lel- Icy on int bv .eft D7- to 72. am ley tie ig-la-ed 33 points and grabbed 19 rebounds. "You have to get the first one out of the way before you can get the second one," Barkley said. "Maybe we can start building on this one." Harvey Grant's three-point play with 1:25 left gave Washington a 106- 102 lead. But Armon Gilliam, who had 17 points, made a three-point play with 33.5 seconds left. After the Bullets were called for a 24-second violation, Hawkins scored on bounce pass from Barkley to finish with 21 points. Pervis Ellison's jumper at the buzz-er fell off the rim, and the Bullets were saddled with their first loss after opening the season with two straight victories. Michael Adams had 33 points and 15 assists for the Bullets and Ledell Eackles scored 22 points. ~ "It was a tough one, but we've got i season," Eackles said.' "We did make our nm "-u: ' was a positive becaus ra and really fought 2 says ine xape ne nas or a conditioning class does not offer much evidence. By Bruce Pascoe Review-Journal The attorney for UNLV assistant coach Tim Grgurich has charged UNLV officials with hiding more evi-dence behind its reasoning for ordering the secret videotapes of a conditioning class. Roy Smith said he has mailed a nine-page letter to UNLV President Robert Maxson, UNLV legal counsel Brad Booke and Interim Athletic Director Dennis Finfrock. In his pursuit of fur-ther legal action, Smith said he has asked for information about the origi-nal complaints of NCAA violations, and about the films themselves, among other things. Smith said because the tapes have no sound, because one shows only 30- minutes of action despite its label as a 45-minute tape, and because the cam-era routinely shifts to and away from the basketball court, the tape he has is not a strong piece of evidence. "My client does not understand why the cameraman moves away from him when he is in full compliance," Smith said. "Why do they do that? It was my understanding that they made the tape because they were anticipating viola-tions." Smith also said that instead of mail-ing apologies to Grgurich and the other two coaches involved, Booke still has only sent a letter that alleges a viola-tion. In the letter, Smith said, the coaches are told they can lose their jobs under a university code for incompe-tence, inefficiency and imperfect du-ties. "You tell me: What kind of apology is that?" Smith said. However, Booke said he simply hasn't mailed the letters of apology yet, and that the university code word-ing was standard for any employee in a similar situation. "It's boiler-plate," he said. Booke said Smith's letter and re-marks were merely yet another at-tempt to drive attention away from what Booke says he personally thinks is an NCAA violation committed dur-ing the conditioning class. "It's an old lawyer's trick that when the facts are bad, you attack the wit-ness," Booke said. "You try to focus attention on everything but the facts and everything but the issue. That is obviously what's going on, and they've done a very good job at it." However, one of Booke's reasonings has taken a blow. Booke said one rea-son he felt extreme measures were needed to watch for NCAA violations was that UNLV could be in line for the death penalty if another violation re-sulted in another NCAA investigation. Please see TAPES/7E reprimand By Bruce Pascoe Review-Journal The UNLV Faculty Senate, af-ter 45 minutes of discussion, passed Tuesday a mild reprimand for the handling of the secret vid-eotape by UNLV counsel Brad Booke. Although there was discussion for and against the statement, which suggests that a policy should be developed regarding the use of secret monitoring, it passed unanimously after several amendments were made. "The statement is to let the ad-ministrationv know that we take academic freedom seriously," said Lori Temple, Faculty Senate chairman. "We resolve that we won't tolerate this. It's OK in the interests of safety or security, but we have to do what we think is right in the academic environ-ment." Don Diener, who wrote the statement, said it was not an en-dorsement of the athletic pro-gram nor an expression of a lack of confidence in UNLV President Robert Maxson. But he said there was still a troubling aspect to the taping, which Booke said was ,done to see if the UNLV basket-ball team was complying with NCAA rules. "Tricks, deceptions, illusions constitute no part whatever of an academic community's practice toward those who find themselves in that community," he said. "What a university should want to teach, it should be prepared also to teach by example. Re-spectfully, we do not think that the example of Orwellian uncer-tainty is an example of an aca-demic community." While many senate members said they didn't agree with the taping, but accepted Booke's apol-ogy, one said the issue was over-blown, and that the true issue of whether the Rebels were violat-ing NCAA rules is all that mat-ters. The most direct opposition to that view came from Jack Starr, a non-senate member. "Certain acts are so disgusting and so heinous that they might be unforgivable," Starr said. "More harm has been done to the university that could ever be done with a basketball in the gymnasium. I sincerely hope that the Board of Regents serves at-tention to this matter, and may justice, morality and decency be well served by their actions." Johnson: Oilers confidence. -* < But Cal Coach Lou Campanelli cautions anyone listening to the ; group, which has been touted as one of the last year's premier re-cruiting classes in the nation, to quote them with caution. "They have no idea about the level of competition they will en- .: Counter. They have no idea about ' the strength of the Pac-10 Confer-ence," Campanelli said Tuesday ; at the Bears' media day. "You don't warjt to dampen their en-thusiasm,' but I think a coach is going to be more realistic than the players." How realistic is Campanelli be-ing about the Bears, who begin their 1991-92 season Friday night with an exhibition against High 5 America? "I think this team is at least a year away," Campanelli said. "They're going to have some bright spots this season, but . they're also going to get their noses bloodied." "In my 20 years as a head coach, 1 have never had as young a basketball team as the one we're going to try and tackle this season with," Campanelli said. "And I've never had to play so many freshmen in key roles." In addition to Roberts, Grigsby, a 6-foot-8, 220-pounder, will see a lot of time as the Bears' power forward, and Murray, at 6-6, 225, will fill in plenty at small for-ward. The chaos an abundance of new faces causes has been evident at the Bears' early practices. "The practices have really been up and down because of the youth and inexperience," said junior forward Brian Hendrick, who will anchor the Bears' front line. "We have to work on becoming more consistent. (The inconsistency) is something you have to adjust to. It frustrates everybody at times." And it has slowed the Bears up. "We're way behind where we thought we'd be," Campanelli Hendrick, who averaged 17.6 points and 9.0 rebounds a game as a sophomore, will be the Bears' main offensive threat in a newly installed motion offense this sea-son. Junior guard Billy Dreher, who averaged 13.2 points per game last year, and senior guard Bill Elleby, who averaged 10.2, will also try to surround the freshmen with some stability. The Bears finished last season with a 13-15 mark, and have been picked by the Pac-10 coach-es to finish sixth this year. This may not be what these eager freshmen want to hear, but Campanelli will tell them they haven't seen the Pac-10 yet. "I think this (freshman) class is going to be fine a year or two down the line," Campanelli said. "But they're not going to come in and put us in a position to leap-frog over Arizona, UCLA, Arizo-na State or anybody else who has three or four starters back." Tapes From 1E The NCAA has the right to ad-minister the death penalty if two major violations are committed within a five-year period. Accord-ing to Mark Jones of the NCAA enforcement staff, the sanctions the Rebels will serve this year do not count against the five-year rule because they were originally committed in the mid-1970s. Booke said the current allega-tions hanging over UNLV may result in a major violation, but even if they do, Jones said a new violation resulting from the con-ditioning class wouldn't be cause for a new investigation and a sec-ond major violation. Instead, Jones said the alleged violation pimply would be tacked on to the current allegations. Booke and UNLV admi