$atuiday. February to, I76! SCARLET AND BLACK Pug. Seven BROAD CHANGES MAY REVITALIZE GRINNELL GOVERNMENT STUDENT REFERENDUM SGHEDULED FOR TUESDAY (@l‘ CONSTITUTION (Continued lroni Page s) L The House Council may request the Judicial council to rcsinldice de- cisions and penalrics levied by the llouse Councils. section a — Judicial Council 1. Membership Membership shall consist oi three fludems appointed by rhe student xovernment and three inciilty Rp< ointcd by the President or the col- ege train a list oi iaculry availnoio tor service as uercrmined by the Chairman of the Faculty. 2. Qunlitieailons ior ivlcmbership a All student members must have or least sophomore standing. b. No student member or the council may serve RS a mtmbcr oi the AW.S. board, the c. or Hit, or the Senate while he is a men» her or the council. I. selection oi Student Members a The student members oi rrie Judlcial Council shall be norms hated by is committee mnde up or two members or the c. of HE, two members oi III: A w,s. Board. and two members oi the Senate. nppointed by rhe ohaiinien oi the respective groups. This committee shall be chsired by the sch, President. b, All student nominations to the Judicial Council lire siibiect to the approval oi the Senate. is. in sele g student members ot the Judicial council, ilie norm» baring conimirree rind the Senate xtlall give due regard to the equitable representation or both men and women siudsnis. rl Twc student members shall be seltcrcd by December i. one stu. dent member shall go selected by May l, 1. Term oi diiice a. Members oi the Judicial coun. eil shall serve aria-year terms. o. The two siudenr members an. pointed by Decembei i shall as- siime their responsib' iies upon the iirst day oi school aiier curisrmas vacation. -ihc student member selected by bray i shrill titre oriice at the beginning or the new school year. c. Faculty members shall serve for a one-year term. and shall tnlre cities on September l. b succession Members may succeed themselves tor a second term it me appoint. men: is renewed by the respective deleciiori bodies, ii. Vacancies Vlcnncles in riutleiit positions on e Judicial Council slinll be iilled y the procedures outlined in Sec. Ilon b. item 3. us soon as passlhll alter their occurrence. 1. oiiicers oi the .liidiciril council is. The on an shall be chosen by the Council ironi its own mum» bersbip. The Chairman shall be elected or the beginning or each semester to serve a one.sernesier term A Chairman may succccd himseli, b. The council shall relccr n Secretary. who will be respoiitib ioi keeping a rccoid ci ins or. ceedings ind tor the processing or CONNIE KU incoming inioi his. tion. sud outgoing I. Jurisdiction. Powers, and Dlltlel la The Jud Council shall hnvc original )nsdlcllfln in all cones in which violations or col- lege regulullons an: alleged to hove occurred cxu‘pt those cases iii which his Ho e ciiiineiis linve oiirinal iiirisriicrion This inns. diction is cllccllve regurdless at winner in apprehension Or it- iiiirsi ior hmiiiig is made by stu- dent or college personnel, b. in emergency situaiioiis in- volving student or community wel— tore, the college has the responsi— oiliry for taking immediate rciii- pomry aciion, Tiie disposition ot the case in determining the status LESLIE KNOWLTON. '71 Miss Student CQ-of lnator oi the student in relation to [In college snnll reside with the Ju- dicial council. c. The Judicial council may re- ier any cases brought beiore it back to the House council li ll: ls icir rhar rlie i-iouse council should have original jurisdiction oi the case. d. 1H: hi hi Council may. in its discrerion, liiivr appsllnie lurr isoiction over these cases handled by ilie l-rouse councils. e. The Judicial Council shall have the power to recommend any nlcasuiz it iecls appropriare ro the siiuntion. t. The decision or the .lurlicial Council will be subject to the st dent‘s right or appeal to the pres dent oi the College and in Ill. discretion oi the Preslllcni. who ETER, '70 Miss Body of the Constitution under the terms oi the charler of the Trustees oi rnr college has - nitl responsibility ior ali discipli. nory action. a. The Council will niiike pub- lic a brici sinisrnenr explaining the basis ior any disciplinaiy action talren. This responsibility, how. ever, does not include an ubllga~ tion to reveal publicly either the names or me students involved or the exact rrnnscripr oi ilie pro- eeerlliigs, D. Proceedings a. Any individual \\'l|hIII the cut- legc community may re ori intrac- iioiis oi college regular ns to the Judicial council by making a re- oucsi ior n hearing to the council clinirman or secretary. b. The exact pi-ccrdiiie lor mak- ing it soonest lot is hearing is as ioiloivs: l) The request is to be made us soon iis possible, or wuhiu a rerisonuble ruuc ioliouiiig the MIL-god iniincrion. request is to be in nnrl should include: 2) This writing, a) the neisonist thought to have been involved in the vio. lotion, bl the i‘ inlion thought to have been violated, or the gen. crnl reason ior inc rcuoesr. c) ihe rictual or mirrorininre time. time. and location oi the violation. oi the signaiuie oi rhe per. son requesting the hearing. a) when a request is received, the Secretary shall distribute duplicate copies oi i "request ior hearing" term to the per sons indicared in the request. the AW 5. and c. or lip, presi— dcnis. the President oi the Cats logo, the bean oi Women, been or Men. and the members oi rne Judicial Council. 4) The "request tor hearing" ioriii sliouid include the inlor. million given in the original re- oucsr and a brici siarrincnt coii. ceriing the person's righr to ask any member oi the college com~ iiiiiiiiiy lo ' him, 5tThe Chairman shall be re» sponsible ior enliiug a meeting oi the Council whenever he l'cr ceives a request, or is noriiied oi the receipt 0! u request tor a hearing. This meeting is to take place as soon as possible titer the request has been iiled. ARTICLE lv STUDENT COORDINATOR section A — Duties and power. 1. The Student Coordinator is it sponsible tor the ivesiigaiion oi complaints nnd inquiries mode by my member. oi the college commu. niiy. iie may nlso initiate any in. vestigiirion he reels necessary. 2. The Coaldinator smll maintain regulnr oiiice hours. following his election. ihe co- ordinator may appoint two assists nuts. s, The Coordinator shall have me privilege or some as n. non-voting member oi my so a. committee, nnd may sit on any iaciiliy ol’ so. ministration coininitrcc iii the dis. cretion oi rhar comniiiiee. He shall have access to the minutes or all 5.0 a. commiltees and to all son. tiles and rooms. 5, The Coordinator shall he respon- sible ior oiiicial S.G.A. coiiracr wirh oilicr csmpusus mid miilii.cnmpns or- xnnizniions. s The Coordinator shall be re. sponsible icr rncliing reports in men meeting oi the Snow. Seciloii n _ Seledllnn The coord nor shall be appointed by in ulllg iig Senate and Stildcni cucirliiinroi- and the new SGA. rrcsiucur, subiuct to the iipiuovnl oi the new sr ire. ARTICLE v ELIGIBILITY ie is present Article TV. See Handbook. ARTICLE Vt PERMANENT uncoRbs shine as preset“ Handbook Alllcle v. se- ARTICLE vii REMOVAL FROM OFFICE Ally elccicu oriicml omlie Student choriiiuciit nssoeiitiicn my be re. moved iiom oiiice by rivo rliiiris oi tliose voting in a student reieren- dum. such roicrcndum my be culled by petition at 15% oi the student body. ARTICLE VIII RATIFICATION AND AMENDMENT Section A — nailiiention l. in order to lake iiect. this constitution must be rat ied by can, oi the students voting on Febiuary I3. mi, and is subject to the ap- pioval oi the iaculty and the Pl'cst- dent oi the college. 2. ii ruriiied this constitution will take ciiccr ImmediaKCIYi with the dare oi installation oi all new ni‘ cers set at the iirsr Senate meeting nItL‘r spring bleak. section B — Amendment 1. Amendments to this coristitii. lion may be proposed in the iolloiv. iiig manners: by PCKIllOH ro the Sen- nte oi l5% oi- the student bed by a inaioriiy vote oi the sisuii, by liie President or ihc college, by vorc or one hnli oi the incuiry; or by a constitutional convention called by a student reiereiirliun. 2 All amendments must be nil- fled by 60% oi the students voting and approved by the PreSldent oi rue college. ,wa WW OPPONENT VIEWS BILL By TOM TRIPLET’I‘ Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ARTICLE 1x Eli-LAws Eyrlaws or this constitution shun be entered by the passage at such proposals at two consecutive rut-ct- ings oi the senate, llllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllil Constitution Photos By Dick Treumcinn and Doll R. Hecket an m a,” ; mow/WM 2‘ Although I maintain several major reservations against the proposed constitution changes adopted by the Senate, 1 do not necessarily urge defeat of the proposal through student body ieierendum. Student government at Grinnell urgently needs a more viable dperdting mechanism, and the rein- vesting oi the Senate with legislative authority is consistent with the idea of distributing govexm mental power among the Senate and the joint boardsi With son elections rapidly approaching, a new method of electing hall officers in conjunction with residence hall innovations is an immediate ne« cessity. I believe an additional positive factor in the pro- posed revision is the establishment of the office of student coordinator a position necessitated by the ever-expanding administrative functions at the SGA and by the lack of communication between various faculty and student government committees and the student body itself, Putting aside for a moment these practical con- sideratiuns, there are several facets of the proposed revision which need careiul scrutinyi Electing the ten senators tit-large will mean that thirty—one Slu< dent offices, or nearly every influential campus pas Iition, will be elected by the student body as a Whole. Personal acquaintance and an intimate knowl- edge of views could easily cease to be determining factors in all lndividual's election. An essential cri~ terion for election In the Senate could become, Literature, merely the maintenance of a campus “name” for oneself. I must also question the ability of these ten at- large senators to effectively ascertain campus opin- ion on major issues. Although certain more or less artificial means for ascertaining this opinion have been provided, i.e. required attendance by senators at all house meetings, I feel that hall representa- tion is inherently better suited for the effective rep- reseiltatlon oi student viewpoints. I repeat that the advantages and improvements suggested by this proposed revision are indeed nu— merous, certainly more numerous and wellrfounded than the practical considerations mentioned abovei A5 Student interest, Contact. and involvement are essential components of an eftective student gov- ernment organization, each student must decide whether this new Senate and the office at student coordinator can best promote these components.