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Friday, February 1, 1974
THE MEGAPHONE
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PPC CHANGES
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about the role the students would
play in these decisions involving
their degree plans and
curricula, Dean Swift could give
no definite reply. This was simply
because the student role was left
unclear. He said he assumed there
would be some input but at what
level and to what degree, he could
not say.
~ There will be a clear student role
on the student-faculty-
adminstration composed Planning
and Coordination Council, which, is
an expansion of current University
Council. However, Dean Swift and
Dr. Kent did little to elucidate the
specific function of this council,
other than to say that like its
predecessor, it would be involved
in the overall matters of ad-
ministering the university, which
are not the concern of student life
or academic affairs. An example of
such matters would be a budget
decision or according to Louie
Davis, Student Association
President, drawing up a calendar.
Davis went on to say that the PCC
would absorb functions of both the
university council and the
Louie Davis
Academic Affairs Council, or at
least some academic functions
such as the calendar, would have to
be handled by a council. Students
have a more clearly delineated
role on the Community Life
Council, which is to replace the
Student Life Council, mainly
because the council itself has been
more carefully defined. According
to Dean Swift and Dr. Kent,
current head of the Student Life
Council, the new council will be
composed of eight students, four
faculty members, and four voting
Administration members, plus one
Ex officio adminstration member
who would not vote. The president
has reserved the right to name
three members to the council
“totally at his discretion,” accord-
ing to Dean Swift. But neither Dean
Swift nor Dr. Kent could report
that Dr. Fleming has indicated
that he even would nominate
anybody, much less who these
nominees would be. Dr. Kent did
say that the Student Association
Congress has decided that the six
students presently serving on the
Student Life Council will complete
their terms on the new council.
Two additional members will be
elected at large. (Petitions are due
Feb. 9th). One faculty member will
be elected by each division to serve
on the council (Dr. Kent has
himself been re-elected by the
Humanities division (“probably in
the interest of continuity ”) The
Administration members would
serve by virtue of their office (E.
g., the Dean and Assistant Dean of
Students.)
Both Dean Swift and Dr. Kent
thought that this change was
reflective of the direciton now to
give students more voice In their
own affairs. It is not so much a
change in function as it is in con-
stitution, says Dean Swift.
Students would now comprise half
of the council '( if the President
doesn’t nominate anyone). The
chairmanship would rotate an-
nually between the students and
the faculty- adminstration
members. The council itself would
no longer be a faculty council, but
one that would report directly to
the President. All of this both
“facillitates decision making” and
streamlines the entire operation.
Expanding upon thig theme, Dr.
Kent was able to point two positive
steps that he thought the creation
of the council represented. First,
the creation of the council itself
createsBa bigger student role and
encourages student participation.
It would be a “shift in focus—more
nearly a community represen-
tative than a faculty—student
council. Secondly, he noted that the
creation ol the council would
probably be a continuation of the
“moving awasy from the whole
concept of in loco parentis.” This
has been going on already, as Dr.
Kent observed, in such actions as
the removal of curfew hours for
freshwomen (female fresh-
persons?) by the Student Life
council last semester, which was
accomplished by consensus, with
no great debate, and no real ad-
ministration opposition. There
would be more students chosen and
there would be “less of an im-
position on student lifestyles.”
Mr. Davis did more to explain
the selection of CLC members. He
said that since the PPC allowed the
Student Association Congress to
determine the manner of electing
the student members to the
Community Life Council, it
decided to keep the present six
members of the SLC and call for
election of two members at large.
In future years four of the students
would be members of the
Executive Committee and four
would be elected at large.
However, Mr. Davis was more
concerned with the composition of
the Planning and Coordination
Council. The PPC did not empower
the student Association Congress
with selecting the means of elec-
ting the five student members. Mr.
Davis sees potential harm in just
electing five people at large, citing
“real problems in communication
in the past between the councils
and the Student Association
Congress.” No such problem
Dr. Kent
existed between the Student Life
Council because the four members
of the executive committee who
served on the council were either
members of the congress or were
-more than willing to report to it.
Not so with members of the other
councils'; who often failed to report
even when requested to do so.
Thus, says Mr. Davis, important
matters were being decided in
these councils and the congress
had no real access to this in-
foi inatioh.
At the time this article is being
written, Mr. Davis is planning to
propose to the Congress that it take
it upon itself to decide the manner
■T,
cUiEa
of electing the student members of
the PCC, subject to President
Fleming’s approval. Mr. Davis
proposes that the Chairpersons of
the Student Welfare and the
Educational Affairs Commisions
automatically become members of
the council and that the remaining
three be elected at large by the
student body.
When asked about the danger of
concentrating too much power into
too few hands. Mr. Davis agreed
this was a real concern. (Phil
Bash, wfiQ would automatically
become a member by virtue of
chairing commission, would “get a
lot of friction ”) But, he said, the
danger would be more than
balanced by a greater need for
communication. He did note that
the danger would be mitigated by
the fact that the majority of the
students would be directly elected
to the council, that the com-
missions that these two chairs are
working in areas that concern the
PPC anyway, (Example: calen-
dar), and that the chairpersons are
themselves elected by the student
body to their positons anyway. The
council position would become just
another facet of the job to consider
at election time. Finally, Mr. Davis
noted that the Student Congress
does have the authority granted it
by the student body to decide how
elections will be held; so, with
presidential approval, it is per-
fectly within bounds in deciding to
alter the PPC recommendations.
It is interesting to note that both
Dean Swift and Mr. Davis closed
their interviews expressing that
hope that with the introduction of
these new councils, which are
more clearly student councils now,
the student body itself would
become more inolved in the
decision-making processes going
on at this university, Dean Swift
noted that the best way to know
what was going on was to attend
these meetings and the Student
Congress meetings and to raise
questions—both with them and
with him.
Recreation
meeting
to be held
THE OUTDOOR RECREATION
COMMITTEE will hold its first
Spring semester meeting at 6:15 p.
m. on Thursday, Feb. 7, on the S.
U. B. patio, weather permitting, or
in the faculty lounge. Plans will be
made for possible trips during
Spring Break, March 16-24.
Membership is open to all South-
western students who show an
interest in the outdoors and is
prepared
Want to go
to Hawaii?
How does a week-long party in
Hawaii sound’’ May 20-28; right
after finals when everyone really
needs a rest. What does it include?
Meals, two for the price of one;
Rent-A-Car for $7.50 a day and no
mileage; a first-class hotel right on
the beach; complete freedom of
movement upon arrival; as many
as 400 college age people all from
the Austin area; a full-time host
servicing your every need; and a
lot of other things that add up to an
unbelievable vacation.
All of this and more are a part of
an offer being made by David
Kunes, owner of an enterprise
called Experience in Paradise.
Kunes takes a lot of pride in his
organization, he’s taken great
pains to make it the ideal package
for college students. And from
what I’ve gathered in talking to
him, it is truely the ideal package
for college students.
The offer is being made at the
present time to St. Edwards,
Concordia, UT, Southwest Texas
State, Austin Community College,
and of course. Southwestern. All of
the students from these schools
will be going at the same time and
on the same plane.
The deal is incredible taken, if
from nothing else, the standpoints
of money and the nature of the
week spent there. The total cost is
$346 which includes round-trip air
fare, seven days hotel ac-
commodation, transfer from
airport to hotel, a Pearl Harbor
cruise, poterage, a beach party,
and a rent-a-car at the previously
mentioned reduced rate. Also
there’s a two hour Happy Hour
each day when drinks are 55 cents
as opposed to the usual $1.25. A
comparable trip taken on your own
would cost $591.65.Week-long tours
in Hawaii offered b\ several
companies in Austin run trom $420
to $495.
Kunes is able to cut the price
because he leases the plane and
has established several
arrangements with businesses that
' a Hawaiian vacationer would
normally patronize during his stay,
(e.g. hotels, restaurants, car
rentals, surfing-boating owners,
bars, etc. >
As far as the. type of activities
involved during the trip. Kunes
puts it simply and clearly when he
says that the whole trip is set up to
cater to college students. To be
honest it is a materialistic-
paradise.
He stresses the fact that this isn’t
just a tour. That is not what the
college student wants to do for
seven days and nights. Kunes and
his staff do their best to provide
constant service and advice. He is
right there in the middle of it all
and will have been from the time
you stepped on the plane. He is only
29. not old enough to forget what an
18-22 year old feels like doing with
a week in Hawaii.
He made a believer out of me and
I’m sure he will do the same for
you. Don’t take my word for
anything, come and listen„to him
yourself. He will be here next
Thursday at 6:30 p m. in the
Faculty Lounge.
I encourage everyone to come
listen and think about it. It is an
incredible opportunity. For more
information talk to me, Mike
Miller, or call est. 5425. I will be
handling the reservations for
Southwestern.
Texas students boycott Time-Life
outdoor presents. Please come
mith idea* on what ynn would like
(CPS)—Students at the
University of Texas in Austin have
been boycotting Time-Life
publications in an effort to
preserve the south coastal region
known as the Texas Big Thicket.
Time-Life Industries owns the
Eastex Lumber Company which
has been trying to develop the
Thicket area and to have two
creeks excluded from the National
Bioligical Reserve.
The Thicket area, described by
most richly substructured regions
in gxiwtence”, was-the subject of a
acreage allotted to the reserve is
all on the riverfront and contend
the creeks should be included in the
reserve. They say destruction of
the creeks would ruin the
ecological balance of the area.
As the bill goes to the Senate,
Time-Life is reported to be exer-
ting all their lobbying pressure to
see the creeks are not included in
the national reserve.
The University of Texas students
have urged students across the
to save
the Big Thicket . The Daily
to do or just come and listen to the
B. S. Remember, Thursday, Feb.
7, at 6:15 in the faculty lounge or
patio.
bill recently passed by (he House,
creating the Big Thicket National
Biological Reserve. Con-
servationists however, noted the
IV wn also—suggested eanenlling
subscriptions to the publisher’s
magazines which include Time,
Fortune Sports Illustrated, and
Money.
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