TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1966 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE NINE TUESDA,.NVME 5,16 H ICIA AL.PfU T i lAllli 1\ L11 G k Student Government Council Nelson P. Laude Member, 3-man SGC-appointed Committee to inquire into Police Activities on Campus Member, Literary College Steering Committee President, Zeta Beta Tau Fratern- ity Endorsed by Voice-SDS My philosophy of student gov- ernment -is directed against thej Administration's policy of benevo- lent paternalism vis-a-vis the stu- dents, on the one hand, and against SGC's traditional do-little attitude, on the other. The student body is soon to be confronted with two critical issues, the resolution of which merits the actualization of this philosophy: (1) the forthcoming draft refer- endum: the Administration must accept the outcome as binding, in as much as this is a subject which concerns students and students only in a primarily non-academic area of the University. (2) the number of members' names which each student organ- ization is required to submit to SOC: the Administration must ac- cept SGC's current request for the names of two officers. A :demand by the Office of Student Affairs for publication of complete mem- bership lists would infringe upon one's right to freedom of speech and assembly, This is especially true in light of the subpoena which HUAC issued to the University this past summer, demanding, and receiving, the names of all mem- bers of three student political or- ganizations. If the Administration fails to accept a decision by the students on either or both of these issues I would advocate the enactment of any one of a series of "escala- five measures" which ought to be sponsored by SGC: a sit-in at the Administration Building, a joint student-faculty boycott of classes, Saiidor SGC refusal to comply( in the matter of names) with OSA demands. Underlying my philosophy of student goverment are two pre- suppositions. One is that those most affected by a decision, given a minimal level of maturity and iesponsibility on their part, should play a major role in the decision- making process. The other is that up to a point, student influence on the Adminis- tration and student power g~o hand in hand. When a ceiling on influ- ence is reached, however, power also comes to a standstill. Beyond that point, power is acquired only at the expense of influence. Over a long-term period, when that power becomes institutionalized and legitimized in the eyes of the Administration, it once again be- comes co-functional with influ- ence. It is my opinion that stu- dent influence has reached just a ceiling, and that now is the time to opt for power. Michael Davis Undergradute experience with stu- dent government. ICC 2nd Vice-President, 1966-67 House Judiciary Committee, 1965- 66, 1966-67. ICC Elections Committee, 1965-66. There was a time at this univer- sity when .the administration could represent the students. Be- cause administrators and students had most values in common and communicated with one another easily and personally, students could be sure that the administra- tion would not act against them, arbitrarily, or without their in- formal participation and consent in matters concerning them. Unfortunately, we're past that time. Issues like the bookstore, the HUAC disclosures, and the draft referendum have made it clear that the administration no longer shares certain crtical values with us, no longer knows what we want, and (worst of all) perhaps no longer cares very much that it does not. The faculty has shown itself ready enough to support stu- dent initiatives but has been wary of acting for students. If, then, we are to have representation now, are t have our interests looked after, we must have it through other students. I believe that SGC is now the natural representative of the stu- dents here. I'm a candidate for SGC because I want to work and vote to assure that representation. To have a strong SGC to matchJ the' strengthened GSC, SGC needs: 1) To clarify its mandate (to increase its authority with faculty, regents, administration, and city) by a) increasing graduate, and professional participation in stu- dent government and b) continual, radical experimentation with elec- toral mechanics to raise absolute participation substantially. 3) To strengthen the alliance with faculty by a) setting up SGC joint student-faculty research committees on all matters of ma- jor common concern, b) combin- ing student and faculty advisory: committees, and c) jointly draw- ing up detailed plans for maxi- mum student participation in uni- versity government. 3) To declare a)that, with the advice of the faculty and OSA,' students should make all non-aca- demic dules governing students,, and b) that co-equal with faculty, students should participate in making academic policy on mat- ters significantly affecting them. SGC should then try to live by that declaration. WEDNESDAY NIGHT PEOPLE NEEDED TO COUNT BALLOTS CALL: 663.0553 ELECTIOSDT SGC BALLOT Eleven candidates are running for six Student Government Council seats. Five are incumbents. The candidates are: John Burgener, Michael Davis, Michael Dean, Neill Hollenshead, Bruce Kahn, John Kelly, Mike Koeneke, Nelson P. Lande, Rod Lockwood, Leslie Mahler, John Preston. The incumbents are: Michael Dean, Neill Hollenshead, Bruce Kahn, Mike Koe- neke, and John Preston. All six of the newly-elected Council members will serve full year terms. ELECTION SYSTEM The candidates will -be selected under the limited vote system of voting. All stu- dents enrolled in the University may vote on presentation of ID and Fall.1966 insert card. Each voter has /2 (the number of seats open) plus 1 vote. The voter votes for a candidate simply by X-ing the box next to the candidate's name. Pen or pencil will be acceptable but only if clearly legible. The cross of the (X) must fall within the box to validate the vote. Each vote has equal weight. A voter may use less than the number of votes alloted but not more. The winners are tabulated by adding the vote totals for each candidate and declaring those with the highest totals elected. WRITE-INS } Write-in candidates are permitted and are subject to all elections rules as enum- erated in the Code of Election's Rules: All required materials for write-ins must be submitted to the Elections Director no later than 8 p,.m. on Election Day. Rules & Penalties (from SGC Code of Election's Rules) adopted November 4, 1965 Section 8 (a) No person serving at a poll while it is open shall give any advice or instructions to a voter as to the candidates or questions to be selected or resolved respec- tively. (b) No person shall in any way or form cast or cause or encourage to be cast more than one ballot for each office or question for each voter, or cast or encourage to be cast any ballot not printed under the authority of the Committee. Nor shall any person interfere in any way with the orderly and lawful campaigning and voting of students. (c) Violators of part (a) and/or (b) of Section 8 shall be subject to one or more of the following-imposed by Credentials and Rules Committee: (a) disqualification from holding any office on the Council or any related agency thereof: (b) a fine not to exceed $100.00. POLLING PLACES Twenty-one places have been selected for polls. They are: South, East and West Quads; Law Quad; Diag (2); Fishbowl; Frieze Bldg.; Undergrad Library; Engin. Arch; Markley Hall, Union; Palmer Field; Business Administration; Rackham; Cou- zens; Bus stop on North U; North Campus at Commons Building; Clements Library Hill and Washtenaw; Law Quad facing Beta Theta Pi. Campaigning within fifty (50) feet of any polling place when said place is open on election day is forbidden. TIME The polls will be open from 8:50 a.m. to 6:10 p.m. The election will be held Wednesday, November 16. In case of inclement weather all stations, with the excep- tion of the Diag and Palmer Field, will remain open but will move Indoors. The sta- tions on the Diag and Palmer Field will close. " %t : "' :.tJ Y4.J':: :rr ' #2^ 'tVf" :tt1J .tJ:" t "." 4 Tomorrow Read Instructions Carefully I U h.__ .1 /' Don't overfook I' 1" s , k Wednesday, November 16 t Vote on Be Wise . . ." 1. Draft Referendum r I&#I- I- I1 ' , r: