2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 8, 1995 REGENTS Continued from page 1 cussing changes to public comments, although there are not yet specific plans. Under the present system, 12 people sign up to speak at the public comments session of the regents meeting. Each speaker can address the board for a maxi- mum of five minutes. The regents and executiveofficers are ropedofffromthepublic and normally do not respond to the speakers. "I think it's dreadful the way it's done," McGowan said. "Ihatetheroom, I hate the set up, I hate the atmosphere, T hate the tension. I hate the fact that it appears to be at the moment the only way the studentleadership can commu- nicate with the regents." Steneck said the current system for public comments also started in the 1920s. "That's when you had to actually get on the agenda, and they took pub- lic comments at those sessions," Steneck said. "The meetings were less formalized in the 19th century. You begin to go to a more formalized structure when there's so much busi- ness you've got to get through." S4 C ProaYwA'. lrlmNecare. 4aC4o"*v41 available. cI CovIovh 101 IFMinority Teacher Development Program MSA Continued from page 1 of ignoring a request to appeal her decision. "The chair has to at least recog- nize the appeal, which she refused to do. This is not only basic parliamen- tary procedure, but also a minimum requirement of a leader. It was just plain disrespectful," Freeman said. "We kept screaming, 'There's an ap- peal here,' and she kept fancy-danc- ing around it." An hour later, Freeman and Stu- dent General Counsel Paul Scublinsky, who represents Neenan, had reached an agreement to drop the lawsuit. "I will maintain that the resolu- tions proposed were illegal and he maintains the way Julie handled them was illegal," Scublinsky said. "What we're going to do is put aside our differences and come up with a reso- lution that each side will find parlia- mentary correct." LSA junior Flint Wainess, the Michigan Party candidate for presi- dent, said he does not agree with Neenan's actions. "It's clear that Julie didn't handle the situation well, but it is also clear that the introduction of the Leader- ship 2017 resolution would become political grandstanding," Wainess said. Neenan agreed that the situation could have been handled differently. "I could have definitely handled things better, but those items needed to be taken care of in a much more thor- oughly researched manner," she said. Business Rep. Bob Westrate said, "I feel the parliamentary procedure was totally disregarded." Freeman's resolution recalling Greenberg was based on section 20.20 of the compiled MSA code, which states that if a chair fails to call a meeting in any given four-week pe- riod, the assembly can recall the chair. "For the past two years no one has worked harder to advance the cause of a student regent than Julie or me and we are finally close to achieving that goal," Greenberg said. "By inflicting petty MSA politics into our efforts, it is de- stroying the course we all support." Neenan overruled this resolution as well, calling it "dilatory" and did not follow Robert's Rules of Order in giving Greenberg a one-week notice. Neenan closed the meeting hastily despite continuing discussion on the resolutions. Both issues will be revisited at next Tuesday's meeting. AONAL REPORT Gingrich criticizes gay programs WASHINGTON - A day after his lesbian sister lobbied Capitol Hill on gay rights, House Speaker Newt Gingrich criticized school programs that portray homosexuality favorably, particularly any using "active homosexu- als" to counsel teen-agers. Speaking yesterday at his daily news conference, Gingrich said some school programs offered give homo- sexuals a forum for promoting their way of life. "I don't think we want people out with 'Heather Has Two Mommies,' in first grade explaining that homosexu- ality is a reasonable alternative in lifestyle," Gingrich Gingrich's concern was notlimited to the primary grades. "You have had, clearly, examples of what is in effect recruitment in so-called counseling programs," Gingrich g said. "So I'm very cautious about the idea that you want toGingrich have active homosexuals in junior high school and high school explaining to young people that they have all these various wonderful options." Look Your Best For That Big Job interview Dascola Barbers 615 E.Liberty OffState M-F 8:30-5:20 Sat Til 4:20pm No Appointments Needed mising{o:t^ House passes 1st bill to reform legal system WASHINGTON - The House yesterday approved a bill that would require losers to pay some of the legal expenses of winners in many civil lawsuits tried in federal courts. 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