Albany Student Press

At hut night's Central Council meeting, in a proposal introduced by ten representatives, the members of the Council by a vote of 10-8-6, officially censured Terry Mathias, the President of Student Association. The move stemmed from a bill passed last week in Council concerning alcohol at the U n i v e r s i t y ' s "Wild, Wild W e e k e n d , " and Mathias' subsequent actions taken on that bill. According to the bill, the members of the Council are censuring Mathias because he, inspite of his duty to carry out the "Wild, Wild Weekend"bill, attempted to obstruct the enaction of the bill. Mathias took it upon himself to reverse the decision of the valid bill, and since the president of Central Council does not possess the legislative mandate necessary to issue directives dealing with policy making, some Council members felt the need for censure. The "Wild, Wild Weekend" bill, passed the night before the actual start of the weekend event, stated that the Quad flagrooms were to be completely open for alcohol. A question arose over the bill as to w h e t h e r it was a valid interpretation of the University's Alcohol Policy. Mathias carried out the bill's instructions by notifying all administrative persons concerned regarding the bill the next morning. Friday afternoon, however, he issued a notice to those same people which reversed the bill, and consequently, no alcohol was allowed in the flagrooms during the events. Mathias explained that after s p e a k i n g to the various administrators on Friday about the University's Alcohol Policy, Continued on page II Students to occupy a third of Senate research, faculty appointments, by Diane McNamara a n d t h e e n t i r e „„, o f ,t„dent As a result of the many concerns, demonstrations and strikes on Although the President is campuses across the country, technically responsible for policy university students, faculty, and d e c i s i o n s , the Senate is administrators have begun to empowered to initiate and r e a s s e s s their roles and implement policy changes, participation in the university Last fall the Senate approved a community. One vital question resolution allowing student concerns the relative participation participation on the Faculty in and control over the Senate councils and committees, administration of the university. The students were given equal Not unlike other universities, representation on these councils Albany State is undergoing a and committees, but were barred change in the makeup of its from the Senate itself, administration. The primary Central Council and the target of change is the Faculty Student Association cabinet, Senate. charged with electing or Traditionally the representative appointing students to the Senate body of the faculty, the Senate councils and committees, found coordinates and regulates policy few were willing to accept the and activities through a number of responsibilities. The result was councils which deal with t h a t s t u d e n t s a l r e a d y curriculum, admissions, academic overburdened with Central standing on undergraduate levels, Council and Student Association academic planning, library policy, iuties took on these added responsibilities. Later that year student James Kahn (Albany '69) wrote what he considered to be a valid enterprises. The Center has constitution for a university The new president of the State pioneered the cluster idea in National Science Founation government. It called for a University of New York at Albany wnich independent colleges share Committee for Institutional governing body of 50 students will be Dr. Louis T Benezet, Kcy facilities and programs. Relations and is a past chairman and 50 faculty members which currently president of the jhe state University trustees »nd director/of/the American would oversee the work of the Claremont University Center, jppointed Benezet to the post of Council on Education. He is a Faculty Senate. This proposal was Claremont, effective July 1, 1970. president, September 17. He was member of the National Advisory given to the executive committee Dr. Allan A. Kuusisto will unanimously recommended by Council for the Upward Bound of the Faculty Senate, lontlnue as acting president the SUNYA University Council. A program and has chaired the The council did not act on during the current academic year, committee of students, faculty Association of American Colleges Kahn's proposal but it considered Dr. Benezet said he looks a m j University Council members Commiss ion on Academic student participation on the forward to his Albany assignment w e r e a c t j v e in the selection F r e e d o m a n d T e n u r e , F a c u l t y Senate itself. A as'a unique opportunity to direct process. independent College Funds of committee chaired by Dr. the growth of a major new Benezet has formerly been America, and the National Thorstensen of the English university with a multiple mission pre8ident of Colorado College and Advisory Committee on Agency Department and composed of in arts, sciences, and professional Allegheny College He has also for International Developboth students and faculty was schools.' worked in administrative capacity mcnt-University Relations. Continued on page 1U Claremont University Center, a t Syracuse University, where Benezet has been president Benezet has had teaching since 1963, is the coordinating experience as a psychology institution of the six privately professor, He has also published controlled Claremont Colleges, n u m e r o u s articles on higher the Claremont Graduate Center, education, and many joint educational Dr. Benezet is chairman of the