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  • Page 6 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN Thursday November 8, 1973 A Just Decision The SGA Supreme Court has handed down a decision notable not only for the acuity of its analyses of constitutional issues, but also for the resplendence of its style, an expressiveness as broad as morning's eastern horizon and as brilliant as Polaris shimmering in the crisp nights of autumn. Chief Justice David Duvall, in his lucid exposition of the high court's stand, first attacks the student Senate's usurpation of the court's unique authority to interpret the SGA Constitution. In so doing, Duvall devastates the arguments of those who would chain the genius of the Supreme Court, Prometheus-like, to the ritual- rock of considering only those cases which are brought before it. Next, the high court's tract points out that the Senate indeed gave undue weight to certain portions of the Constitution in (illegally) interpreting it. Again, Duvall writes, "What the SGA Senate did was to interpret Article 3; Section 6; Sub-section 1 as holding true, regardless. The Court, which is the interpreter of the Constitution, not the Senate, rules that Article 3; Section 6; Subsection 1 is valid only when in strict compliance with Article 3; Section 4; Sub-section 1, 2, and 3." A glittering explication. The strict constructionists are disintegrated, reduced to dull-grey dust. Finally, the court points a prophetic finger toward three dangerous precedents which loom ominously on the horizon. Here we defer to the text. The court found: "(1) That the Constitution may indeed be interpreted by the SGA Senate. Should this persist, there would no longer be a separation of powers which a constituted democratic organization is dependent upon." Take that, Parliament. "(2) That a group of individuals, perhaps only an individual, may abuse the Constitution for the sake of expediency or selfish ends, and have nothing to fear in so doing." Not while we have the Supreme Court! "(3) That a group of individuals, perhaps only an individual, can be above the laws found in the Constitution." Not to mention the SGA's Rules of Judicial Procedure. Indeed, the SGA Supreme Court is vaulting to new heights. One astute commentator, SGA Attorney General Hal Harrison, observed that, "The Supreme Court has the power to interpret the* Senate's action... It has any authority it wants to take on." How true. And howfortunatethe students of Western .QaroMna University are to have a Supreme Court so willing to fight for the public good, so eager to foil the machinations of evil cabals.-Student government can only be the stronger for it.—JWB ',, > On Education, Again Those of you who immediately rushed to your/education professors for a translation of Tuesday's editorial may.firef this maxim helpful in both newspaper perusing and in the general course of study: Don't believe everything. At least one WCU professor has used similar "joke" tactics to awaken a dead class. Last year an American history instructor reportedly lectured for two consecutive days on the war between the United States and Canada, which, he said, occurred in 1326 and took many lives on both sides. It wasn't until the end of the second hour that one student finally caught on and asked why the "war" wasn't in the history book. - ,'«'•. Tuesday's editorial, with phrases like "serial transmission, of applicable cable," "suboptimization of indepth studies,!''and more which can be found in the educatorese article on page eight, was simply a case of obfuscation with sesquipedalian words rather than striving for clarity. The Wesn^y ELai^dLimam Published twice weekly through the academic year and weekly during the summer by the students of -Western Carolina University. Member: Collegiate Press Service, Intercollegiate Service. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ALICE HARRILL BUSINESS MANAGER MIKE KILLAM Offices, first floor Joyner, phone 293-7267. MaUing address, Box 66, Cullowhee, NC 28723. Subscription rates, $4.00 per year. An Unwise Move Wt*^ P3P m&» ■J* MJ> ^^"m 4L»* B*ttk. Dear Editor: In last Monday night's Senate meeting the Senate failed to override Harold Rogers veto of a little known, but vitally important resolution that should be enacted. Basically this bill would have provided for a non-voting student on the Faculty-Administration Senate. This student, although non-vot- ihg,' would be very useful in improving intracampus communication. President Rogers "veto of this bill was based on . his . belief that this represen- ative should have voting power. At present the resolution • ' is being rewritten so as to , conform with the President's '., objection, and will now pro- . vide a voting clause. Both ' the veto and the redrafting of this bill are unwise moves. At face value the placeme- • nt of a voting student sounds like a wise move. It would - provide the students more of , a voice in policy decisions made by the Faculty-Administration, or some the defenders contend. This it would do; it would also destroy the belief that policy is determined equally by the Students, Faculty, and Administration. The most important drawback is the prededent it would establish. By allowing a student to vote on the Faculty- Administration Senate, we would have no grounds on which to deny a voting Faculty mem- 1 ,ber from voting in, our Senate. It will be.argued that one Faculty, member will not cha- . nge, the course of history or, . the" Student Senate,' that* it will not turn "the Senate into an . this vote could be Critical on a this vote could be eriticalon'a close vote, a situation that our ■ Senate often 'bottles itself into. It is unfortunate that our SGA leaders in both the leg-* islative and excutive branches ' are pressing on with this poor piece of legislation. Let us • hope that the new bill coming „ before the Senate next week with the i "voting clause" will be defeated. Stephen Sherman Critic Criticized Dear Editor: ' This is being written in ref- ' erence to a letter to the editor that .appeared in the November 6 issue. It is not that Mr. Cruse and Mr. Nohrden don't have legitimate gripes, however, there are a few things that should be known before the students begin to feel that this entire institution is being run by idiots. First of all, the year started out with the UC Cinema advertising its movies just like any commercial movie house, all this at a cost of one dollar per column inch, less ten percent, Another film group on campus, one NOT in competition with the UC Cinema, had reviews (on the front page) every Tuesday. They do no advertising. After receiving the first month's bill for $126.45, I started to wonder why we should pay such a high price and the Film Conspiracy (for which I hold no malice, having booked their movies for them) receive all that free publicity. Their article on the front page of the issue in question would have cost the UC Cinema $16.83. Why should we pay an amount for advertising which could go into obtaining other and better movies? I was informed by the Western Carolinian that to have a review printed, I would have to furnish my own writer and just hope that enough space was available to print it. In other words, I was told to pay for advertising, or pay a writer and take my chances.. It's the students who will be taking their chances, not me. So before the critic's howl gets too loud, he should realize that for us to get word of our movie program before the students and the Univer- , sity community, we must do the work ourselves or pay The Western Carolinian . to do it. That is something we haven't had to do'in the past and will • not be' forced to do, sb now. ' In future reviews,-if they are ' printed^ we will try not to give away the ptot-again. .'**.'■ David M„- Rayburn •. *. JJC Cinema Director ■EDITOR'S. NOTE!: All commercial' advertisers are charged a set\rate of whioh the-UC cinema .people were aware before ihey decided to advertise. As for the gripe.that the Film Con- , spiracy gets free publicity, we feef. that the reviews submitted by this group are legiti- fnate critical, analyses which deserve front-page coverage, as «io the WCU theatre reviews. It all boils down to a question of 'what is art and what is not, and in our opinion the two movie series are not even comparable. 'Sparks' Apology Dear Editor: I received the following letter Oct. 31, 1973, from Mr. Dwight Sparks Senator at Large, I would now like to pass >t on to the concerned students. Dear Mr. Newsom, It has come to my attention that my report to the Student Senate on Oct, 22 with regard to your position within the university was incorrect. After rechecking with the registrars they have affirmed your statement that you were enrolled in both sessions of summer school. In my original statement that was compiled through checking in the computer print-out sheet you were not listed. I concluded that you were not enrolled for that session. I had the registrar check your file as you asked, and Discovered my mistake. I certainly regret the error, and hope that any chasm between our personalities as a result of my erronous statement is not unabridgeable. I reported to the senate on Oct 29 that my statement was in error. Again I humbly ask your a- pology for the error and hope that it has not caused any hardships on your part Sincerely, Dwight Sparks. To Mr. Sparks, apology accepted. Gale E. Newsom Assistant Public Defender and Clerk of Court Traffic Tickets Dear Editor: I appealed two traffic tickets on two seperate accounts and was found guilty of both. It isnt the dollar (two) that is worrying me, but the princi= pie involved. My case was handled by the public defender on one occasion and myself on the other. In both cases I felt an ample defense was mounted to show my innocence, but the justices obviously felt the contrary. It was later learned that the judgement rendered was what the handbook dictated for such offenses. To consider this one can only conclude that there is no use in having six justices if the final judgement is to come from a book. Of course, if this is the case and final judgement is to come from the handbook, then what we should have here CONTINUED Page 10. ...
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