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TH:E C.ANYON CAL.L
Vol. II, No. 2 COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS Nov. 1, 1971
Loyd :Heads Constitution
Campus Vets To Be Revised
Mike Loyd, recently dis- A Constitutional committee
charged army veteran, has been has been formed by the Student
named president· of the newly or- Council to revise the Associated
ganized Veterans Club on campus. Student Body Constitution.
Mike came to COC with the Committee members are Bill
idea of forming a veterans' group · Brewer, chairman; Sharon Rapp,
to help armed forces dischargees Associated Women Students' repre-
adapt socially to the college en- sentative; -Rick Hoeffel, council
vironment. According to Loyd, Parliamentarian; Bill Leach, Fresh-
"The veteran needs organizational man class president; Neil McCauliffe,
backing to let him know he's not · Freshman class vice-president, and
alone." 'Jerry Pigg of the Student Council's
After the club's constitution Constitutional Screening committee.
was drafted, it was submitted to the Don Allen, ASB president,
Student Council screening commit- called for the committee after
tee ~J:iere !t m~J _ considerable. op- several alleged conflicts between the
position. The committee's main ob- present Constitution and its by-
jection is directed at Article II of laws were pointed out. Char~es tha!
the constitution which, the com- the ASB Constitution also violated
mittee maintains, has "discdmina- federal law were made.
tory membership because it is not The Inter-Club Council pn•~i-
open to all COC students." dent clause was cited as a "cc.n-
The screening committee rec- flict." The ICC president is the
Juanita Gomez, sophomore, and Bill Leach, freshman, new class presidents. commended that the veterans form representative of all campus clubs,
an "organization". An organization organizations and societies, but
.New · Class Presidents comes under Student Council juris- only clubs are permitted to vote
diction. The veterans, however, elec-
ted to organize a "club" which is for him.
This, it was charged, denies
Tell It As They See It permitted to maintain its own bank organizations and societies the
account and is not required to turn
over profits to the Associated right to choose their representa-
tive, a violation of the United
Student Body.
JUANITA GOMEZ BILL LEACH Loyd, however, feels that a States Constitution's 14th Amend-
ment which guarantees "equal pro-
precedent should be set by the
Juanita Gomez, new Sopho- "Outspoken" is a relatively tection of the laws" to all, in-
more class president, insists she will mild term to describe College of the council and is pushing for approval cluding equal votes.
conduct an "active" rather than a Canyons' newly elected Freshman of his constitution in its present Another alleged infraction in
"passive" role in her first elective class president, Bill Leach. form. the present regulations is the
Loyd, 22, is enrolled· in his
office. A pre-law student, Leach as- first quarter at College of the method of electing Associated Mens
"I mean to take the initiative serts his main objective is to "get representatives and Associated
to help my class and not wait for student government working for the Canyons. Womens representatives. The ASB
students to come to me with sug- student again. The onesided aspect by-laws state they are to be voted
gestions and complaints," she said. • it has assumed is wrong and not to HOMECOMING QUEEN on only by their respective sexes.
"I also believe that the Stu- be tolerated. The Student Council However, the 19th Amendment to
This
Homecoming
year's
dent Council need not be enlarged should work for all students and Queen will be elected by the entire the Constitution states the right to
to function effectively as do some not a certain few." student body, which will also sub- vote cannot be abridged on the
members. I do believe, however, "I also hope to see students basis of sex.
that some student representatives on soon take over publication and mit names of candidates. The top This matter will go before the
three vote getters will be named
the council are not necessarily rep- financial responsibilities for the col- queen and princesses. A Homecom- soon-to-be-activated Studen tJ udicial
resenting to their fullest capabili- lege newspaper and yearbook," he Council.
ties." said. ing committee will select three male The committee will place the
students for escort duty.
Miss Gomez is an advocate of . An ardent supporter of George ASB constitution before the Stud-
The queen's duties at half-
vigorous student participation in McGovern for President, Leach is a time on Nov. 20 will include pre- ent Council for approval. If ap-
student affairs. ·member of Alpha Gamma Sigma, proved, it will then reach student
"I deplore the apathy of campus honor society, and current- sentation of two $100 scholarships voters for ratification.
many students on campus who show ly has a grade point average of 3.96. to the respective senior class presi- How long will this take? Ac-
no interest in student government Leach named Neil McCauliffe, dents of Hart and Canyon High cording to Chairman Brewer, "Vo-
which, as I see it, is really a minia- whom he defeated for the office of Schools. These scholarships later ters can expect a new Constitution
ture of federal, state, and local president, as Freshman class vice: will be awarded to worthy seniors. in about four weeks."
government they will endure when president.
they have left school." Don Allen, Associated Stu-
Miss Gomez, who attended "Our thinking and platforms dent Body president, has appointed College of the Canyons' cross
Hart High School, is a great sports were similar, so appointing McCaul- a committee of five students to country team will host Mira Costa
fan and participant. iffe to the vice presidency seems to · select films to be shown as a recrea- here at 1 p.m., Friday, Nov. 5,
tional activity in the Student announced Ed Jacoby, coach.
(Cont'd on Page 4) (Cont'd on Page 4 ) Lounge. Bill Leach is chairman.