1982-11-12

              SOS E : e what we are and to becor
i'tht we are capable of becomi
is the only end of life."
ILLINOIS WESLEYA OV 2 -Robert Louis Stevenso
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN Nv 1 '2
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
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Volume 89 Bloomington, Illinois 61701, Friday, November 12, 1982 N
Know the issues, vote Nov. 16
Referendum causes controversy
By Chris Hewitt crease, but she "would be upset if meeting. In the past, senators
"If you haven't already heard, students just vote 'No' to the in- have been allowed three unexcus-we
will not be voting on the activi- crease and don't know the ed absences and unlimited
ty fee increase tonight." With reasons the increase is needed." absences if substitutes were pro-these
words, an obviously frus- Later in the meeting, WESN vided. Under the new policy,
trated Student Senate President station Manager Kirk Johnson though, senators may miss just
Julie Brewer opened the Nov. 7 addressed himself to the con- one meeting without providing a
senate meeting. The scheduled troversy surrounding WESN's substitute and three meetings
vote on the proposed activity fee relationship to the referendum. with substitutes.
increase was cancelled because Johnson, who had been put on the In addition, senate approved
of a successful petition drive to defensive by charges that it was the appropriation of $100 to the
have the increase decided by stu- WESN that spear-headed the Model UN committee. Earlier in
dent referendum on Nov. 16. the year, the committee had ap-
Brewer said that she is not in proached senate about giving
favor of the referendum because them $445 to fund an additional
she is concerned that students T find t Model UN team. Senate denied
will automatically vote "No" that funds request, and Model UN
when they see the word "in- h took their request to Interhall
crease," without understanding your Council, which voted to give them
the reason for the proposed in- * f $225.
crease. However, Brewer also activlty fee AT SUNDAY'S meeting, Gulick
said that she will fulfill her duties s senator Randy Miller asked
by supporting the referendum, is Spent, senators to approve giving $100 to
explaining the issues to students, the Model UN team. He said the
and encouraging students to vote. see chart members themselves would
Brewer seemed upset that her come up with the remaining $120.
efforts to educate students about on page 2. Miller also indicated that the
the referendum have been for team had said they would be will-naught.
Said the senate presi- ing to provide a presentation on
dent, "We tried to get the issues their activities at the Model UN
across to the student body, but referendum drive in an effort to convention in St. Louis.
you cannot make 19, 20, and 21 discredit senate, assured Most of the senators who still
year-olds learn the facts and the senators that although he had opposed the funds appropriation
issues they don't want to know." been accused of "using WESN as said that, since the reason the
BREWER SAID THAT, now a tool," "WESN is in no way funds request was denied earlier
that a referendum has been forc- associated with the referendum." because Model UN was thought
ed, she hopes that students, Johnson also said that, although not to benefit a large enough
whether they vote for or against WESN employee Chris Carson in- group, it would be inconsistent to
the increase, will vote itiated the referendum drive, he approve the new request, regard-knowledgeably.
Brewer said she was not representing WESN. less of the size of the amount.
will not be upset if students know Senate also approved a stricter Media Commissioner Jim
the issues and vote down the in- absentee policy at Sunday's Turn to page 7 iX.
Muskie speaks on nuclear test bans
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"Nuclear Explosions: The
Future of Test Bans" will be the
title of Edmund E. Muskie's ad-dress
for the 16th Adlai E. Steven-son
Memorial Lecture Nov. 11 at
Illinois Wesleyan University.
The free public program will be
in the main lounge of Memorial
Student Center, starting at 8
p.m., Dr. Robert S. Eckley, Illi-nois
Wesleyan University presi-dent
who heads the board of
directors for the Stevenson Lec-ture
series, said.
The lecture series was
established from contributions
made following the death of
Stevenson, then the U.S. am-bassador
to the United Nations,
July 14, 1965.
Stevenson grew up in Bloom-ington
and attended University
High School before moving east
to further his formal education.
he served one term as governor
of Illinois and was the
Democratic party's candidate for
president in 1952 and 1956.
Muskie, the Democrats' vice
prsidential candidate in 1968, was
first scheduled to deliver the
Stevenson Lecture last spring,
but back surgery forced a post-ponement.
Like Stevenson,
Muskie became prominent on the
state, national and international
scenes in that order.
Born in 1914 in Rumford, Me.,
he graduated from Bates College
in 1936, received a law degree
from Cornell University in 1939,
was an officer in the Navy in
World War II and engaged in
private law practice until, in 1966,
he was one of the few Democrats
elected to the Maine House of
Representatives.
He was elected governor in
1954, was re-elected in 1956 and
became Maine's first popularly
elected Democratic senator in
1958. Muskie was Hubert Hum-phrey's
partner in the losing
presidential race against
Richard Nixon in 1968. In 1972, he
was the early leader for the
presidential nomination but lost
out to Sen. George McGovern of
South Dakota.
Muskie continued to serve in
the Senate until President Jimmy
Carter appointed him Secretary
of State in April of 1980. He re-
Turn to page 7
Argus quick quiz: Where are you when you see this scene?
Photo by Edith Hook
Films commemorate 800th
birthday of St. Francis
Brother Sun, Sister Moon will
be shown in the library A-V room
and Francis of Assisi will be
shown in Buck Auditorium. Both
films will be shown twice during
the day at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Because of the Oxfam Fast,
sponsored by the Fellowship of
Reconciliation, the films at 11
a.m. will run through the lunch
hour. They will, however, end by
12:50 p.m.
Franco Zeffireli's film
Brother Sun, Sister Moon is based
on the early life of Francis of
Assisi who sought communion
with the natural world by renoun-cing
his rich family's material
possessions and living a simple
life among the poor.
Francis of Assisi is a movie
about a young man who is aware
of the emptiness of his life while
fighting for his country in the ear-ly
13th century. After hearing
God's voice commanding him to
stop fighting he becomes a
pacifist, and founds the Fran-ciscan
Order of monks, which is
still active today. This year
marks the eight hundredth an-niversary
of Francis' birth.
Inside:
Where does activity fee go? ..... p. 2
What can you do
with your majors? ........... p. 4
DI F slips explained ............ p. 6
Titans lose a squeaker.......... p. 8
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