Brown and White Vol. 81 no. 17

              lehigh university brown and white vol 81 - no 17 bethlehem pa november 14 194 144-033 1 rhc defeats m-m selectivity motions two motions one attacking the selectivity process in the residence halls and one designed to minimize the level of governance in mccllntlc marshall rouse were defeated at tuesday's resi dence halls council meeting the selectivity motion proposed that computer selection be used to fill a certain amount of the vacancies in the residence halls intending to eliminate rejectivlfy which exists in the present system it waa defeated 10-8 with one abstention four members were absent at present residence halls on campus operate to some extent on a selective process new members are asked to enter and once in the house each resident becomes a me mber of a livi ng section the second motion proposed that m-m be filled on a first-come first-serve bests that the existing government in m-m be reduced and that mandatory social dues be eliminated the motion was defeated by a 8-7 vote with three abstentions discussion on this article raised such points as the possibility of splitting of houses into two seperate portions one half would be selective and retain the sta tue of a living section the second portion would operate on an apartment system with no defined interactions between its occu pants another direction suggested was the new buildings planned fo r construction on upper taylor field these could be converted into an apartment-type complex for students interested in that type of living and still remain on campus selectivity in the residence halls brought up a number of problem it is too late into the semester to establish a com pletely new selection system a change at this time would greatly inconvenience the freshmen according to rhc president bob steinman because of the lack of time and the proximity of exams it could also create a mad rush by freshmen to secure a room in a residence hall in case other alternatives failed another problem presented is that the reason some houses select is to establish a house spirit steinman stated that select ivity does not insure a definite group spirit he said it must be a natural feeling be tween the members of the group the problems of social codes on campus is also under investigation by rhc ar cadia and the student life committee have been working on the idea for a year now a questionnaire is being circulated by rhc asking each living group for information on attitudes on social codes aim of the questionnaire is not to find the need of change but to find out whether to implement the new code through group or individual autonomy a motion was passed to investigate the possibilities of an rhc sponsored christ mas party for orphans and underprivileged children from bethlehem a committee was established to examine the rhc constitution and to bring it up to date especially regarding freshman life in residence halls on campus rhc officers listen to debate on the now residwic proposal loft to right mike barney vp howard burkom sec bob steinman pres rich wasch treas and vic keen selectivity committee chairman social codes abolition by student life seen by mike jeppsen the committee on student life is generally in favor of eliminating university regulations governing woman guest hours according to phil selim 70 a member of the committee generally in favor essentially means that a majority of the members of the com mittee feel that elimination of university regulations governing woman guest hours is a positive step in developing student maturity and responsibility selim explained selim s remarks apparently indicate that a majority of the committee members agree in principle that students should be allowed to have women guests in living sections any time the students desire present university rules do not allow woman guests between the hours of midnight and 10 a.m during the week and between 2 a.m and 10 a.m on friday and saturday selim added however that he could not predict whether the committee would for mally approve any changes or when a final vote will be taken and if the committee de cides that the existing rules should be eliminated he continued there is still consider able debate over how the new policy would be implemented the committee is now discussing the problem of group autonomy vs individual i rights and the possible conflicts between i he said in order todetermlne more i accurately student on this point i committee is soliciting suggestions i on how minimize this i along these questions selim em i phasized there is confusion over i whether student life has i say in this recent changes i in social cedes have been cases of con i fusing precedence some have been ap i by the faculty have only i been approved by the president s office and i the dean this brings into focus the i entire problem univeralty governance i selim does the faculty have the i to impose regulations upon the stu i dents in this area these regulations only stu i dents and are enforced only students i who are responsible for reporting all vio i lations who should have in i matter the commit on student lifei.com i posed of four three faculty i members and three ex officio members i the dean of residence dean of student life i chaplain goal is d.c march for lv residents students you've heard a lot about the silent americans lately ever wonder who they are in the words of mrs anna hunt of lepoco ** they are that majority of the american people who are against the vietnam war but who don't speak out publicly nov 15 will find mrs hunt and a number of lehigh valley residents in the nation's capitol mr a hunt , from he her town is in charge of organizing transportation for area re sidents to washington she bases her opinion oo the kind of people who have signed up for the buses that her organization is providing she said that there will be people from all walks of life including students faculty members husbands wives and children buses will leave from easton bethlehem and allentown two will depart from the easton bus station at 5:30 a.m two or possibly three buses will leave from the bethle hem civic center at 6:00 a.m presently it is uncertai n whether the two allentown buses will make their 6:00 a.m departure from muhlenberg c o liege or the allen - town bus terminal the number of buses is fewer than previously reported due to various factors many college students have decided to arrange car pools instead of taking a bus at some colleges muhlenberg and lafayette a party weekend and a homecoming respec tively will hold down participation the original estimate of 12 buses was based on student involvement in the oct 15 moratorium since then enthusiasum has cooled down some overall mrs hunt is quite pleased with the response in certain places the student organizers idn t seem to reach everyone as ** recently a number of indivi - duals have called about rides after reading about it 1 ' mrs hunt waa aura that if people show up wvij get them to washington questioned about the rumors of possible trouble mrs hunt stated the people going to washington are concerned individuals who will be trying to express themselves there will be no trouble from our group open faculty meeting no decision until may by dee mcallister norm monhait vice-president disclosed at arcadia's meeting last wednesday that the faculty will not be considering the issue of whether students should be allowed to attend faculty meetings until next april or may last spring the faculty voted to table such a resolution and sent it to the educa tional policy committee for further study monhait a member of ed pol said that a concensus of the committee favors allowing a limited number of designated students the right to attend faculty meetings however the committee felt that this is part of the overall issue involving university governance and the role of the faculty meeting in the decision making structure therefore the committee chairman professor wallace richardson will advise the its december meeting thatß the motion to allow to attendß meetings to pol'sß on governance that proupß entire issue and draw up a i proposal for approval by nextß don president,h reported committeeß a motion for eliminationß regulations coveringß hours women the next issueß considered by he said,r to nvinpß the next most important issue par sonsß is socialß vietnamization 70 withdrawal top viet poll vietnamizatton and a timetable with drawal were the overwhelming choice of lehigh students with regard to united states policy in vietnam in a poll conducted by the brown and white 440 students chose vietnamization the gradual sharing and eventual handing over of the fighting responsibility to the south vietnamese over an indefinite period of time while 427 chose a timetable with drawal the unilateral removal of all u.s troops on a public timetable by the end of 1970 a total of 1403 or approximately 45 per cent of the undergraduates res ponded to the questionnaire the third most popular course of action is an unconditional immediate withdrawal the removal of all u.s troops in vietnam as soon as possible supported by 219 stu dents trailing ware three other categor ies listed on the questionnaire offensive war 74 votes total escalation 66 vote and defensive war 14 votes one hundred fifty students suggested other course of actions than the six listed while 13 stu dents said they had ao opinion more extensive results including break downs by year curriculm and living groups will appear tuesday see open page 4 arcadia elections a summary of the position statements of the candidates for president and vice president of arcadia appears cm page 7 along with the names of the candidates for treasurer recording secretary and cor responding secretary