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              maroon afsdfsdafsdaf SGA accounts show discrepancies CHERYL MICHAELS Staff Reporter As a result of discrepancies in last year's Student Government Association accounts, the university has stepped in and initiated a "system of accountability" for SGA expenditures. Former SGA President Bob DeVoto told the SGA Tuesday that the university's decision to require the SGA to account for each expenditure through the Dean of Student Affairs' office came after an outside audit of the SGA account revealed unsubstantiated expenditures. The problem was discovered when several SGA members, whom DeVoto said he "is not at liberty to name," approached him last April saying they had "reason to believe there were discrepancies in the accounting system that involved considerable sums of money." DeVoto said that after a compilation of what the unnamed members and himself thought to be possible discrepancies, they found that outside parties were involved and decided the matter was "no longer an internal problem of the SGA." "The university was a part of it," DeVoto explained. "They had an obligation and a right to know." Referring to an agreement drawn up between the SGA and the university in 1971 DeVoto explained that the university had agreed to collect the SGA fee and was therefore responsible for accounting the SGA money because it passed through their hands. Acting ibr the Board of Directors, the Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., University President, decided to uphold this agreement, commented Vincent P. Knipfing, Dean of Student Affairs. As a result, an audit of the SGA accounts was performed DeVoto told the SGA the audit showed "there was no reason to believe that anything had been taken or that there was any fraud going on." However, according to the audit report of May 3, 1974, from Jay Calamia, university assistant controller, $154 was withdrawn with checks written out to petty cash by the SGA Treasurer, then Jerry Davis. The checks were not substantiated, the report said. "I see no reason why such a high petty cash fund was needed," Calamia wrote. DeVoto said he had no explanation of the petty cash entires. Davis was unavailable for comment. John Posey, present SGA President, explained the situation by saying that the books were poorly kept. The majority of SGA members expressed fear that the new "accountability system" through the finance office endangers the autonomy of the body by allowing the university to play a greater role in the distribution of SGA funds. In a roll—call vote, the SGA voted 17—5 to return, if possible, to the old system where the SGA is responsible for its own books and student organizations are directly accountable to the SGA. "If we lost control of these funds, the SGA in the near future may not exist," Posey forecasted. SGA V i ce — Pr esi den t, J.D. Schoonenberg added, "If they take that power away from us, we're an impotent body." Stating the minority opinion, Mike O'Brien, president of the College of Arts and Sciences delegation, argued, "I don't think the SGA is capable of handling the accounting any better than last year." He and Angelo Nicolosi, A&S representative, walked out of the meeting in protest. Skip Clemmons, SGA Treasurer and president of the College of Business Administration delegation, called this fear that the university would infringe on SGA rights "paranoia." He added that "everybody's too busy" to do the accounting anway. The new purchase order system would relieve the SGA of a big burden, he said. "I have no more actual control than I've had in the past," Dean Knipfing explained. The only improvement he said he is looking for is better accountability of funds. Under the new system. Dean Knipfing will sign purchase orders for the amount of the SGA allocation which he said he has always done in the past. Then, instead of being transferred to a private SGA account, the funds will be transferred to the university account and handled through the Finance Office. He said this is the procedure used by all departments and the majority of student organizations. "All we're doing is trying to protect the students' money," he added. "It would be suicide to get involved in how they distribute funds," because of his other duties as dean, he said. The dean said he would be open to proposals by the SGA to change the present arrangement, but added thai it is not likely action can be taken until the Board of Directors meets again in November. Such, a proposal is in the making. Motions passed at Tuesday's SGA meeting established a committee to be headed by Harold Buckley, law school representative. The committee will establish accounting procedures to be submitted as part of a proposal to return to the private checking account system. Commuters are greeted with such early morning sights A small price to pay if you can find the space SEAN WELCH Staff Reporter Parking decals at Loyola have increased from five to twelve dollars, but at the University of Southern California parking fees per year are $50 and at Northwestern the fee is S6O. On the other hand, at Southern, Dillard, and St. Mary Dominican universities in New Orleans, parking is free. The reason for the price increase at Loyola is additional expenses for new security guards and facilities to accommodate them. Three guards hired to control the traffic on campus to prevent persons without proper authorization from parking in spaces reserved for students and faculty. Also, three booths were purchased at a cost of $1,000 each to accommodate the guards. Tom Bell, Chairman of the Parking Committee, believes the increase is justified. This year the Security Department will sei' approximately 550 decals for an estimated 360 parking spaces, and with staggered class schedules it is hoped that students leaving campus will provide ample spaces for other students. A new policy recommended to lessen over—crowding is re—striping spaces for compact cars and thereby providing additional space. "Parking is always a problem," says Jack Kellogg, Director of Security, "It's regrettable that we cannot furnish parking facilities to commuter students." Publish or perish...is it 'write'? MOLLY HOADLEY Staff Reporter Requirements that faculty members publish material in their fields to obtain promotions will be studied this year by the Handbook Negotiations Committee. Under the current rules, promotions to instructor or to assistant and associate professor must be obtained within a set number of years or the teacher is dismissed. "One criteria for promotion is some form of publishing as evidence for scholarly activity," explained Dr. Richard P. Wendt, former chairman of the Rank and Tenure Committee. 'The committee feels compelled to stay within the rules of the handbook, but it ought to be able to be modified to give us more leniency," said Wendt. According to the Faculty Handbook, emphasis is put on research and development of personal scholarship in order to reinforce and vitalize teaching, not to supersede it.- "I don't know anyone who spends more time on research than teaching. Everyone here knows that teaching and students come first," said Wendt. Dr. Joseph H. Fichter, professor of sociology who recently wrote a book entitled Organization: Man in the Church, said "Obviously a person who is supposed to be a scholar ought to publish." He said he works weekends and nights to publish because "I've got something to say." He does not feel that research takes time away from students because "around here students are slow to come and see professors." Rev. John May, S.J., professor of theology, does not like the system of publish or perish. "I think the handbook ought to be modified to allow for exceptions." Dr. Francis Stein, professor of communications, agrees with Fr. May. She said that everyone who has something to say should share it with others in some fashion: by reading a paper at a convention or by publishing a book. However, she would like to see "maximum flexibility" in the handbook. Dr. Stanislav J. Makielski, professor of political science, who recently published a book entitled Beleaguered Minorities: Cultural Politics in America, feels that "every member of the faculty ought to be actively pursuing research." He explained that "it keeps the professor from lecturing from the same notes for 20 years. It keeps his mind fresh and therefore his lectures fresh." Makielski also believes that publishing forces teachers to be under a critical eye and therefore helps them "to understand what students are living through." But he adds that "there are exceptions to every rule. The burden of proof lies with the professor to prove he is an extraordinary teacher—not just a good one." "The committee has gotten a lot of criticism because of the rigid rules in the handbook on publishing," Wendt said. "I would like to see the handbook modified. I don't think professors who are good teachers, active on committees and contribute to the University should be terminated for not publishing." Human omalatte pag« 5