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              MAROON LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS OCTOBER as ,1976 VOL.LIII SGA dollars for scholars The Student Government Association, in an endeavor to inspire individual academic projects, has voted on an Academic Grant Program for the spring semester. An amount of $1,500 has been earmarked for the Dr. Richard Frank Memorial program from the SGA general fund. This program will be offered as an encouragement for students to bring forth creative ideas which, due to monetary limitations, would not otherwise be deemed possible. The SGA plans to fund individual projects of a unique nature. The procedure for students who wish to obtain SGA funding is to first have their project plan approved by their advisor and the chairman of their department. In order to be funded by the SGA the project must receive academic credit, as an elective course. The SGA will not fund required courses or required independent study courses. No more that $200 may be allocated for any single project. A presentation must be made by the student following completion of the project. PROCEDURES There are seven procedures to the program. These are: the student must pick up an academic grant program application from the SGA office. The student must then complete the application, describing the program, indicate the expected costs and receive the approval of his advisor and chairman. After the completed application has been returned to the SGA office, the SGA Academic Committee and three faculty members, which the SGA must choose, will schedule a meeting with each of the individuals to discuss the merits of the proposed project. The body will submit its findings to the SGA Finance Committee. The SGA Finance Committee will then schedule a meeting with each of the students proposing a project. Based upon the initial recommendations, the Finance Committee shall make determinations as to funding priorities and amounts. The SGA General Assembly will then vote to accept or reject the recommendations and may have the power to alter the amounts allocated. Upon completion of a project, a presentation of the project must be made by the students which shall be open to the university community. The date, time and location of the presentation will be determined by the Academic Committee. A grade for the project will be determined by either the student's advisor or department chairman. FUNDING Only after the presentation is made will complete remuneration be made. If it is necessary, due to the nature of the project, up to 40% of the amount allocated may be given to the student ahead of time to assist him in the process of completing the project. This amount must be requested on the original budget application request. After completion of the presentation, the SGA treasurer will authorize reimbursement. All receipts must be accounted for. If the student cannot account for funds with receipts the SGA will not reimburse them. EVALUATION The Richard Frank Memorial Academic Grant Program will be evaluated in the spring semester after all of the presentations have been made. The following considerations will analyzed: how well the projects were presented, if the number of people in attendance for the presentations justifies the expenditures and whether it is advisable to continue the program. The deadline for the submission of proposals must be made and returned to the SGA office by Nov. 19. A meeting for each person requesting money will be held with the SGA Academic Committee and three faculty members on one of the following dates: Nov. 22, 23, 2? or 30. If the previous body finds the project to warrant SGA funding, the student will meet with the SGA Finance Committee on one of the following dates: Dec. !, 2, 6 or 8. The SGA General Assembly will then vote on the recommendations at the Dec. 9 meeting. This program was named in memory of Dr. Richard Frank, a former member of Loyola's Modern Foreign Language Department. Rocker rolls, leaves Student Union behind By Frank Milanese The Dance and Entertainment chairman for the Student Union resigned recently because activities he organized were cancelled by Gloria Harris, Student Union program director. A 1 Rocker, who planned dances and other types of entertainment for the Student Union, said he "was forced to leave" because of "irreparable damage to my reputation and credibility. . According to Rocker, a T.G.I.F. and a "Showcase of Bands" he had organized were cancelled with little advance notice. Rocker, who served as Dance and Entertainment chairman since the spring semester of 1975, said he encountered no problems with Harris until this semester. "Gloria served as someone who could pave the way for the S.U. (Student Union) and preserve the good relations between the S.U. and the administration," Rocker said. "Then all of a sudden this semester, she decides to stop helping and instead begins cancelling my programs a day or two before they were supposed to take place." Harris said she had to cancel Rocker's events because "the Student Union started offering too much beer and not enough variety.. "In my opinion," Harris said, "A 1 Rocker was doing a fine job. He had come a long way and had all of his programs scheduled and completed far in advance." But according to Rocker, the fact that his programs were cancelled even though they were scheduled far in advance, caused him to lose face with band agents. "With Gloria cancelling many of my long term scheduled events the day before," Rocker said, "agents began to stipulate they would provide me with bands only if I promised I would not cancel out the day before the bands were to perform. This is not only damaging to my reputation, but also to that of the S.U., and it was because of this irreparable damage to my reputation and credibility that I was forced to resign." Harris says she cancels a Union program only when the students fail to realize their idea isn't "feasible." "I allow the students to formulate and execute their own programs," Harris said, "without telling anyone they have a bad idea. Then when things do not fare well, I let them realize the idea wasn't feasible, and let them cancel the program-l only cancel their programs when they fail to make that realization." According to Rocker, the "Showcase of Bands" was originally scheduled for Sept. 6, but Harris cancelled the program and rescheduled it for Student Union Week (Sept. 15). "South," one of the three bands scheduled to play, was going to play free of charge in the "Showcase" as publicity for a paid appearance at a Loyola dance that night. Rocker said Harris cancelled the dance the day before, causing "South" to pull out of its free "Showcase" appearance. Harris said she cancelled the dance following the "Showcase of Bands" because "the students would have been listening to music and dtinking all evening long, and I felt it would have been too much to offer more of the same at a dance that night." "My interpretation of the administration's concern," Harris said, "is to restrain alcoholism, gambling and campus activities that interfere with students' study habits." Harris said that dances had been "encouraging students to stay out late on weeknights." Rocker said in another instance he had a band lined up for T.G.1.F., but that was cancelled two days before when the Union had an offer from a theatrical group called the "River Raft Review" to play that Friday. In the meantime, River Raft cancelled out on its own, and Rocker rescheduled another band for the T.G.I.F. But later that afternoon, the T.G.I.F. was cancelled by Harris for the second time, this time for good. "That was the last straw," Rocker said. Harris was handed Rocker's resignation by Student Union president Vince Corona, saying she was both "disappointed and concerned." Harris said she wanted to discuss the resignation personally with Rocker but "Vince Corona discouraged me from doing so." Corona refused comment "for personal reasons." Frosh reps elected By Alan Citron SGA elections were held last Monday and Tuesday for freshman representatives in the departments of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Music. Winners were announced Tuesday of last week in the election which had a 30% voter turnout. Representing the Arts and Sciences department will be Michelle Comiskey (73 votes) and Marion Welsh (71 votes). Dana Cusimano ran a close third in the balloting, registering 67 votes overall. The Arts and Sciences department had a 39% voter turnout, with a total of 279 votes cast. Winners reactions included, "I didn't know I'd get it on the first ballot. I thought there'd be a run-off", from Michelle Comiskey. Commenting on her duties as a representative, Marion Welsh added,"l think I would like to bring an awareness of the student government and the student body to the students. It's very important that they know what the student government does." Business Administration received the same 39% voter turnout as Arts and Sciences with a total of 47 votes cast. Lisa Eckholdt registered at a total of 43 to become the business representative to the SGA. Lisa responsded happily to the news, saying, "I'm really excited and I can't wait to get started." Lisa received the largest majority of any of the winners in the voting The Music School experienced a mediocre reaction to the elections, as only 12% of its students voted for their representative . Receiving all six of the six votes cast was Bill McCreal, the sole candidate from music in the race. The uncontested candidate, who is a major in piano and composition commented on his goals as representative saying, "I'm interested in the SGA program. I'd like to learn as much as I can to help make it work for the student body." SGA president Ann Bienfang, commented on the election outcome, "They campaigned a lot. Because they campaigned a lot, there was a good turn-out." She was especially happy with the spirit shown by the freshmen involved in the election,"They all seemed very enthusiastic!" A! Rocker photo: Alan Citron