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              The MAROON Vol. 61, No. 10 Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 November 5, 1982 SGA Congress overrides Cunniff's funding veto By Jody Lentz Staff Reporter The Student Government Association Congress voted Tuesday to give the Loyola Chorale $1,600, overriding President Martin Cunniff's Oct. 26 veto. In a nearly unanimous vote, the SGA voted to give the chorale the funds which will be used to hire professional musicians to perform Haydn's oratorio, The Creation, with the chorale. The musicians originally asked for $3,200 but reduced their request when the local musicians' union agreed to pick up half of the cost because of the educational nature of the program. In his opening statement, Cunniff said that he originally vetoed the bill because "it raised serious questions that hadn't been investigated enough." He added that it "was right on the edge of criteria [for funding eligibility ]." Cunniff said last week that he would veto the bill 1f it was not sent to committee for investigation as is normal SGA procedure. Referring to the practice of sending bills to committee for investigation, Arts and Sciences representative Kenneth Beck said, "It protects the students from needless funding being granted. There are occasions, however, that could warrant a suspension of our normal procedures. Such was the case of the Loyola Chorale." The concert is scheduled for 8 p.m. tomorrow in Nunemaker Hall. Also at Tuesday's meeting, the SGA chartered the Black American Law Students Association, a group whose purpose was stated to "recruit and retain minority law students." The SGA also funded $100 to the Juvenile Law Students for publicity for their upcoming program on incest and its legal implications. Reps speak out on rules of game By Jody Lentz Staff Reporter The workings of the Student Government Association can be equated to the workings of most sports: there are strict rules, opposing teams and even officials. "I'm the umpire," SGA Vice President Pete Broz said, "and it's up to me to make sure that the game is played by the rules and that those who break the rules are punished." The rules which have been questioned most recently are the funding criteria. Heated debates have arisen twice in the last month as to whether these criteria are too strict or possibly too strictly enforced. The Loyola University Community Action Program Children's Day funding bill created the most furor. Despite the fact that LUCAP was in violation of the funding criteria, SGA voted to give LUCAP the requested money. Broz's feeling was that "anytime you bre&k the rules, you're asking for discrimination." On the other side of the issue, Arts & Sciences Representative Kenneth Beck said, "The rules to which Broz refers are not really rules; they are guidelines established to aid us in determining whether or not an event is worthwhile — they in no way define worthwhile." On Oct. 26, the SGA congress circumvented these so-called guidelines by passing a financial bill without first referring it to committee. The bill provided $1,600 to the Loyola Chorale to help offset the cost of hiring professional accompaniment for a Nov. 5 concert. Yet, before it was even brought to a vote, Martin Cunniff, SGA president, threatened to veto it saying, "We need some time to investigate, we can't just go funding things blindly." This inspired debate about the funding criteria for a second time. This time the questions centered on whether adherence to the established procedure outweighed the need for immediate action. Cunniff did in fact veto the bill. Tuesday, his veto was overridden. Music School Delegate Jean Dirks said: "A lot of the procedures are procedures for procedures' sake," she said. Yet, she added "there are some very good points about the criteria and rules." Cunniff emphasized those good points: "Look at the SGA's track record; the success of the SGA this year with our adherence to rules and SGA President Cunniff —Photo by Lori Car adorn Communications Showcase '82 Donna DeSantisyiews the graphic arts display at the Communications Showcase held Oct. 27in the Danna Center lounge. The showcase was an opportunity for all students to discover what communications has to offer them. —Photo by Lori Caradonna See SGA rules/page 4