Oct. 8, 2002 Online Since 1996 Vol 77 No. 12
Our Perspective . . . SGA: Nothing new
    Recent talk and events concerning the Student Government Association (SGA) cabinet has sparked debate, ill feelings and confused senators across the board.
    Last Tuesday a legislative cabinet member Amy E. Greer was given an unfavorable recommendation by the rules committee, sparking a role call vote on the senate floor that resulted in her ousting.
    According to the ASU-SGA Senate By-Laws section 3, subsection 6, number 3, “The Chairperson of the Rules Committee shall report to the Student Senate as to their investigation and give recommendations to the Senate as to whether or not that person should be accepted.”
    The rules committee brought a legitimate case against the former cabinet member including lack of legislation and general SGA experience.
    Article 5, section 4, subsection D, number 1 of the ASU-SGA Constitution clearly states the job of the student senate in this situation: “Ratify (approve) by a … two-thirds majority vote of those members present – all appointments by the president or vice president of the ASU-SGA.”
    Greer’s appointment was not passed by a senate two-thirds majority vote.
Nonsmokers deserve true clear air path

COMMENTARY

Becky DiVerniero
Features Beat
   Lately, there have been quite a few letters to the editor about smoking and the effect it has on nonsmokers. Being a clean lung advocate, I could not help but join in the debate.
   I have never smoked. I have never even tried a cigarette. I’ve certainly been tempted, but after several members of my family died of cancer, it was pretty easy to “just say no.”
   We’ve all heard the spiel from our parents about smoking: It’ll make your teeth yellow. Your clothes will smell. And, oh yeah, you’ll die.
Is a War with Iraq the real issue at present?

COMMENTARY

Hugh Kellenberger
CRSA/Housing Beat
   I had an interesting experience the other day in the offices of The Appalachian.
A young man, presumably a student, came in and was questioning the practices of this paper.
   He demanded that we do things to try to stop the war on Iraq, such as publishing addresses to the U.S. Senators from North Carolina, Jesse Helms and John Edwards.
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