University of Virginia Library

Conduct Code Passes By 2-1 Margin;
Rinaca, Talmore, Warren W in Seats

By Ann Brown
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

The new Code of Conduct was overwhelmingly
approved yesterday in a
University-wide student referendum. The
'Statement on the Rights and
Accountabilities of Students" passed by a
vote of 1367 to 538.

Referendum Questions

Also approved, by a vote of 1665 to
278, were referendum questions which
provided for a special committee set up
to determine the probable cause of any
instance of interim suspension. This
committee would be established under
the Board of Visitors' Code of
Conduct; the newly- approved code has no
provision for interim suspension.

Another proposal which would make the
Judiciary Committee the final appellate body in
any Judiciary Committee trial was passed by a
vote of 1310 to 662.

Two referendum questions were rejected.
The proposal to either double-deck Scott
Stadium or build a new larger field was
knocked down by a vote of 1474 to 610. A
proposed to switch from an inter-collegiate
athletic program to a club sports system was
defeated by a vote of more than three to one.
The results were 1518,no to 488,yes.

Library Funds

Another question concerned students'
Comprehensive Fee and library funds, and three
alternatives were offered. The proposal that the
present Comprehensive Fee funds be
redistributed, allocating more to the library and
less to athletics received the most votes, with
903. The proposal that the present fee
allotments be retained while increasing the
amount by $7.00 to be used to fund the library
had 687 votes. The third proposal, that neither
plan be approved, received 527 votes. The
results showed that students voted three to one
in favor of more aid for the library.

Elections

Student Council elections in the
Engineering, Law and Graduate Arts and
Sciences Schools were also held Tuesday and
yesterday. In the Engineering School, Jim
Rinaca of Trigon won the Council seat with 143
votes. Second was Tom Saunders of the New
Engineering Party with 130 votes. Greg
Compton of Theta Tau received 120 votes.

Law School

Russ Talmore won the Law School's seat
with 107 votes. The other candidates and the
number of votes each received are as follows:
Don Boswell, 102; James Kabler, 101; Karen
Yates, 76; Edgar Yergeau, 44; and John
Robins, 41.

In the Graduate Arts and Sciences race, Bill
Warren, a write-in candidate, won with 41
votes. His opponent, Lindsay Adams, received
32 votes.

Two Vacancies

The Engineering School also filled two
vacancies on the Judiciary Committee. John
Ring of Theta Tau and John Zoller of the NEP
were elected. Each received 155 votes. The
other candidates were John Heisler of Theta
Tau with 145 votes, Jim Wamsley of Trigon
with 144 and Andy Hook with 139.

In the Law School Howard Gordon with
163 votes was elected to Judiciary. He
defeated Tom Albro with 144 and James
Merriman with 132.

Two referendum questions were voted upon
by degree candidates. They chose, by a vote of
448 to 270, to allocate funds for the rental of
caps and gowns. At the same time, they voted
in an opinion poll to recommend to the
administration that the wearing of caps and
gowns be optional. There were 290 votes cast
for the option, 282 in favor of mandatory caps
and gowns, and 160 votes for no caps and
gowns.