The Cavalier daily :: Wednesday, May 1, 1968 :: University of Virginia Library

The new plan was worked out
by members of the administration
and students as a replacement
to the Dual Sticker plan
that was approved earlier in the
year by the Council.

Under the plan, all students
who have completed two full semesters
of college level work, 30
semester hours, are in good
standing, and who have at least
a cumulative Grade Point Average
of 2.0 for the previous academic
session, will have motor
vehicle privileges.

Parking Prohibited

All student parking will be
prohibited on the University
Grounds as well as University
parking areas. The only exceptions
to this rule would be students
who for medical reasons
need special permission and commuting
students.

Students who live in University
Dormitories will be assigned
space in a specified lot.

Harsher Penalties

However, penalties for illegal
cars have been made much more
harsh than they were under the
old system. James Brashares,
chairman of the Traffic Control
Committee of the student Council
explained that "Under this
new plan, which is quite liberal,
there is simply no excuse for an
illegal car."

For the first offense, those
possessing illegal cars would lose
motor vehicle privileges for the
remainder of their undergraduate
years.

The second time a person is
caught with an illegal car he may
be suspended for one year from
the University.

The schedule of parking violations
will be the same as under
the present system.

The administration cannot put
this plan into effect. The Board
of Visitors must approve it and
the approval of the Student
Council was sought to facilitate
their approval.

Illegal Cars

Mr. Brashares noted that the
plan was an attempt to cut down
on the number of illegal cars at
the University. He said that estimates
on the number of illegal
cars presently at the University
range from 400 to 600.

The Council members approved
of the plan with only
one dissenting vote, that of
Jacques Jones. Mr. Jones objected
to the motion, saying, "I
thought the logic behind the car
plan was to help solve the parking
problem. I don't see how this
will solve it with the number of
cars that will seek parking space
in Charlottesville."

Discourteous

Mr. Jones also objected to the
harsh penalties for illegal cars.
"What you are doing by passing
such a motion," he said, "is suggesting
that it would be discourteous
to even argue with the
harsh penalties provided by the
new plan."

Mr. Brashares again pointed
out that under this plan there was
no excuse for a student to possess
an illegal car. He pointed out
that the plan had taken a long
time to formulate and that the
penalties for possession of an
illegal car were much stiffer in
an earlier draft of the plan.

Richard Snyder, Chairman of
the Alderman Road Committee,
read a resolution passed by the
Committee condemning Student
Council's refusal to provide more
ballot boxes.

Misinterpreted Motion

In reply to Mr. Snyder's condemnation,
George McMillan
said "I think this motion has
been largely misinterpreted. I
have talked to Joe Fioravanti this
past week and he has agreed to
go ahead and put out as many
voting boxes as possible."

Frank Homer then moved that
voting hours in the College be
extended to 5 p.m. Foster Witt
spoke against the motion saying
that he thought there were ample
opportunities for students to vote.

However the motion passed
with Mr. Witt casting the only
dissenting vote.

Mr. Fioravanti, Chairman of
the Political Societies and Elections
Committee, reported that
nine of the 21 candidates running
in the College elections had
requested that their political
parties be placed on the ballot
along with their names.

Mr. Fioravanti reported that
the question had come up for a
vote in his committee and it was
decided "with one dissenting
vote, that students should run as
individuals."

Parties On Ballot

At this point Pieter Schenkkan
made a motion to have the
political parties and societies
listed on the ballot in alphabetical
order with candidates names
beneath that of the party.

Mr. Fioravanti pointed out
that a minority of the candidates
running, only those from the
University Party and the Anarchist
Party, wanted the parties
placed on the ballot.

Richard Jennings said "I don't
think we are so large yet that
we need party labels to tell the
candidates apart."

Motion Defeated

The motion to place the
names of the candidates' parties
on the ballot in the College was
defeated, eleven to six.

A third draft of the proposed
constitution was ready to be discussed
at Monday's meeting. The
Council adjourned into a committee
in order to discuss the
new constitution informally.

George McMillan said "I don't
think we really need a new constitution.
Thirty-five members on
the Council will not improve it.
Our meetings will last much
longer and we will get even less
done than we do now."

Experience Speaks

But Frank Homer said, "speaking
with three years of experience,
I can see nothing wrong
with increasing the number of
people on Council. It is imperative
that we do so."

Mr. Jones pointed out that "If
you increase the size of Council
and lower the age limits you
can get some sort of continuity
from year to year with Councilmen
being reelected for two or
even three years."

A straw vote was taken in
the Committee and it was a close
vote with eight for and seven
against enlarging the Council.

On the other major provision
of the new constitution, that of
popular election of the officers
a straw vote was taken with ten
voting for popular election and
four against.