University of Virginia Library

Council Extends College Elections

By Ann Brown
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Elections to the Student Council and
Judiciary Committee in the College of
Arts and Sciences have been continued
through 5 p.m. today. Council voted
Wednesday night on the extension in
response to a complaint concerning the
removal of ballot boxes from Pavilions I
and II for this election.

Voting for the Engineering School's
positions on the Council and Judiciary
was postponed until next Tuesday and
Wednesday at Wednesday night's Council
meeting because of the disqualification of
at least two of that school's candidates.
The Council had learned that two of the
BFD party's nominees for Judiciary do not
have two semesters remaining and, therefore,
are not eligible candidates.

University Referendum

A University-wide referendum will also be
held Tuesday and Wednesday to determine
student opinion on several proposals. Voters
will be asked whether they approve either of
two plans to enlarge existing space for football
games. These proposals are to build a new
45,000-seat stadium or to double-deck Scott
Stadium.

Another referendum question would make
the full Judiciary Committee the final appellate
body in any appeals process. This change would
give students the same power in judicial cases
that they now enjoy in cases of honor
violations.

A second proposal concerning the Judiciary
Committee would provide for a hearing by a
special committee to determine the probable
cause of the interim suspension of any student.
This subcommittee would hold its hearing
within 24 hours after the suspension took
effect.

Code Of Conduct

In addition, a referendum on the Code of
Conduct and Bill of Rights drawn up by the Ad
Hoe Committee will be included on the ballot.

Students will also be asked whether they
favor the University's current intercollegiate
athletic program or a club sports system such as
the present rugby and polo teams.

The final proposal includes the following
three alternatives: that the current
comprehensive fee funds should be
redistributed to allocate less to the athletic
program and more to the library, that the
present fee should be retained with an increase
of seven dollars to be used solely for the
library, or that neither proposal is appropriate.

Hampton Program

Tom Collier, Student Council Secretary and
a member of the committee dealing with the
Hampton Institute Exchange program, stated
Wednesday night that the plan "is going to fall
on its face if students aren't interested in going
to Hampton." He added that he had originally
though the lack of response was due to a lack
of publicity but had decided that the cause was
simply a lack of interest.

The Book Store Committee reported that its
findings concerning a co-op bookstore had
indicated that such a plan would not be feasible
for the University. It was stated that this
system would not be practical because of the
cost estimated at $250,000.

Co-Op Plan

He added that most of the schools which
have adopted the co-op plan recently have been
universities with enrollments of over 25,000.
He reported also that the Newcomb Hall Book
Store is planning to request permission from
the Administration to sell hard back books.

The Council decided at a meeting on
Monday night not to become involved in a
refrigerator rental program. They also approved
at their Wednesday night meeting, a motion
allocating the remaining funds originally set
aside for the birth control pamphlet for a
similar pamphlet on drug information.