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Senate votes for
impeachment hearing
BY DOUG BRISTOL
Ntwt Report
"If I'm wrong, I'm wrong on good
principles!" is how Senator Tim
Casstevens reacted to the impeach-ment
charges brought against him.
Debate over whether or not to bring
Casstevens to trial for impeachment
embroiled the Senate in controver-sy
at last Tuesday night's meeting.
Acting upon the recommendation of
the Judiciary Committee, the
Senate voted 14 to 13 to hold im-peachment
proceedings.
The charges against Casstevens
stem from last week's Senate
meeting. There was a debate on giv-ing
funds to the Gay/Lesbian Stu-dent
Association for a lecture entitl-ed,
"Lesbians in Society". During
this debate, Casstevens is said to
have disrupted the meeting by
speaking out of turn, trying to in-timidate
the other Senators, and by
storming out of the meeting. Upon
Senator Tim Casstevens watch** at Senate votes by a margin of Ik to 13
to approve a bill ofimpeachment against him. The impeachment will take
place at a special senate session Tuesday at 7 p.m, which is open to the
public.
storming out of the room, he said he
was "ashamed to be a member of
this body". He also called either the
GLSA or the Senate (it could not be
determined which) a "bunch of f--
king faggots".
The bill of impeachment charges
Casstevens with breaking his oath
as Senator by willfully neglecting
"the principle of fairness and objec-tivity
in his work as a Senator
resulting in interference of his per-sonal
biases." The charges resulted
from a complaint about Casstevens'
outburst that had been filed with
the Judiciary Committee. The com-mittee
sent Casstevens a notice to
attend a hearing concerning the
matter. When he failed to show up,
the committee decided to recom-mend
impeachment.
Casstevens saw his actions as a
defense of his beliefs. He countered
the Senate's criticism by saying he
was "trying to protect the prin-ciples
I was raised on, and I think
the majority of this school and other
people really believe in them too
and if you (the Senate) want to kick
me out of the Senate because I
stood up for good principles and the
morals I believe in, then fine-do
it!"
Casstevens disregarded the talk
of violating his duty as a Senator
because he regards the impeach-ment
as a political move. He said,
''There's that same clique that
wants me out like they've been wan-ting
me out." Senator Jeff Johnson
agreed with Casstevens and asked
"Does the punishment fit the crime
more out of political expediency
than out of high principals?"
The Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee, Ricardo Kodriguiz,
disagreed- He thought that "Essen-tially
what he (Casstevens) was try-ing
to do was ridicule the Senate's
consideration of the issue." His
committee felt Casstevens failed to
represent UNC-G Students by not
being open to debate of a matter
before the senate. Rodriguiz's view
was "If a person is so totally close-minded
that they absolutely can not
brook any discussion, then maybe
they should abstain."
The issue of a senator's obligation
to be objective was the main subject
of the debate. Senator Moore, who
said she had received slurs because
of her part on the judicial commit-tee
decision, felt it was a senator's
duty to represent all the students on
campus. This was countered by
Senator Nagel. While she said she
would be "The first to say that
Casstevens is objectionable," she
felt he did represent some students
at this school. This representation
would be enough to fulfill his duty.
Jeff Johnson then questioned a
senator's ability to be objective. Ad-mitting
that "Yes, sometimes, my
personal prejudices influence my
vote", he said that if other senators
would not admit they did the same,
they "were not being honest with
themselves." Still Others felt the
treatment of the whole affair had
gotten out of hand. Senator David
Nance said that he thought the bill
of impeachment was "Ludicrous"
and should be dropped.
The final verdict will have to wait
until the impeachment trial at a
special senate meeting at 7:00 PM
on Tuesday. The meeting will be
open to the public.
Chancellor stresses liberal arts
BY LORRIE J. CAREY
Staff WriUr
The media have recently printed
a number of criticisms of
undergraduate, and especially
liberal arts, education. UNC-G is a
liberal arts school. How will it sur-vive
in the face of such vocal opposi-tion?
UNC-G Chancellor William
Monti explains that "the liberal
arts have prevailed in the past and
will prevail in the future." He adds
that "the University's convictions
about the fundamental importance
of the liberal arts have never been
stronger than today. We have great
traditions in this respect, and those
traditions reach beyond the College
of Arts and Sciences into the educa-tional
experience of students enroll-ed
in professional programs. Accor-dingly
the vitality of the College and
its faculty affect the whole of the
University every day." He noted
that faculty in the College of Arts
and Sciences equal nearly 50 per-cent
of the University's faculty, and
that the number of faculty assign-ed
there in 1984-85 was no lower
than it was in 1980-81.
Chancellor Moran feels that the
professional schools and the College
support and reinforce one another
in accomplishing the mission of the
University, even though there are
differences in objectives and cur-riculum.
The liberal arts focus upon
the individual-upon self understan-ding.
That understanding can't be
achieved in the absence of some
knowledge of the humanities, art,
music, the social sciences and the
sciences. Neither can it be achiev-ed
in the absence of some
understanding of the world as it is
and as it has been. He agrees that
the liberal arts are not for everyone.
"Many want professional education
as undergraduates. The good
universities in this country accom-modate,
encourage and welcome
both kinds of students."
Chancellor Moran obtained a
liberal arts education before he pur-sued
a professional degree. College
graduates have to be useful, con-tributing
citizens, but each graduate
has to find his own way to that end.
Moran feels that a liberal arts
education can make a person a bet-ter
manager, for instance, but it
won't make the person into a
manager.
Some schools are expanding their
liberal arts programs to include ap-plied
math, problem solving, com-puting
and technology. The Sloan
Foundation has grants available to
private schools who wish to develop
their liberal arts curriculum.
Schools such as Wellsley and David-son
now have pilot programs to try
the new liberal arts curriculum.
Despite the criticism of liberal
arts schools, UNC-G has many
strengths. Chancellor Moran points
out that UNC-G is a doctoral and
research university with a
distinguished faculty, and a good
supply of high quality faculty, and
student/faculty ratio. The
University expects faculty members
to teach at the undergraduate level
and graduate level, as needed.
UNC-G curriculum planning and
program development addresses
three constituencies, the urban, the
state, and the national. UNC-G tries
to be excellent in its program
development for each audience. As
a result, UNC-G's doctoral program
in Psychology, for instance, is na-tionally
distinguished. The Masters
of Business Administration is of
enormous value to central North
Carolina and addresses a regional
need. Home Economics programs
address statewide needs with a pro-gram
unique in the state of North
Carolina.
Chancellor Moran isn't worried
about the swing in public opinion
towards business schools. "Swings
in public opinion don't affect the
liberal arts," says Chancellor
Moran, "We should not exaggerate
the significance of trends."
Schedule
A WEEK OF GLOBAL
AWARENESS AFFECTING YOU
AND HE. APRIL 16-20.
Hon. 4/15
7:30 p.m. Ferguson room, EUC
Reverend John Mendes, Emanuel
Baptist Church, Winston-Salem,
recently arrested at S. African em-bassy
in Washington will speak
about the FREE SOUTH
AFRICAN HOVEHENT. Film:
"The Fruits of Fear"
Tuea. 4/16
7:30 p.m. Benbow room, EUC
Social work professor, Bob
Weinberg, will document 'the
domestic program cuts in his talk,
"How are the administration's
domestic cuts affecting the
American people?"
Wed. 4/17
7:00 p.m. Hary Foust dorm. Big
Parlor. Professor and Head of the
Economics Department at Guilford
College, Robert Williams, will ex-plain
the historical concept of the
contras, "Nicaragua: Who are the
Contras?" Following the talk, Gil
Fray will play music.
Thurs. 4/18
7:30 p.m. Phillips Lounge, EUC
Latin American History professor,
Dr. Mary Floyd, will speak—
"What's the Fuss about Central
America?"
l-'ri 4/1*
1-3 p.m. "L" EUC. Rain place-
Claxton room, EUC. "Outdoor
Jam." Husic by the FART Ensem-ble.
Talk by Physics professor, Dr.
Jerry Ueisner— "Active or
Radioactive?" -Refreshments-
Sat. 4/20
March on Washington
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Senators vote to approve the bill ofimpeachment against Tim Cassteveru
by a thaw ofhands after voting not to hold the vote by roll call, as Cassteinu
had asked.
Senator Michael Stewart, SG President-elect, rites angrily to a "point of
personal priveUge" following a remark by Senator Casstevens in debate.
He asked Casstevens to keep "cheap shots" outside of Senate.
Charges against Casstevens
The Judicial Committee, in hearing on this date, by unanimous vote,
approved the following bill of impeachment against Senator Tim
Casstevens and submitted same to the Senate for immediate
consideration:
In his conduct of the office of Senator of Student Government of the
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Tim Casstevens, in viola-tion
of his constitutional oath to strengthen the principles upon which
the Constitution of the Student Government of the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro is based, and to fulfill the responsibility en-trusted
to him to the best of his ability, has willfully neglected the prin-ciples
of fairness and objectivity in his work as a Senator resulting in
interference of his personal biases, in that:
On April 2,1986, on or about 7:50 p.m., during a session of the Senate
of the Student Government of the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, Tim Casstevens did willfully:
(1) use profanity and other language not appropriate in the Senate
Chamber
(2) speak on the floor of the Senate without recognition by the
presiding officer of Senate (Vice-Preaident Carter)
(3) disrupt the order and business of Senate
(4) verbally abuse his constituents in the the Gay and Lesbian Stu-dent
Association and/ or his colleagues (i.e. Senators and other officers
of the Student Government of the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro)
(5) exhibit disrespect to the presiding officer of Senate (Vice-President
Carter)
(6) engage in conduct unbecoming a Senator in that he did willfully
permit hia personal sentiments and prejudices to influence and interfere
with hia consideration of both a committee recommendation and kgisla-tion
pending belore the Senate at the above atated time (i.e. legisla-tion
allocating funds to the Gay and Lesbian Student Association, a
Student Government Type II Organization).
In all of this, Tim Casstevens has acted in a manner contrary to his
trust as a Senator and subversive of constitutional government, to the
great prejudice of the cause of law and justice and to the manifest in-jury
of the students of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Wherefore Tim Casstevens, by such conduct, warrant* impeachment
and trial, and removal from office.
Respectfully submitted,
Ricardo Ramon Rodriguiz
Chairman
Judicial Committee