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INSIDE FEATURES
Brazilian specialist discusses   rain forest
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INSIDE A&E
Lloyd Walsh wins student undergraduate art competition.
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Geography Ciub to throw benefit party
The Geography Club will throw a ftindraiaer party on April 26 at Panama Reda. locatad on St. Mary'a Street, to bmefit the fight againat daforMtation and efforta to incraaae geographical ¦waraieaa. Live «Dtartaiianmt will indude "The Infideb" and two ¦iiil^ guitar phiyara. Hia event will begin at 5 p.ta.
Fiesta fever to hit UTSA Sombriiia
FleetaUTSA will be held under the SomlniBa from noon to 6 p.m. <m Friday, Afsil 20. Ilia ammal event wiH feature tunes provided by Jimmy Canlaa, food and gHne boetiis {Kovided by student m-ganlaa- tiona, a performance by Om UTSA Jasc Band, Amusements by Km Schuitz, a beet booth conteat, and a bermuda shorts contest. Admia- ri«i iafree.
Club to distribute condoms and AIDS info
Hm AIDS Awareness Committea. a nawly registered student oripinizirtion. will fweaent frae AIDS educattonal programming and giveawi^condanatron aoonto 1 pjn. Wadnaaday, April 18 and 26 in tb» Univeraity Cvitet Maaqoita B«mn. The preamtation will also include infonnation about aemally tranamittad diseasea, and cor¬ rect cond<w> uaaga. Tha evmt is <»an to all studmts, faculty and ataff.
Voice for Animals to hold rally
Voice for Animab ci San Antmiio will hold a rally to protest ex- parimenta oa cata at T«caa tMi University in Uubbock, at noon on Tluiraday. A|vil W. Tha nDy will take place in front of the Federal Building in San Antonio, itt Bast Durango. The protesters will display signs and (Uatributa literature and petitions to passersby. Tha protaat ia part c^ a atatawMe sreteat agunat tke federally fund- ed expartansntation at ttaaa Tach Ualvwitfty.
Honor society hcrtde reception
The 0<ridm K«y National Honw Society, a new studmt organiza- tien, will hirfd a raiaiition from 71« 8 pjn. on April 19, in tiw Univer^ Hty Cento- Laurel Room. Th« Doirpoae of the recq>tion is to charter the new (diaptar and to iiutiata naw membms. During the rec^tkm, new iniuataa i4U ha pwamted with certificates of membership, seholarahtoa iW b* awardad, aome faculty members and adminiatratora iw ba iaduetad as hoaonry members, and refreshmmts wttl ha serrad.
Univeraity Life Awards date changes
The Univorsity Life Awards caremauy has bam changed to Mon¬ day, April 30 from 7 p m. to 10 p.m. Ticketa, which cost $5, are on sale at the University Cmter iaforroaticm dmdc and include dimier. The evmt will be held in the UC Laurel Room.
Sierra Ciub meeting features video
The AiMil meeting of the Alanw Group of the Siora Club will feature a video abmt watar abuse <m earth, nn update on Earth Day, and a "rap aeaaion" with club officers nod committee chaira. IIm meeting will be hald at 7:30 p.m. today, April 17 at the First Uaitwrian Church, 807 Beryl. Tha puUic ia wocctne to attend.
Seminar designed to heip spiritual life
"Your Ralatimahip with Otiiwa/Your RelatioBship with God," t» the theme of a seminar to be held ^itauday, AiHil 28 from 1:90 p.m, to 4:30 p.m. at the San AntMdo Eckankard Onter, 4823 Predriduburg, ia Woodlake Plasa. The event is sponsored by the Texaa Satsang 9odaty, Inc. a chartoed affiliate of Eckankar. Seminar tof^ca are dadgnad to hdp the individual to underatand spiritual laws as thajr i^ly to a variety of relationahips—persmal, family aad businaaa. Presentations wffil include talks, a panel discus¬ sion, and creative arta. A suggested donation at the door will be (3 for adults.
Program to discuss biacic college athletes
The issues surrounding Idack ctdlege athletes will be evaluated in a Uve tdecommunications confarenca on Wednesday, April 18. The program, entitled "!%« Black Athlete, Winners or Losers in AcadMuia?" will last frmn noon to 2 p.m. The dean of studenta, Univendty Ontor, and college of social and behavioral sciences are sponsoring the coaf erosce.
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UTSA vice president halts SRA impeacliment proceeding
by Melissa Muse
News Editor
M. Dan Williams, vice presi¬ dent for business affairs and ac¬ ting vice president for student af- fairs, ended the Student Representative Assembly's im¬ peachment proceedings against Judith Morgan, SRA president.
The SRA's constitution re¬ quires it to start the impeach¬ ment hearing within 30 days of the passage of the impeachment
motion. This gave the SRA until last Friday to begin, said Williams.
Morgan's impeachment hearing was sclieduled for last Monday, but only eight of the 16 tribunal members attended.
Doug Jenkins, parliamentarian, ruled last Wednesday that the hearing had officially begun because a meeting was set, even though a new date had to be set in an attempt to get the tribunal members to attend.
"I disagree with that," Williams said. The hearing never began because not enough tribunal members attended, he said.
The SRA planned to hold the hearing yesterday, April 16. But, Williams halted those plans last Friday, when he sent a memo to Dr. Dora Hauser, dean of students and mediator for the hearing, informing her of his deci¬ sion. Williams said he sought ad¬
vice from the UT System Academic Affairs Office before making the decision.
If the SRA still wants to remove Morgan from office, Williams said, it will have to "pass a new resolution; in other words, start over."
"I would just encourage the members of the SRA to think carefully about starting impeach¬ ment proceedings at this point in the semester," Williams said.
SRA to repeat presidential run-off voting
by MeUssa Muse
News Editor
The Student Representative Assembly invaUdated last week's presidential run-off election and decided to redo voting this week because it printed incorrect infor¬ mation about write-in candidates on ballots.
The assembly scheduled re-voting to take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., April 18 and April 19.
Write-in candidates would be allowed, according to ballots used on the first day of run-off voting, April 10. As a result Rikke B. Smith, who was eUminated from the presidential race by less than a dozen votes, began a write cam¬ paign. She printed fliers, disti^ibuted them, and campaign¬ ed just outside the voting circle, as did run-off candidates Mike Flores and Judith A. Morgan.
That evening Douglas Jenkins, elections chairperson, learned that write-in candidates were not allowed in run-offs. No rule pro¬ hibits the SRA from allowing write-ins. It just violates the prin¬ ciples that govern elections, Jenkins said. If write-in can¬ didates were allowed, he added, the elections could be redone for years without ever determinig a winner.
Jenkins created a memo to voters saying that write-in can¬ didates would not be allowed, and
posted it in the voting area on the second day of run-off voting, April 11.
Smith attended the regularly scheduled SRA meeting at 1 p.m. April 11, to address the assembly about the change. This mistake corrupted the election results as well as wasted her time and resources, Rikke argued.
The assembly debated whether to take corrective action, or to ac¬ cept the results of the election.
One member suggested that a re-voting take place only if the number of votes for Smith exceed¬ ed the difference between Flores and Morgan. Several members approved of this idea.
Other members were concemed about the students who voted for Smith feeling alienated because their votes would not be counted. Others thought that solution may cau e confusion among students.
Li. da Chirgwin. recording secretary, moved that elections be held this week. The motion passed after it was expanded to include two other actions. First Brooks Rose, representttive, add¬ ed that a minimum of 1^50 fliers and an ad in The Paisano be printed explaining the re-voting to students. 'The second was added by Jenkins. He had the assembly remove him from the position of elections chair effective that even¬ ing.
see "SRA elections" page 4
Rikke Smith addresses the Student Representative Assembly.
Off-campus service caters dinner in UC
by Teresa Talerico
Staff Writer
Despite a policy prohibiting off- campus catering in the Universi¬ ty Center, the 1990 Annual UTSA Associates Dinner was held there and catered by an off- campus service. Catering by Rosemary, Inc.
The UTSA president's office sponsored the event on March 22.
"As long as 1 have been here at UTSA, the Associates Dinner has been catered by an off-campus service," said Jane E. Findling, University Center director. "Hav¬ ing elaborately catered events is not something we do everyday."
Betty Murray, director of development, said this is not the first time an off-campus catering service has been used for the an¬ nual dinner. Catering by Rosemary, Inc. also catered last year's dinner, she said.
The University Center Operating Procedures Manual states, "Only food prepared by the UTSA Food Service will be
"The president has certain privileges and I think these are totally appropriate, "
— Jane E. Findling University Center director
served in the meeting and dining facilities of the University Center. Exceptions must be approved by the University Center Director."
Findling said in February that she could not recall any excep¬ tions to this policy. However, in an April 12 interview, she said she had been referring specifically to student organizations.
Dan Reyes, regional member¬ ship coordinator of Amnesty In¬ ternational and president of the AIDS Awareness Committee, believes such an exception in un¬ fair to students.
"1 don't think it's fair that they [the administration] expect us to pay for this lack of quality in food taste while they make exceptions
I think it would be appropriate
for these peopte who donate large sums of money to eat the food here so that maybe they would consider donating money to im¬ prove the auxilary food service."
"The president has certain privileges and I think these are totally appropriate," Findling said. "I think ifs wholly ap¬ propriate for a group Uke that to meet on campus since this is where their efforts are dedicated."
The dinner recognizes in¬ dividuals who have donated money to the University.
Although no such exceptions have been made for student to the rules whenever they feel fit. organizations, FindUng stressed Food Service wiU work with stu¬
dent groups who might have a limited budget and want to use the University Center for an event.
' ¦ 1 know the people in Food Ser¬ vice have been more than willing to work with people," she said.
Murray said she uses an off- campus service for the dinner because it requires special "table appointments," such as silverware, china, centerpieces and flower arrangements that the UTSA Food Service cannot provide. Also, Catering by Rosemary, Inc. specializes in ser¬ ving seated dinners.
They have a serving staff trained to serve seated dinners," Murray explained.
Jeannie Frieden, director of marketing and public relations for catering by Rosemary, Inc., recalled working at the dinner in 1988, 1989 and 1990.
"We have done this event for the last three years," she said.
Frieden said she could not reveal the cost of the dinner.
Student affairs boss candidate meets with students
by Stephfcn C. Brown
Staff Writer
The president's office at UTSA sponsored a reception for vice president for student affairs can¬ didate Dr. Mike Lopez, Thursday, April 12.
About 30 students were present to greet the San Antonio native.
Lopez is one of three candidates selected from over 125 appUcants to interview for the position of vice president for student affairs.
When asked what he thought of the other two finaUsts for the position, he replied that he did not know them, but, "They must be very good."
He is interested in the UTSA position because he heard "many positive things about the school" and he "always wanted to be a student here." Lopez is currently the dean of student affairs at Washburn University.
At Washburn University, said
Lopez, he improved services for students with learning disabiUties and helped improve minority student retention. If selected for the UTSA position he plans to initiate similar programs here.
Students attending the recep¬ tion were questioned by Lopez as to what their concerns were. Students cited problems of in- class discrimination, the need for a    atudent    attorney,    and
favoritism among various stu¬ dent groups.
Lopez attended UT Austin, where he received his doctorate in psychology. Among various faculty positions in his career he has also taught Chicano Studiea at the University of Minnesota.
The reception lasted approx¬ imately an hour and 15 minutes.
Lopez said that he wes "en¬ couraged by the student interest" in his candidacy.