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Two motions were passed in rapid succession Tuesday at the ASB Executive Council meeting, with only three out of a 15 seat Council in attendance.
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Before a stunned gallery, ASB President Richard Cowsill exercised his powers as defined in the ASB constitution to pass a motion installing former ASB Vice-President Gigi Horowitz as acting commissioner of public relations, and a motion to allocate funds to the Cheer and Yell Leading Squad to be used for travel expenses.
Sheri Finley, treasurer, and Greg Palmer, commissioner of intramural sports were the only two voting members at the meeting. Cowsill has a vote to be used only in case of a tie.
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In passing the motion to install an acting commissioner of public relations, which drew angry response from the gallery, Cowsill cited the pressing need for such an officer, since public relations are the mainstay of a functioning college.
Various members of the gallery, several of whom had applied for the open offices, objected to the rapid process in which Horowitz' name was submitted and accepted. Cowsill maintained that "we need public relations and we need it fast. The commissioner is in chart of everyone and gets the word out for all of us. . . .
. . . "When the council meets in full all procedures will be discussed and passed by concensus. Right now we are somewhat handicapped because some things have to be followed through now," said Cowsill.
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In response to Ramirez, Cowsill offered his view that "the problem that we are faced with here is that the rules regarding these things are from the 1950's. This is 1980 and we must be governed by these same rules."
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Cowsill protested the regulation requiring completion of nine units which was the basis of not only Ramirez' disqualification but also Cowsills' earlier in the semester. Cowsill was subsequently reinstated but said, "At least 61 percent of the students here take five units or less. It seems to me that by demanding that a student who runs for office take more than the norm . . . is a situation that shouldn't be."
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