ASSC votes to allow write-ins
By PETER WONG Staff Writer
The ASSC Executive. Council voted Tuesday night to permit write-in votes in the ASSC fall elections and to allow all candidates eligible in the now-invalidated spring presidential elections to run again.
However, the council’s decision on eligibility was appealed to the Student Court shortly after the council adjourned. The court will hear the case today at 4 p.m. in Student Union 307.
Steve Knowles, chief justice, predicted that the court's addendum to its decision in the election case Sept. 28. which stated. “Those who can't serve, can t run.’’ will be upheld.
This would mean that if the court majority again voted with Knowles and against the council's decision on eligibility. John McGuinness. former Associated Men Students president and first-place candidate in the now-invalidated- - spring presidential primary, could not run for president again in the fall elections.
McGuinness’ eligibility to run again has been questioned because he is re-
portedly below the necessary 2.5 grade point average. However, the Student Behavior Committee, in a statement issued Thursday by its chairman, said. “Those who were qualified candidates in the first primary should be qualified candidates in the new primary.' that is, that their qualification vested' as of the time of their original filing."
On the council's other decision. Knowles said the court would probably abide by the council’s new policy. “The write-in vote was never legally defined. I'm glad the council has finally taken a stand on the issue.’’
The council went through a long series of motions before it decided the questions of write-in votes and eligibility.
But first, Chuck Jones, former ASSC vice-president for academic affairs and second-place candidate in the spring election, announced his withdrawal from the fall presidential contest. Later, however. he said he would leave his name on the ballot but would not campaign.
With Jones' withdrawal and McGuinness' questioned eligibility, the only certain candidate for ASSC president would be Kent Clemence, third-place
finisher in last spring's primary.
At this point, Lauren Sherman, a member of the Elections Commission, gave the commission's report to the council, urging that write-in votes be permitted and that candidates qualified last spring be allowed to run again. She cited the Student Behavior Committee decision to order a new election — upheld May 6 by President Hubbard — and the clarification issued Thursday by Scott Bice, committee chairman, as factors that influenced the commission's policy.
However, she told the council it would have to reverse its resolution of Sept. 28 and 29. which said the council would accept any court advice on the elections.
Lee Blackman, vice-president for academic affairs, said that in requesting the justices to determine several issues in the presidential race, the council had abdicated its authority and unconstitutionally delegated power to the court. Blackman had been designated by the council last week to file the election case.
Several council members argued that the council would only make the situation worse and further downgrade the image of student government. Others
argued that by repealing the resolutions in support of the court, the council could again set policy on the elections.
At one point. Joel Rosenzweig, acting ASSC president, vetoed the council resolutions in question. However, he withdrew the action after strong opposition from the council.
Then the motion to repeal the court-support resolutions was passed. 8-2, with Dave Howe and Robert Young (for Roger Hobbs) voting no.
Next, the council moved to the consideration of the Elections Commission report, which recommended policy on write-in votes and eligibility. The report was adopted. 7-0-3.
Afterwards, Laura Kotsiris, Women's Halls Association president, invited all presidential candidates to a ques-tion-and-answer session at 8 p.m. Oct.
2	in Birnkrant Dining Room. Candidates may contact her by calling 746-7190.
Mark Spitzer, ASSC independent representative and prospective write-in candidate for president, said he would not run despite Jones' withdrawal.
Court to hear pres case today
A case in which Joel Rosenzweig, acting ASSC president, is accused of misfeasance of office will be heard by the Student Court at 4 p.m. today in Student Union 307.
“He doesn’t have a case,” said Rosenzweig, in denying the validity of charges made by Marshal Oldman, director of programs for the Student Senate.
Oldman, in a brief to the court, charged Rosenzweig with misfeasance and asked for his removal from office, saying that he had allowed Joel Jacobs, Associated Men Students vice-president, to sit as the AMS president at the Executive Council meeting Sept. 29, thus violating the declaration of the court that the office was vacant.
Rosenzweig, who has not seen the brief, said that Jacobs sat at the council meeting as AMS vice-president, not as AMS president, and that he would do the same thing with the vice-presidents behind other council members in a similar case.
A precedent does exist. Last year George Millburn, then AMS vice-president, was Sallowed to sit on the council in the absence of John McGuinness, then AMS president.
University of Southern California
VOL. LXIV NO. 12	LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA	WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1971
Rudisill denies Free Trojan's charges
Alvin Rudisill. university chaplain and chairman of the Student Life Commission, denied charges made in yesterday's Free Trojan that he was obviously biased against the Young Americans for Freedom organization.
The Free Trojan editorial accused Rudisill of neglecting to place a member of the YAF on the Student Life Commission. a newly created group which will study all aspects of student life. While the Free Trojan approved of the existence of the commission, they expressed disappointment in
the choice of Rudisill as chairman.
"We approached him (Rudisill) and asked that we be given representation on the commission and questioned why we were not even approached,” Pat Nolan, national office holder for the YAF said.
Rudisill explained that members of the commission were chosen through nomination by acting ASSC President Joel Rosenzweig and approved by both President Hubbard and himself.
The YAP contends that the commission has no conserva-
tive or moderates as members.
“We believe,’’ Nolan said, “that Rosenzweig tried to put all types on the commission but it is obvious he has failed. The commission is made up of liberals only.”
“With only six spaces available on the commission,’’ Rudisill said, “there is no way we can represent everyone.” He went on to add that the commission is open to anyone and that it will need creative input from everybody, including the YAF.
Nolan maintains that the commission may have had a YAF representative but “Rudisill
bumped us off.”
“It is President Hubbard’s perogative as to who is chosen." Rudisill said.
“I asked for two things for the commission," Rudisill mentioned, “a cross-representation of students and top-notch personnel and I feel I got both. ”
In charging Rudisill with bias, the Free Trojan editorial maintained that in addition to the conflict centered around the Student Life Commission, there has been bias before. The editorial commented that Rudisill has previously exhibited his disregard for the YAF by not
providing office space at the religious center last year when both the Gay Liberation Front and the Black Students Union had offices there.
“That is another false charge,” Rudisill stated. “What decisions are made here (Religious Center) are made by a governing committee of six people and I'm merely representing the administration with one vote.”
Rudisill added that the committee makes space available at the center to programs and not political organizations.
Jones claims withdrawal
By ANDREW ERSKINE
Assistant Editorial Director
Chuck Jones withdrew yesterday from the ASSC presidential race, leaving Kent Clemence as the only certain candidate.
Out of the four other candidates who ran last year, two, Craig Caldwell and Marsha Naify. withdrew voluntarily. John McGuinness, will possibly be disqualified by the Elections Commission because his grades fell below the 2.5 grade-point average required for candidates.
In a letter sent to the Daily Trojan. Jones said. “I find the dichotomy between desiring the office and running another
campaign too great a schism to bridge. I have neither the time or the will to go through another two weeks of physical and mental masturbation, nor do I lack the compassion to ask my friends to walk the streets of hell again.”
Jones felt that he could more effectively implement the programs and issues he campaigned for last spring from his position in the Office of University Affairs, which he had been given recently.
Jones also felt that President Hubbard put an end to “this farcical South Vietnamese-style election’’ by allowing the votes
from last spring's runoff elections to be counted and declaring the results valid.
The runoff ballots are presently locked up in the office of Paul Moore, the director of student activities.
“I would urge that Dr. Hubbard reconsider his decision and admit a mistake was made by the direct administrative interference into an internal ASSC problem.” he said. “No fair and equitable election is now possible. In fact, the association stands in peril of being torn apart internally and walked away from externally.”
STUDYING TROY'S HERITAGE — Coed inspects newly installed football trophy in Heritage Hall. DT photo by Tony Korody.