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VOLUME 9 4 - I S S U E 6

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OCTOBER 22,1981

Brickley Addresses College Republicans by Timothy S h a f f e r L i e u t e n a n t G o v e r n o r J a m e s H. Brickley spoke to the Hope College Republicans T h u r s d a y , October 8, outlining and asking for support in his proposed constitutional a m e n d m e n t to s h o r t e m Michigan's ballot. Brickley's stop at Hope coincided with the formation of steering c o m m i t t e e s in Ottawa and Muskegon counties. T h e committee's p u r p o s e is to collect s o m e of the 400,000 p e t i t i o n s i g n a t u r e s n e e d e d statewide to put the proposal on the November 1982 ballot. Brickley's a m e n d m e n t calls for an appointment by the Governor r a t h e r than an election for S t a t e S u p r e m e C o u r t Justices, Appellate J u d g e s , the State Board of Education, and t h e m e m b e r s of the governing b o a r d s of Wayne State, Michigan State, and the University of Michigan. The judicial positions would be filled through w h a t Brickley t e r m e d the " m e r i t - s e l e c t i o n " s y s t e m . According to this system, the Governor would appoint a n i n e - m e m b e r J u d i c i a l Nominating Commission, of which no m o r e t h a n five m e m b e r s could be of the s a m e political party and no less than four could be lawyers. When a v a c a n c y occurred, the Commission would n o m i n a t e t h r e e candidates. The Governor would select one, and would need a p p r o v a l of the s t a t e Senate for confirmation. If approved, the judge would s e r v e t h r e e y e a r s a n d than face a " y e s - n o " vote f r o m the g e n e r a l populace. If approved, the judge would then finish the e i g h t - y e a r t e r m and t h e r e a f t e r f a c e a retention vote of the general populace e v e r y eight y e a r s . This d i f f e r s radically f r o m the present system, one that Brickley called the "laughing s t a c k " of the nation. Current-

ly, justices a r e n o m i n a t e d on a p a r t i s a n basis and elected on a non-partisan platform. According to Brickley, this s y s t e m forces judges to s p e n d at least six m o n t h s of an election y e a r c a m p a i g n i n g and also forces them to seek financial b a c k i n g from p a r t i s a n sources. Both f a c t o r s d i m i n i s h t h e e f f e c t i v e n e s s of t h e judiciary. In addition, potential judicial c a n d i d a t e s a r e often subject to the w h i m s of p a r t i s a n political conventions. To e m p h a s i z e how this a m e n d m e n t would affect the educational b r a n c h of Michigan's g o v e r n m e n t , Brickley d r e w an a n a l o g y w i t h l a s t N o v e m b e r ' s P r e s i d e n t i a l election. In that election, people who voted for Ronald R e a g a n knew what his educational policies w e r e and what c h a n g e s would take place if he w e r e elected. He w a s visible and so w e r e his educational policies, according to Brickley. The people, in voting for Reagan, m a n d a t e d a c h a n g e in the direction of national educational policies. To effect that s a m e c h a n g e in Michigan, said Brickley. would necessitate the r e m o v a l of 36 people. At present, 24 of the 56 university r e g e n t s elected nationwide a r e elected in Michigan. 90% of these c a n d i d a t e s a r e unknown by 90% of the electorate, said Brickley. In addition, the regency b o a r d s and the State B o a r d of Education all h a v e eight m e m b e r s . This results in f r e q u e n t 44 statements. Brickley's proposal would r e m o v e s t a t e educational posts f r o m the popular ballot and m a k e them appointed positions. All b o a r d s would be increased to nine m e m b e r s , and the ~ t e r m would be d e c r e a s e d f r o m eight y e a r s to six. The Governor would m a k e all the appointments, but the b o a r d s could never have

Prepare yourself for the Siblings by Tim G o r t s e m a P r e p a r e yourself for a n invasion: Tie down everything that is easily accessible, hide your beer and girly posters, be p r e p a r e d to be ceaselessly interrogated and, above all, be on y o u r best behavior. No, the Red Army isn't c o m i n g to town but your r o o m m a t e s b r o t h e r or sister m a y be. SAC h a s d e e m e d the weekend of October 23-25 Sibling's Weekend. It's really not a s bad a s it sounds and can be quite fun if you h a n d l e it p r o p e r l y . Sibling's Weekend is a c h a n c e for your brothers and s i s t e r s to c o m e to Hope and find out exactly what you a r e doing. SAC has planned a n u m b e r of activities to help you k e e p them busy a n d a price p a c k a g e which will also help d e f r a y the costs. One of the m a i n a t t r a c t i o n s will be a S a t u r d a y evening p r o g r a m in P h e l p s Hall featuring m i m e a r t i s t Steve H a r r i s . T h e SAC movie, Walt D i s n e y ' s " B l a c k Stallion," will also be shown in Winant's

Auditorium both F r i d a y and S a t u r d a y nights and 7:30 and 10 p.m. In all, over 15 events will be s t a g e d for the family, including all of the n o r m a l sporting activities. Registration will take place on F r i d a y , October 23 in the Kletz f r o m 4-6:30 p . m . If you h a v e any questions, feel f r e e to contact D a v e V a n d e r w e l in the Student Activities Office. In o r d e r to save money, SAC is offering a p a c k a g e deal which includes: 6 Western meals-$15.00 SAC movie - 1 50 M i m e show - 1.00 Dow day p a s s - 1.00 Football g a m e - f r e e TOTAL -$18.50 SAC p a c k a g e , all for $15.00. So, t a k e a d v a n t a g e of the o f f e r s and show your f a m i l y what life is all about h e r e at Hope.

Hope Theatre's winter season begins Frl., Oct 23 with the first performance of 'Working," a musical based on Studs Terkel's book of the same title. (See story on page 6.) Cast members pictured from left to right are Pamela Newland, Kevin Bailey, Brian Goodman, Dawn Tuttle, and Irish Jenkins, (photo by Tom Wagner) m o r e than five m e m b e r s f r o m the s a m e political p a r t y . The p r e s e n t ballot, a c c o r d i n g to Brickley, is so long and confusing that it leads to a p a t h y in the s t a t e electorate. When people have little or no knowledge of the c a n d i d a t e s or their policies, the tendencies a r e either to abstain f r o m pulling any lever, or to vote for the most recognizable n a m e . N a m e recognition becomes t h e n e c e s s a r y political s t r a t e g y and c a n d i d a t e s spend incredible a m o u n t s of money plastering their n a m e s on billboards, signposts and automobliles. Brickley believes that his proposal will help to solve m a n y of the inconsistencies in the s t a t e electoral process, but he stressed that his m a j o r r e a s o n for propos-

ing a c h a n g e w a s to a t t e m p t to bring m o r e " a c c o u n t a b i l i t y " to s t a t e government. Brickley's proposal r e q u i r e s that a g u b e r n a t o r i a l c a n d i d a t e present c o h e r e n t educational and judicial policies to t h e voters. T h e r e h a s been speculation a m o n g m a n y of Michigan's political e x p e r t s that Brickley is seeking the g u b e r n a t o r i a l position with the u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h a t W i l l i a m Milliken will r e s i g n , a n d Brickley's proposal is the issue he hopes to ride into office on. While Brickley did not a f f i r m this explicitly, when a s k e d w h e t h e r or not he planned to run if Milliken did not, he s a i d that it w a s " a distinct possibility."

Recruiting Continues at Hope by J e n n i f e r Stemczynski With the first s e m e s t e r well u n d e r w a y , the admissions office h a s begun work on recruting prospective f r e s h m e n for the 1982-83 a c a d e m i c y e a r . According to the Dean of Admissions, J i m Beckering, " I t ' s still a bit early to d e t e r m i n e the enrollment for next y e a r , however, at this point w e ' r e not anticipating a significant decline f r o m the p r e s e n t . " Since last y e a r , the student e n r o l l m e n t e x p e r i e n c e d only a slight decline, dropping f r o m 2464 to 2458. Student enrollment plays a m a j o r role in the authorization and allocation of

financial aid. A decline j n e n r o l l m e n t , then, would partially be r e l a t e d to the rising tuition a s well a s the lack of a v a i l a b l e student funds. B e c k e r i n g added, " H o p e is still able to meet the needs of s t u d e n t s requesting financial s u p p o r t . " J o n Huisken from the R e g i s t r a r ' s Office r e p o r t e d that, "As of now, we h a v e not f o r m a l l y established a goal for next y e a r concerning overall student e n r o l l m e n t . " High school guidance counselors and college r e c r u i t e r s , however, h a v e a l r e a d y begun to s p r e a d the good words of Hope to prospective college f r e s h m e n .

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