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THE CANYON ·CALL

Vol. VII, No. 1 COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS October 18, 1976

Student

Senate News

By Robynn Huntsinger

The Student Senate discussed
goals for the 1976-77 school year at
two informal meetings. A theme for
the year was also up for discussion
by the Senate members.
Other Senate action included the
"October 1" dance featuring, "Some-
thing Special," ASB card distribu-
tion, and tentative plans for a
marathon roller coaster ride.
ASB President Robynn Hunt-
singer appointed Tim Perry, (Inter-
Club Council President), the tem-
porary Parliamentarian. Kim Paille
(Political Science 111 student) was
named Secretary /Historian.
In other recent appointments,
Tim Perry, Robynn Huntsinger and
alternate Cathy Ellis (Representa-
tive of Student Activities) were
named Curriculum Committee Rep-
Tim Perry and Dolly Hayes dance to the music of "Something Special." .
resentatives. Harmony Cook (Asso-
ciated Women's Representative),
COC·'s Fall Dance a Success last spring the 1975-76 Senate Mark Buy (ASB Vice President) and
decided to withdraw $5,000 from
the athletic budget, due to general alternate Ray McEdward (Asso-
ciated Men's Representative) will
By Sharon Mills feelings that the athletic budget was serve on the Student Personnel
too high. After frequent meetings
The COC fall dance was a delight- admission price of $1.00 for students with Dr. Rheinschmidt, Assistant Committee.
ful success. More than a hundred with ASB cards and $1.50 for Superintendent of Student Per- Cathy Ellis appointed Jenny
dancers from COC; Saugus, Hart, others. sonnel and past Athletic Director, Hartcopf as Social Committee Chair-
and Canyon High Schools; CalArts Kathy Ellis, Representative of and the 1976-77 Student Senate (in person. Ray McEdward appointed
and the community, rocked to the Student Activities, with the help of which all questions were solved), a Kim Paille as AMS Secretary/
music. several volunteers, did a fantastic compromise of putting $3,000 back Treasurer.
The eight-piece band, "Something job in the one week they had for into the athletic fund was reached. Among other Senate functions is
Special," was great! Spirits soared preparation. The rest of the excess money, the approval of the ASB 1976-77
to the sounds of the Top 40, Disco, The Student Activities Com- totalling approximately $2,000, was Budget. The budget meetings ended
and Soul. Singles weren't wall- mittee plans two dances each distributed among the Speaker's Tuesday September 28, after five
flowers for long. quarter. The next dance will be in Committee, Literary Magazine, meetings totalling approximately 10
A free coke was included in the November. A WS Program, Inter-Club Council, hours of discussion by the Senate
members during the first three
Musical Pep Band, and Homecoming weeks of school.
ASB Budget Approved Fund. Also, new funds were set up The budget was approved Octo-
in order to cut down on money
withdrawal from the funds already ber 4.
Doctor Rheinschmidt received a
By Robynn Huntsinger thought. Mr. Berson also explained established. These new funds in- letter from the office of Baxter
to the Senate the need to put certain clude the Senate Outreach Program, Ward concerning plans for a bike
The approval of the 1976-77 ASB budget allocations under an inter- Half-time Committee, Pep Squad lane on Rockwell Canyon Road. The
Budget was of top priority in the fund transfer trust account in order miscellaneous expenses for the letter stated that the plans were put
minds of the Senate members. The to clean up the budget paperwork. year, ASB card improvement off until a later date due to the
1976-77 Senate under the direction After the meeting with Mr. system, and a Pep Squad uniform traffic light installed at Newhall
of Dr. Adelini, Dean of Student Berson, the Senate came to a down payment for the year 1977 -78. Avenue and Valencia Blvd. This
Activities, met during five budget general agreement that out of the Other funds subsidized by the letter was brought to the attention
meetings and appro~imately ten $68,841.00 total expenditure budget ASB Budget are the Newspaper of the Student Senate and Ray
hours of discussion within the first a 13% reserve of $10,343.94 would Fund. Commencement Refresh- McEdwards wrote a responding
three weeks of school covering each be established leaving an amount of (Cont'd on Page 2) letter on behalf of the Senate
section of the budget. approximately $5,000 to work back expressing their concern on the
During one meeting Mr. Berson, into those areas of the budget that COC Election matter.
Assistant Superintendent of Busi- were drastically cut. The ASB Budget was unani-
ness Services, explained to the Top questions concerning the Results on mously approved by the Board of
Senate that because the previous reallocations of the excess money Trustees on Tuesday October 12.
year's expenditure budget was not included how much money, if any, Page 3. You can find the ASB Budget on the
entirely spent we had a larger sum should be put back into the athletic Senate bulletin board, located out-
to work with than we had origina~ly budget? During a special meeting side the Student Center.