Seniors oppose dome regilding

As th e s c a f f o ld in g in c h e d closer and closer to the Virgin Mary, s e n io r c la ss p r e s id e n t D a r r e l l S c o t t s o u g h t a n d O b ta in e d th e C o u n c i l o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s ’ s u p p o r t of h is i n i t i a t i v e to h a l t th e re gilding process of the gold­ en dome a t last n igh t’s m ee t­ ing. "I am a s k in g to d e la y th e s c a f f o ld in g p r o c e d u r e u n t i l a f te r May 16 I day of g r a d u a ­ tion!,” Scott said. The regild ing began M arch 7. Since the process is highly contingent on the w eather, its d u r a t i o n is n o t k n o w n . H o w e v e r , it is c e r t a i n th e s c a f f o ld in g will c o m p le te ly cover the dome on g radua tion day. Scott said there is little time to w a s te if the s e n io r c la s s hopes the dome will be visible come gradua tion . S c o t t s a id h e p l a n s to o r g a n iz e an o n l in e p e t i t io n p e n d in g the a p p ro v a l of the Office of S tu d en t Affairs. He told r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s he m e t with two a d m in is t ra t io n offi­ cials last week and was w ait­ in g fo r t h e s u p p o r t o f th e Council before continuing the discussions. S t u d e n t b o d y p r e s i d e n t Adam Is tvan e x p re s s e d firm support of Scott’s initiative. "It is r idiculous to not s ta r t th e p r o c e s s a f t e r May 1 6 , ” Istvan sa id . “I give full s u p ­ port of my office to Darre ll .” A f te r r e c e i v i n g m a n y em a ils from his c o n s t i tu e n ts , S c o t t d e l v e d in to th e University’s m ed ia archives to investiga te the de ta i ls of the last time the dome was reg ild ­ ed, which occurred in 1988. “ I h a v e b e e n lo o k in g t h r o u g h O b s e r v e r a n d S ch o las t ic a r t i c le s an d have c o n c lu s iv e ly fo u n d t h a t th e last time the dome was reg ild ­ ed th e y w a i t e d u n t i l a f t e r