Supreme court hands down | first decision © im WSU court unanimously ules in favor of wit tenrt ge places name on ballot _ By ERIC MORROW _ SIGNPOST government affairs editor : i> 468 unanimous decision, after two hours of deliberation, the ASWSU Supreme Court made its first decision of the year on Friday and allowed student Biff Whiting to run for social sciences senator. _ — — Inresponse to the court’s decision, Whiting said, “I thought the supreme court did a very thorough review, to the point of addressing other ambiguities of the constitu- | tion and the wording of the election packets by-laws.” _ 2 — | Whiting, a part-time, non-traditional student, had challenged the student government eligibility guidelines that said he had to be a full-time student to run for student _ Senate. He said the ae les were uncon- | can run. _ When the matter went to. supreme court he questioned the experience of the justices, - who were appointed this school year. and | ~ had never made a decision... But he said Friday after the decision, “In light of the decision, which was written — without any professional legal assistance, — my concern was obviously an invalid pro-— jection of my own ignorarice of appellate law.” According to Article [, Section II of the ASWSU Constitution, “any person who isa - member of any officially recognized constituency” can run for office. But student (See Court page 6) :