SGA address current issues
The Student Government Association had a productive meeting on Wednesday, passing two resolutions, approving four new Recognized Student Organizations (RSO) and holding a question and answer session with a representative from Ambling Companies, Inc., the developer for the new residence halls.
The meeting began with a speaker from Ambling. Part of the master plan for the university was discussed with drawings and floor plans of the new residence halls. Dr. Paul Jahr, Assistant Vice president for Student Affairs, states that there will be more beds than there are now.
“Currently there are 1030 beds on campus. When the master plan for residence halls is finished, there will be between 2010 and 2058,” said
Jahr.
The first phase of the new residence halls will be completed by August 2002. That phase is one of the buildings that will be located in the Centennial Center area.
Joey Villemez, President Pro-Temp for SGA can’t wait to see the end product.
“I am excited about the new housing proposal. I eagerly anticipate seeing the final product,” said Villemez.
Senator Fairfax presented the first resolution of the meeting. It is a resolution to permanently unlock the gate between Napier and Sanford Residence Halls. The gate is locked between the hours of 7:30 p.m. and 7:15 a.m. It has been the center of discussion and complaints among many of the students living in the residence halls. The resolution passed after a lengthy debate.
Dr. Bruce Harshbarger, Vice President for Student affairs and Dean of Students, was the person that made the decision to lock the gate. He was on hand at the meeting to answer questions and explain why the gate was locked.
“The gate was has been here for nine years. I decided to lock it after complaints about noise from cruising around the building,” said Harshbarger. “It is going to be moved to the Green Street entrance, hopefully that will help alleviate the problems.”
The reason the resolution still stands is because it will be some time before the new gate is in place. In the mean time, the existing gate will not be locked any longer.
“I feel good that the resolution passed. Right now I think the gate needs to come down, and we should worry about the other gate later,” said Fairfax.
Eddie Howard is an advisor to SGA, and he feels as though the passing of this resolution is going to cause problems.
“I think that by solving the gate problem for one set of students we, we have created a new problem for the students who were concerned about noise,” said Howard. “I think the issue should have been discussed more to come up with something that would work for everyone.”
Senator Cammon presented the second resolution. It is designed to allow SGA to suggest topics for the campus poll which appears on the campus information Web page. This resolution was passed unanimously.
The other item on the agenda was approving four new RSO’s. The first is Colleges Against Cancer. This organization is a division of the American Cancer Society. They hope to be able to co-sponsor Relay for Life this year. The second RSO is the Economics and Investment Club. They will meet to discuss issues to help them further learning and careers. There is a trip to the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta planned for members of this organization.
The third group is the Gay/Straight Alliance. The purpose of this organization is to tear down prejudices, build friendships and educate homosexuals about their rights as citizens.
The final RSO that was approved at the meeting is the Wrestling Club. They will compete against other collegiate clubs in their division. It will function the same way as clubs such as bowling and fencing.
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on Oct 19 2001. Filed under News.
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