Thursday, November 1, 2007
Last night, full Student Senate met and voted on several pieces of legislation. Below is a recap of the actions taken by Student Senate.
SUSPENSIONS AND DISMISSALS
The Student Executive Committee dismissed a student senator and suspended the chairman of the University Affairs committee.
Scott Paradise, an off-campus senator, was dismissed because of missed office hours and poor attendance.
Patrick McGowan, chairman of the University Affairs Committee was suspended because of poor attendance.
CLOSED MEETING
Mason Heilman, Lawrence sophomore and chair of the Student Rights Committee, took responsibility for a closed Student Rights Committee meeting held last week in violation of Senate Rules and Regulations. Heilman said that the meeting was inappropriate but that he did not have bad intentions when he allowed the meeting to happen.
According to Student Senate Rules and Regulations, meetings that are not open to the public are prohibited. On Oct. 24, the Student Rights Committee used a closed forum to discuss the tuition sponsorships of several members of the Student Senate executive staff and the Graduate and Professional Association. During the closed forum, nonvoting members of the Student Rights committee were asked to leave.
LEED AMENDMENT
Student Senate sent a bill back to the University Affairs Committee that would require new buildings built with Student Senate or student fee funding to meet the requirements of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification.
LEED Certification requires a certain level of points that a building must earn by implementing energy efficient heating and cooling, building bike racks and having rooms with timers that turn the utilities off when the room is not in use.
Studie Redcorn, Shawnee senior and former student senator, said that meeting these requirements would only cost 1 to 6 percent more than a building that does not meet the LEED Certification requirements. He also said that it would ultimately save the University money in the long term, because utility costs would be lower.
University Affairs Committee votes on the amendment next week. If it passes in the committee, full Senate will vote on the amendment.
HISTORY PANELS
Student Senate passed legislation to spend $10,000 on history panels that will be located in the gateway connecting the Kansas Union to the Multicultural Resource Center.
The panels will consist of pieces that represent different multicultural images and a digital screen that will recount the history of the Multicultural Resource Center. The panels will make announcements about current events at the center.
Ray Wittlinger, Olathe senior and student body vice president, said that the panels should be bought with Student Senate funds because the members of the Multicultural Resource Center want KU students to have ownership in the center.
Edited by Kaitlyn Syring
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