Rec.
center brought to students
By Todd Leland
On-line Forty-Niner
The
Associated Students Inc. Senate voted and
passed a resolution Wednesday to place a
fee increase for the Student Recreation
Center on the next possible election ballot,
which will probably be at the end of February
or the beginning of April.
The
recreation center was again the topic of
heated debate amongst the senators as they
discussed the responsibilities they have
to the student body concerning the recreation
center.
Sen.
Joshua Nettinga, who brought the resolution
back to the Senate last week, was again
the strongest proponent of voting immediately
and leaving the decision to the student
body.
“Let’s
just vote,” Nettinga said responding to
calls to again postpone the decision until
December.
Sen.
Adam Anderson continued to stress concerns
about the educational material students
will receive on the recreation center and
the language on the ballots.
“If
we are going to pass this resolution I recommend
we add clauses,” Anderson suggested.
Among
the clauses that Anderson suggested was
the appointment of four senators to a committee
to oversee education of the recreation center
have the ability to adjust educational language
and have the final say on the ballot language.
In
response to those senators who wished to
postpone the vote and obtain more information,
a frustrated A.S.I. Vice President and Senate
Chair Shahrokh Sheik informed them of the
fact that much of the information has already
been put forth to the Senate.
“If
you need more information it is your job
as senators to bring these people before
us,” Sheik said. “It is not my job to give
you all the information. The information
we have already is most of what we will
see and it will not drastically change in
the future.”
In
the end, much of the discussion was moot
as the resolution passed 12-5-1.
In
other news second year business finance
major Brian Grant beat Alejandro Negrete,
a fourth year Chicano Latino studies major,
in a run off for the vacant senator-at-large
position.
The
vote was decided by tiebreak because the
senators voted to an 8-8 tie between the
two candidates. Sheik chose Grant with his
tie break power.
‘The
Senate made their decision,” Negrete said.
“I feel I am more qualified than the other
guy, but I will respect the decision that
was made.”
Grant
said he felt that his enthusiasm, excitement
and the effort he will put forth in the
position weighed the senator’s opinions.
Grant also said he is just happy to have
gotten the vote and to be a Senator.
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