Student parking among SGA's top concerns
Ben Allen
Issue date: 3/11/10 Section: News
Requests for more student parking in lieu of faculty spaces was the key discussion during Monday's Student Government Association (SGA) meeting. Michael Candler, representative of the College of Sciences, proposed Proposition Parking Please stressing that the current parking situation requires students to park in completely different lots from their destination.
"Parking at the Technology Center, where I usually have to park, and walking to Bronson Hall is a good five, six or seven minute walk," said Candler.
The debate mostly involved how many spaces to request, but according to SGA President John Kay, that will not be an issue when requesting spaces from the administration. "If we take the bill to the administration, we take what we can get," said Kay, "We have no clue if they will give us any spots."
Members also debated whether the student population had actually grown, or if the increase was simply due to high school students enrolled in the dual enrollment program. Despite the disagreements on exactly how many spaces to request, most SGA members were in favor of the basic concept.
Next Monday, the SGA will possibly discuss the diminishing athletic funds. Athletic Director Doug Robinson requested the SGA's support after the programs began to tap into the reserve funds.
"I'll be on my hands and knees trying to win [you all] over," said Robinson, "Hopefully, I can get support because this is a very, very important issue."
Robinson said he will have exact figures within the next two weeks. Kay said the SGA will possibly hold a student referendum to help decide if more funding will go to various athletic programs.
The SGA also finalized election rules. The only amendment made to the regulations deals with campaigning in classrooms. Daniel Farris, representative to the College of Liberal Arts, proposed the amendment. The amendment passed, requiring permission from the instructor before any campaigning can occur.
"Parking at the Technology Center, where I usually have to park, and walking to Bronson Hall is a good five, six or seven minute walk," said Candler.
The debate mostly involved how many spaces to request, but according to SGA President John Kay, that will not be an issue when requesting spaces from the administration. "If we take the bill to the administration, we take what we can get," said Kay, "We have no clue if they will give us any spots."
Members also debated whether the student population had actually grown, or if the increase was simply due to high school students enrolled in the dual enrollment program. Despite the disagreements on exactly how many spaces to request, most SGA members were in favor of the basic concept.
Next Monday, the SGA will possibly discuss the diminishing athletic funds. Athletic Director Doug Robinson requested the SGA's support after the programs began to tap into the reserve funds.
"I'll be on my hands and knees trying to win [you all] over," said Robinson, "Hopefully, I can get support because this is a very, very important issue."
Robinson said he will have exact figures within the next two weeks. Kay said the SGA will possibly hold a student referendum to help decide if more funding will go to various athletic programs.
The SGA also finalized election rules. The only amendment made to the regulations deals with campaigning in classrooms. Daniel Farris, representative to the College of Liberal Arts, proposed the amendment. The amendment passed, requiring permission from the instructor before any campaigning can occur.
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