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The following events took place at the Tuesday, Nov. 27 meeting of the General Student Senate:
Michael Benson was appointed sergeant-at-arms by Matthew O. Gagnon, vice president of Student Government. The duty of the sergeant-at-arms is to take people out of the room such as unruly and out-of-order senators or non-senators when a closed session is to be held.
Lifelines was given final approval of official club status.
Fair Elections Practices Commission report: The commission met Monday, Nov. 26 for the first time this year. Alex Arroyo was appointed vice chair. It was discussed whether candidates posting campaign information in FirstClass folders was within the election guidelines and was decided it was. Student Government candidates are currently in a period of initial campaigning.
Government Procedures report: They are looking into the financial procedures and policies of General Student Senate. They will meet with a newly formed club to get a club’s perspective on the process.
Student Affairs report: They planned a survey of students to find if there is interest in starting up a yearbook. They worked on publicizing student rights and determined to make a double-sided card with the rights on it and a Web site address for more detailed information. They will try to have them distributed in new student orientation packets.
Ad-hoc fees committee report: They are working on surveying students about student fees before the committee goes to the administration. They are developing questions to ask.
Maha Sabawi, who is not a member of GSS, addressed the senate in a plea for math professor Henry Pogorzelski. He is in danger of losing a class he teaches, MAT 301. She urged senators to encourage people to sign up for the class and become aware of the administration’s unfair treatment of senior faculty members.
Two hundred dollars was allocated to the Woodsman team. The vice president reinstated this club this week because it missed the budget process last semester because of officer turn-over.
The tennis club was in the same situation as the Woodsman team and was reinstated by the vice president this week. GSS also allocated $200 to the club for its annual budget.
The Interfraternity Council was allotted $400 to pay for food for the Interfraternity Council and Panhelenic induction ceremony to be held at Wells Commons. The proposed resolution was amended from the $300 Executive Budgetary Committee recommended to the initial $400 the council requested.
Chris Kelley formally announced that he is taking a leave of absence from GSS due to time constraints from other commitments. This means he will also give up his position as Legal Services liaison.
Eric Conrad stepped down from his position as Orono Town Council liaison.
Vice president Matthew O. Gagnon passed around his petition for the vice presidential candidacy. Each candidate must receive 75 signatures.
The General Student Senate meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. in Room 119 of Barrows Hall and is open to the public.
