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Lisa Watson
Issue date: 5/4/07 Section: News
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The final meeting of the 34th General Assembly of Saint Louis University's Student Government Association took place this Wednesday.
In addition to presenting end-of-the-year awards and swearing in new members, the Senate granted a spot-funding request, passed a resolution to enhance SLU's environmental sustainability and passed a resolution to modify the Grand Shuttle's route. A resolution was also passed requesting the Board of Trustees to table its proposal to rescind The University News' charter until its next scheduled meeting in September, so that administrators and students can have more time to come to a compromise on a replacement charter.
The Mary A. Bruemmer Award was presented to Matthew LeBlanc for his dedication to students; Chris Pingel received the Joseph Hodes Student of the Year Award for his years on SGA, in the Department of Housing and Residence Life and as financial chairperson for Relay for Life; and Megan Heeney received the George D. Wendel Civic Leadership Award for her work in Campus Ministry. New members of the Great Issues Committee, Black Student Alliance and International Student Federation were confirmed, as were the associate justices for the Student Conduct Board.
A committee to oversee the use of the technology fee was established, which will include students, faculty, staff and ITS administrators among its members.
A spot-funding request of $1,490 was passed for the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapeutics Club. The funding will help cover hotel costs for the club when they send several students to a conference in Washington, D.C., this summer.
The senate recommended to the SLU Department of Transportation that the number of stops on the Grand Shuttle route be cut for the next semester, decreasing the running time from 30 minutes to 20 minutes.
Senator Sonal Oza presented an update on the Environmental Task Force's progress, explaining SGA's work with Chartwells, the Department of Residence Life and other groups. The ETF aims to make students more aware of current recycling opportunities on campus, as well as to increase the number of recycling locations. The task force also worked with Chartwells to change cold beverage cups to "greenware," a material that is more environmentally friendly than normal plastic. Another goal is to target next year's freshmen, to educate them of ways to save energy and recycle.
In addition to presenting end-of-the-year awards and swearing in new members, the Senate granted a spot-funding request, passed a resolution to enhance SLU's environmental sustainability and passed a resolution to modify the Grand Shuttle's route. A resolution was also passed requesting the Board of Trustees to table its proposal to rescind The University News' charter until its next scheduled meeting in September, so that administrators and students can have more time to come to a compromise on a replacement charter.
The Mary A. Bruemmer Award was presented to Matthew LeBlanc for his dedication to students; Chris Pingel received the Joseph Hodes Student of the Year Award for his years on SGA, in the Department of Housing and Residence Life and as financial chairperson for Relay for Life; and Megan Heeney received the George D. Wendel Civic Leadership Award for her work in Campus Ministry. New members of the Great Issues Committee, Black Student Alliance and International Student Federation were confirmed, as were the associate justices for the Student Conduct Board.
A committee to oversee the use of the technology fee was established, which will include students, faculty, staff and ITS administrators among its members.
A spot-funding request of $1,490 was passed for the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapeutics Club. The funding will help cover hotel costs for the club when they send several students to a conference in Washington, D.C., this summer.
The senate recommended to the SLU Department of Transportation that the number of stops on the Grand Shuttle route be cut for the next semester, decreasing the running time from 30 minutes to 20 minutes.
Senator Sonal Oza presented an update on the Environmental Task Force's progress, explaining SGA's work with Chartwells, the Department of Residence Life and other groups. The ETF aims to make students more aware of current recycling opportunities on campus, as well as to increase the number of recycling locations. The task force also worked with Chartwells to change cold beverage cups to "greenware," a material that is more environmentally friendly than normal plastic. Another goal is to target next year's freshmen, to educate them of ways to save energy and recycle.
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Brandon
posted 5/06/07 @ 9:46 PM CST
As an alum, I wonder that if this is such a big deal, then why isn't anyone commenting here? Do students besides editors and members of the student government actually care about this?
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