Proposals to the student code of conduct and a discussion on the Centennial Campaign funds occupied much of the Student Senate’s meeting on Tuesday.
Banning smoking on campus, racial discrimination, allowing Hookahs in dorm rooms, noise violations and the unnecessary notification of SMU PD when using the intramural field area for bus transportation were among the proposals presented by Secretary Lamar Dowling. The senate did not vote on the proposed changes to the student code of conduct.
The senate also began filling some empty seats, inaugurating Andrew Tuttle as a Cox undergraduate senator. The senate will be interviewing applicants for the Asian American seat next week as well.
Senate Parliamentarian John Jose presented new business to the senate, proposing a resolution to insist that the centennial campaign funds be used to improve academics. Jose said the senate should be more involved in campus decisions.
“We should have a more effective and outspoken voice on campus,” Jose said. “We need to show that we are concerned about the centennial campaign and where those funds are going.”
No vote was made on the proposal at Tuesday’s meeting.
Chair Dan Manthey listed the recommended winners of the $27,000 in scholarship money that the senate awarded:
– University Memorial Scholarship ($4,500): Katie J. Byers
– James J. Saccacio Scholarship ($4,500): Joshua Leal
– Oaklawn Foundation Scholarship ($3,000): Olivia Ybarra
– Elizabeth Lee Evans Memorial Scholarship ($3,000): Aditi Preyadarshini
– Robert Burrell Scholarship ($3,000): Rachael Morgan
– Laura Kittinger-Class of 1984 Scholarship ($3,000): Aleksandra Dimitrovska
– Nancy Underwood Graduate Scholarship ($3,000): Lori Viggiano
– Willis Tate Academic and Scholastic Scholarship ($3,000): Calia Rodriguez
The senate approved all of the recipients.
The senate also discussed the possibility of changing Java City into a Starbucks. The committee researching the options told the senate that the renovations would be too costly at this time. The senate is still working with Hughes-Trigg staff to brainstorm ways to make the student center a friendlier environment.
