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State senate debate booked on campus
By Laura Beard
Northern Light
Concert Board
Senator Lindsey Eberhardt reported that the board is “putting
out many offers, but none have come back yet.”
Concert Board sought to bring Late Night talk-show host
Conan O’Brien and comedian Dave Chappelle to the university,
but both declined, said Eberhardt.
“It’s really hard to get people to come to
Alaska, but we’re doing the best we possibly can,”
she said.
Academic Affairs
Academic Affairs completed color posters advertising Union
of Students at University of Alaska Anchorage services.
Legislative Affairs
Senator Cassie Iutzi-Mitchell arranged to have the largest
and final state senate debate take place in the Wendy Williamson
Auditorium. The debate will be televised on KTUU, and there
will be a 30-minute time slot reserved specifically for
students to ask candidates questions pertaining to the university.
“This is a huge thing (Iutzi-Mitchell) has put together,”
USUAA president Jake Gondek said. “It’s the
final debate before the…election.”
March 15, Legislative Affairs will select student senators
to travel to Juneau in April.
Rules Committee
The Rules Committee and Board of Cultural Awareness chairperson
Reem Sheikh modified the BCA’s bylaws to fall in line
with the USUAA constitution.
There are now two vacancies on the Rules Committee because
two senators have reached the maximum allowed absences.
New Referendums
BCA Constitutional Amendment
The Board of Cultural Awareness will have seven voting
members under the amendment, and an unrestricted number
of members or volunteers. In the past, the BCA has been
allowed seven members total.
Contingency Money to Support BCA
Diversity Fair
The assembly voted to award the BCA $1,200 to support
the Cultural Diversity Fair planned for April 3.
Student Government Fee Restructured
USUAA voted to pass a referendum that would change the
student government fee from a flat $7 per semester to $1
per credit per semester, with a $12 cap.
The fee change would mean a lesser charge for students
enrolled in six or less credits, the same charge for students
enrolled in seven credits, and an increase for students
enrolled in eight or more credits.
Student Leadership Conference Responsibility
The assembly voted unanimously that responsibility for
coordinating the Student Leadership Conference shall be
delegated to the chairperson of the Academic Affairs Committee.
New Student Recreation Center
A referendum was passed to allow students to vote on whether
to pursue building a student recreation center.
The recreation center would be independent of the athletics
department, giving students priority for equipment use over
athletes and the community. A $75-per-semester fee would
be initiated to support construction of the new facility.
Proposed equipment include a new swimming pool, a climbing
wall and a multipurpose area. The referendum will be brought
before students in the April USUAA elections.
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