Jerry Clark
01 May 2008
Senate monopolizes meeting with awards
Awards were given out during Tuesday’s Student Senate meeting, with the Hard Worker Award going to Legislative Affairs Chair Craig Witte. He was given the award for his “hard stance on wide issues as committee member,” Ben Plunkett said as […]
24 Apr 2008
Continued debate on Senate budget recommendations
For the fourth consecutive week, Student Senate engaged in debate over LDPB’s Student Segregated Fee Allocation Recommendation at Tuesday’s Senate meeting. Two separate points were in contention. First was whether the budget recommendation should be voted on immediately, or if […]
17 Apr 2008
Speakers, student involvement highlighted at event
“Today is a day that we come together ... as a campus to identify and recognize those individuals who have contributed so much to making UWRF a more welcoming and inclusive environment,” Multicultural Services Adviser Linda Alvarez said. Alvarez was […]
17 Apr 2008
Senate debates future of computing at UWRF
Members of the Student Senate posed a number of questions to Information and Instructional Technology Council [IITC] Chair Hossien Najafi and IITC Vice-Chair Lisa Wheeler at Tuesday’s Senate meeting. Senate debated on whether or not to mandate the IITC to […]
10 Apr 2008
Greeks oppose Senate budget approval
A heated debate regarding funding for Greek organizations took the foreground at Tuesday’s Senate meeting. Students showed up for the meeting early in an attempt to pack the meeting. Thirty-eight students, including 29 members of the Greek community, united to […]
27 Mar 2008
Student Senate debates funding for diversity awards
Funding for the upcoming 2008 Diversity Awards Banquet was widely debated at Tuesday’s Student Senate meeting. Senator Matt Dale opened the discussion. “[Student Senate] really appreciates that you tried to keep costs down this year,” Dale said. “I personally feel […]
13 Mar 2008
Senate approves military minor
Student Senate gave its unanimous support to the new military leadership minor on Tuesday night. Guest speaker Lt. Col. Scott Bolstad, director of ROTC at UW-Stout and military science professor at UW-River Falls, opened the Senate meeting with a presentation […]
06 Mar 2008
Senate approves student fee increase for HHP, Ramer Field
Student Senate met Tuesday to decide whether to approve student fee increases to fund renovation of both Karges Hall and Ramer Field. The meeting opened with guest speakers Shannon Zweifel and Connor Graves presenting a strong case for the renovation […]
27 Feb 2008
Budget concerns motivate high turnout at Senate meeting
Tuesday’s Student Senate meeting comprised the largest student turnout of the semester. In attendance were 22 members of the student body. High turnout was in response to an e-mail sent out by President Derek Brandt. He requested student presence and […]
21 Feb 2008
Senate discusses United Council, student committees
Tuesday’s Student Senate meeting was launched with a presentation by United Council of UW Students Executive Director Nicole Juan and Multicultural Issues director Shaltreese McCoy. United Council is a primarily student-run organization designed to lobby the Wisconsin Legislature. United Council […]
