The Herald Online

Issue date: 10/16/08 Section: News

Media Credit: Samuel Smith Quan Poole, vice president, addresses the SGA Tuesday on the eighth floor of the Dean B. Ellis Library.

Possibilities of new restaurants in the Student Union, adjustments to the Student Government Association's constitution and new senators being sworn in dominated the meeting Tuesday night.

Ryan Beaird, SGA President, announced possibilities of new restaurants opening on the south side of the Student Union, such as Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.

"Hopefully it will happen within the next year, but there are still quite a few contracts up in the air," Beaird said. "But it looks like it is going to happen."

Also at the meeting, SGA adviser Martha Spack presented a revised version of the constitution, which sparked a discussion on the two proposed resolutions.

The first resolution, presented by graduate Sen. Shunqetta Cunningham, said the president pro-temp shall replace the chief of staff as the successor of the vice president in the event that something should happen to the vice president.

During the discussion sponsors of the resolution urged the senate to review the revised constitution before deciding on the resolution.

The resolution was afterwards tabled indefinitely because, as PR Director Kyle Fulton told the Herald, the constitution already says the president pro-temp is successor to the vice president.

Sen. Cunningham, Fulton said, was mistaken in her understanding of the constitution.

A second resolution, presented by junior Sen. Kiel Smith, suggested that anyone running for SGA vice president should be required to have at least two semesters of experience in SGA.

"The president must meet these requirements, so if by some chance the president gets shot in the head, the vice president should meet those same qualifications," James Sawyer, a sophomore senator, said.

This resolution is to be discussed further and will be submitted for a student body vote within one week.

Two vacant senator seats were also filled at the meeting. Emily Hirsch, a sophomore of Mountain Home, was sworn in as the College of Education senator, while Alan Hickerson, a senior of Marion, was sworn in as the College of Engineering senator.

Senior Sen. Chase Callahan was deemed the "Senator of the Month" for September for going above and beyond to promote SGA not only on campus, but also in the community.

In other news, SGA discussed new problems for the previously approved resolution for speed bumps or stop signs in the NorthPark Quads parking lot. Speed bumps are not likely to be installed due to motorcycle riders, but painted stop lines are more likely to appear.

SGA will host a "Meet Your Senator Day" Nov. 12. The event will be aimed at letting students know who their senator is and how to approach them.

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