| Show p frt rn Senate Forum by Cal Corbridge The Student Senate of Utah Technical College met on Thursday May 1980 and discussed some important matters about the student body and some up-coming up activities The first thing to talk about was the very much needed light and and or for crosswalk in front of the school on Redwood Road I called the Department of Transportation tion and Safety and talked with Mr Fred Lewis He told me that there were 16 places being considered for lights and that Utah Technical College College College Col Col- lege was now on that list I was also told by Mr Lewis that they would prefer not to put in a crosswalk because it has been proven tobe to tobe tobe be more hazardous It is hazardous hazardous hazardous haz haz- because people walking walking walking walk walk- ing in a crosswalk do not look to see if any cars are coming They just walk out in traffic and get hit However a person person person per per- son who is walking jay-walking usually looks first and thereby thereby thereby there there- by lives longer A committee was appointed appoint appoint- ed by Jerry Jensen to re research research research re- re search the light and crosswalk and if need be a petition signed by the students faculty staff and friends togo to togo togo go to the State Transportation tion and Safety Department I. I St If you are concerned about this matter please let your Senator know or con contact tact the Points West offices Dont Don't wait until someone dies The next point brought up was what to do about the Senators who are not doing their job by not coming to Senate meetings The Absentee Absentee Absentee Absen Absen- tee Committee told the Senate that most of the Senators Senators Senators Sena Sena- tors have been dropped and the others are being notified that they will also be dropped unless something is done Wedo We Wedo Wedo do care what goes on and want the government to be effective Bill Smith is looking into the problem of motorcycle parking Because he lie was excused excused excused ex ex- from this meeting it A r will be brought up before the Senate at its next meeting May 15 1980 Dennis Huston who has done some great work on the Laws By-Laws of the Constitution brought in some changes that were made on the new Application Application Application cation for people who run for student body offices He is also making some changes in inthe inthe inthe the old election policies They will be presented next week May 15 Dennis asked for a little more time so they will be in top tip-top shape and passable on the Congratulations go out to Jerry Jensen Brad Casper Marsha Hefner Kyle Bywater and Cal Corbridge for being elected to the Senate as Sena- Sena tors-at-Large tors for next year |
