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Show Wednesday, February 9, 2000 THE SIGNPOST Page 1 1 Senate continued from front "I think it's important that you all recognize that the student fee recommendation committee has been given the mandate to hold people accountable," he said. "So what they're doing is exactly right." Dyal-Chand said some confusion had arisen in offices that drew revenue from more sources than Just student fees. Those offices might not divide their budgets Into areas paid for by student fees and those paid for with other funds, Dyal-Chand said. "But how can they ask for 'X' amount of money to spend on something," asked Akalaonu, "then come back to us the next year and say they don't know where they spent it?' 'I think it is very dangerous to say they are not using their money properly," Dyal-Chand said. "They may not be accounting for it the way you want them to account for it.' Senate chairman Chertudi asked for an informal show of hands of which senators supported fining offices a percentage of their budgets if they failed to provide accountability. He declared the vote unanimous. Segregated voting, higher entry fees Elections chairman Steve DeVries told the senate that voting by constituency would be completely segregated and all votes would be cast online, expanding on the precedent set by last year's elections committee. The system would be very different this year, though, with personal identification numbers being used in addition to either Social Security numbers or student ID numbers. DeVries said that after entering the ID number and PIN, computers would generate a "custom-made ballot" for each student, listing only those constituencies the student was eligible to vote in. In order to vote for any of the special-interest seats, students would have to register their race, disability or marital status with the school. "What if I don't want to put down that I belong to a particular race?" asked Akalaonu, a naturalized U.S. citizen and native of Africa. "I put 'other.' Don't I get to vote, then?" "If you don't specify, you forfeit that opportunity to vote," DeVries said. That Information that's being used in the database is going to be used only for elections," DeVries said. The university has strict guidelines In giving out that information." "You can rest assured that the information is confidential," he said. International students senator Sammy Inkumsah expressed confusion on the issue. He said he didn't understand why some active members of the International Students Club could no longer vote once they had become U.S. residents. He said these were usually the students most familiar with the issues of international students, and that their voices would be excluded. Chertudi said that the student constitution supported the changes In voting procedures. DeVries told the senate it was important that the new election rules be ratified at the next senate meeting to avoid interfering with the timeline his committee had put together.Price said he wanted more discussion of the issue, and asked that DeVries at least make himself available to discuss the rules with senators. DeVries agreed to set aside an hour to meet with any senators who had questions. Iaj. iwwi iifjwu.imnJ.UL'mMimniJwJ Jawi.nniliiinpp m urn n film wwwq.wui i mv mmw.iBj Come see Julie Turner and Don Duke, staffing managers from the Office Team, February 10, 2000 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Career Fair in the UB Ballrooms OfFlCETEMt Sic:iitli:cd Administrative Slallmi; www.officclcam.com this summer, pack your underwear, your toothbrush and your (LI tb j a At Camp Challenge, you'll get a taste of what it's like to be an Army officer. And in the process, pick up leadership skills you'll use for the rest of your life. Apply for Camp Challenge at the Army ROTC Department. 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