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Show i .I'nflYffrir rllHaiimn''1 T 1- i t Aiiti.Vt'--'--'-- y PTl rn J l JLLll vk i-L TOCO) Monday, May 2, 1994 Volume 57 Number 74 v X iV 4 . ' 7 STEVE CONLIN THESIGNPOST Give me that ball Saturday afternoon turned into a football game for kids at the Marshall White Center. Nichole Cassity and several other Weber State University athletes donated their time to the children. See related story on page 6. Senate recommendations may restructure student government By Bryan Stephens Signpost campus affairs editor The future of the ASWSU Student Senate may be unsure, thanks to senate bylaws committee recommendations. A resolution passed in the senate a few weeks ago instructed the senate bylaws committee to study the feasibility of adopting a bicameral legislative system and to provide other recommendations for alternatives. After hours of discussion and deliberation, the four-member committee drafted the following prioritized recommendations to be presented at Monday's senate meeting: Cap the student senate at 16 members by 1995-96 academic year. This means that one special constituency seat would be dissolved, and any seat created would replace an existing seat so membership would be maintained at 16. The committee favors this recommendation because it maintains a balance between academic and special constituency senators, limits multi-representation and complies with budgetary constraints. However, it will become very difficult for any group or organization wanting a new seat to obtain one since any new seat would re place an existing senate position. Cap the senate at its current membership of 17. This recommendation would allow the senate to function at its current membership, not requiring any seats to be eliminated. Again, any group or organization wanting representation would gain a seat only by eliminating an existing seat. Do not cap the size of the ASWSU senate. Although this would allow any special constituency to obtain a senate seat, it will also increase student fees 25 cents per student for seats above 17. Because of budget cuts, ASWSU has already lost funding of four of next year's senate seats nearly $7,000. If additional senateseats were added, students would have to pay additional student fees to compensate student senators. Provide representation on the basis of geographical location or a randomly assigned number. Multi-representation would be eliminated because each student would be represented by only one senator. Although this recommendation makes it easier to manage constituencies, it will become more difficult for groups to rally around a See Senate page 2 Mandatory school salaries disclosed Weber State University, along with the other eight state-supported colleges and universities, must disclose salary information for faculty members, administrators and classified employees beginning today. The disclosure mandate comes as a result of Substitute House Bill 181, Government Records Amendments, which was successfully promoted by the Utah Public Employees' Association during the last legislative session. "All nine higher education institutions must now make salary information available, upon request, for employees who are paid in part or in full by the state of Utah," said Don Clawson, a UPE A lobbyist and employee representative. "Only those whose pay comes exclusively from federal or private sources will be exempt from disclosure." Access to higher education salary information has been a hot topic, and the basis for legal actions, for more than 12 years. Clawson said the UPEA has See Salaries page 2 Quick Takes G A&E Local family combines poetry and illustrations for childrens books. See Page 1 1 '2 News WSU athletes spend the afternoon with local inner-city children as part of the new sports day. See Page 6 Special Section The latest guide in local sports and fitness opportunities within the Ogden area. See Page 7 p.- i 4 Sports Saturday's scrimmage i is dominated by j experienced defense. 1 See Page 14 Weather MONDAY Chance of rain High 60s Low 30s TUESDAY U Partly cloudy 6 High 60s Low 40s 0 |