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Show Wednesday, October 18, 2000 THE SIGNPOST Page 3 S 6 PI 3 1 6 continued from front "Weber State's Senate is looking to move from a high school level to a real college level," Franklin told The Signpost after the meeting. "In a few years WSU's senate will be very effective." One of Franklin's proposals reported to the senate by Health Pro-' Sessions Senator Tiffany Veigel was to assign the special constituency senate seats to the Student Body President's cabinet rather than being represented as senators. Franklin also suggested that student senators should not be programming activities for emphasis weeks. Senators should instead be focused on academics. "I want more information and fact finding; I want more answers," said Debbie Sheldon, the senator for the Davis Campus. "What would happen to the Davis Campus Senator? I represent 4,000 students which will soon grow to 10,000 students." "Something needs to be done," said Science Senator Lyle Van Orman in accepting lead in a committee to look into the restructuring. The committee will be looking into the feasibility of the suggestions for change and will make a recommendation to the rest of the Senate on how changes should be instituted. WSU is unique in the state for having special constituency senate seats. However, many senators see a problem with the current system which allows anyone to identify a constituency and then gather signatures for a seat on the student senate. So while the majority of senators agree that some change is needed, they are concerned about how the restructuring will take place. Two weeks ago, a proposal for an Athletics Senator made by Lee Lorenz on behalf of the Student Ath lete Advisory Committee brought this problem to the forefront. "The special constituency senators were created to address traditionally oppressed, diverse cultures that were not being represented," Sheldon said. Student athletes do not fall into this category, she said. Lorenz was on hand Monday to officially withdraw his proposal for an athletics senator. "First we want to improve the strength of the Student Athlete Advisory committee," Lorenz said. 'This is something we will redo in the future." With the WSU Senate already at 19 members, many senators are concerned that too many senators will make the legislative process unwieldy in the future. "If we don't limit it, it will be out of control," said Charles Kano, AsianPolynesian American Senator. "I was the first to go around and say that we need something to change." Kano is against getting rid of the special constituency seats, however. Referring to the loss of diversity, Kano said, "Look at the local legislative seats - that is what would happen." A partial solution which Kano discussed would be to create At Large Senators who would not represent a particular ethnic group but would be earmarked for Diversity standing. This is still not as good as our current system, Kano said, because diversity seats would not represent a particular group's interests as well as a special constituency senator. "What we need is a system that will be equitable, fair and realistic," Kano said. , P "s- Wtkr-i !aM. ifi YJT(fr ! Open Now through October 31 410 p.m. 411 p.m. 10 a.m. 1 1 p.m. CLOSED Mon.-Thurs. Friday Saturday Sunday Adults $6 kids 6-1 1 S3.50 kids 5 and under FREE Tha ateta's original com man returns to ,. ' Day Farms in Loyton tj. Located ax -o i t vv. ienTiie Ma. i a Ke exu , . . mm i r . . I . I I : I tl I I ( Layxon r-iius rviauj irom i- i o, iravei west on niuiieia Rd., turn left on 2200 W. , turn right on Gentile Rd. ; infogroup rates: 801-544-3869 www.cornfieldmaze.com For info, about our maze in Pleasant Grove, call 8 0 1-356-2813 ! " , -' i:0'. .r.k .!-)-r!H' $1 OFF ADMISSION" OOTID Sign yp by EVUondlay, October 23 in the dJJnioei EByiBding Room 250 Vou must be a senior graduating tiiisffall Dnteruieujs on Wednesday, October 25 ffroni 1 -5 p.m. Prepare a 4 niinute speecii to glue at tiie interuiemj n " J |