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Show THE FORUM 1 AMI ASWC Senate Meeting Reaps Minimal Benefit 1 Aaron Thompson Business Manager As we begin another year at Westminster College we work hard attempting to do our best, studying into the early hours of the morning, leaving our interests in the hands of those weve elected. We look to our representatives to understand our needs, voice our concerns and implement our ideas. We are eager to see progressive policies enacted that will ensure improvement of our college life, maintain our education, while fulfilling our student initiatives. Accordingly, ASWC being funded solely by student fees has become a empowered Westminster student government organization. ASWC maintains almost comwell-round- well-equippe- ed d, plete appropriation authority of a budget that, this year, is well over $175, 000, unfortunately down from last years whopping total of $200,000. This year ASWC executive officers have lobbied to be compensated with a raise in stipends totaling an extra $4,000 to $5,000. This equals to an individual raise of $75 per officer to a total annual cost of $34,200 for executive stipends. Westminster maintains a student government that can shape a better community for our residential, traditional and college students. When ASWC speaks, Westminster staff and faculty listen. When ASWC enacts new legislation it creates solutions to our concerns and our non-tradition- al problems. The power behind the Westminster student voice lies within the chambers of the ASWC Senate. Each' ASWC Senate meeting is held in the Howa board room, usually on the first Monday of each month. On Monday, Sept. 8, our elected officers convened in the Shaw center at 7 a.m. To nobodys surprise the Howa board room was unfortunately still locked and the meeting failed to begin on time. Haring had recently arrived home from a senator retreat weekend at the Paradise Lodge, our elected ASWC members were still trickling in at 20 minutes after die hour, with none of the necessary documents needed to be fully prepared. During this retreat ASWC representatives were most importantly educated on the procedures of Roberts Rules of Order. Unfortunately the senators never had the opportunity to utilize their newly learned parliamentary skills within this ASWC Senate meeting Shortly after the opening remarks, the Career Center reached out to the ASWC Senate extending a consistent line of communication detailing its essendal benefits and purposes. Following the remarks of the Career Center, Jason Sturges and Teresa Elias sought questions to no avail while presenting their consolidation of die strategic planning process completed during the summer. Following the remarks of Sturges and Elias, Brady Smith, ASWC treasurer, presented the Institute for Management Accountants (IMA) Budget Committee proposal suggesting only $400 instead of any amount near the original IMA requisition, which was incor For What it's Worth rectly listed in the Budget Committee report as $800. Mrs. Bs Real Advice For Real Problems With no IMA representative present ASWC Student Body President, Ana Fonua, entertained motions. When no senate discussion ensued, Fonua quickly prompted Senator Jason Estrada, inquiring if, he had any motions? Estrada quickly responded with, Yes. I move to accept the ASWC Budget Committee proposal of $400. Senator Aaron Mangone quickly seconded the carefully planted motion. After the seconded motion by Mangone, Fonua asked for all the ayes and nays, as the ayes had it, resulting in uncontested Senate acceptance of the ASWC Budget Committee proposal of $400 being gifted to IMA eternally set in stone. IMA originally requested a larger amount of $1700 that would have benefited this new club in its as various detailed in a ed well-laid-o- Dear Mrs. B, Last weekend 1 made out with this guy that my friend was 1 totally into, but it wasnt my fault. All night tried not tb show any interest in him whatsoever, but he obviously didnt get the hint. 1 feel like a bad friend. 1 know 1 shouldnt have done it, but this guy was hot! Am I to blame? How can 1 fix this? Dear Blameless, It is said that friendship is as delicate as glass; once it is broken it can be fixed but there will always be cracks. You have to stand with John Doe is more imporask yourself if a one-nigtant to you than your friend and her feelings. Betrayal is difficult to forget and true friends are hard to come by. My advice is to tell her about your evening of stupidity and seek forgiveness. If shes still talking to you, maybe shell understand and stab you in ht the back next weekend. -- Mrs. B costs, as well events start-u- p well-plann- 5 ut budg- etary plan. Craig Barlow, President of IMA, expressed to The Forum that in preparation for this meeting there seemed to be miscommunication as well as repeated events of the IMA budget being lost among the respective officers of ASWC. With this slow start,, the ASWC officers made up time as they rapidly provided their individual reports on current initiatives they have become involved in. ASWC Judicial Council is still looking to fill positions, as well as various ASWC senator positions have remained empty. ASWC is See Senate, pg. 8 Beware Bees All Around Campus Jolinda Nestor Staff Writer Utahs nickname is the Beehive State, and the official insect is the honeybee. Utah even have a baseball team called the Utah Stingers! Have you ever really been stung? What are you supposed to do if that happens? It depends on what kind of bee is attacking you. The majority of the bees in Utah are honeybees, which are several species of highly social bees. They are known for their behavior. The bees native to Asia and the Middle East, were introduced to s. North America by the According to the Encarta encyclopedia, the honeybee is a social insect that can survive only as a member of a colony known as a hive. There has been an overflow of what appears to be these honey-hoardin- g mid-1800- honey bees, hiding in logs around campus, hovering over garbage cans, and literally chasing people down by the creek. More than four students have been stung within the week. They are everywhere, I cant even eat my lunch outside anymore, said junior Jamie Robinson. A swarming bunch of 60 bees attacked the head cafeteria chef. He was stung eight times. I was just walking behind the Shaw building, minding my own business, when all of a sudden they just attacked me, he said. Anotherincident occurred about two weeks ago when three visiting children were exploring down by the creek. One of the children stepped on a log and all three were covered in bees within seconds. Each child was stung more than five times. So, what threat do these bees actually pose for us campus crawlers? They are just annoying lit tle pests. I wish the school would exterminate them, said junior Jodi Kent. Well, until that actually happens students should be well informed on what to do if bees sting them. If you are somewhere that is not close to a building, try rubbing some mud over the fresh sting until you can get inside. Then, once you are inside, clean the sting and remove the stinger. It should pop out just like a splinter. If antibiotics are handy, rub some on the sting. If no antibiotics are handy, substitute a little baking soda and water. Make a toothpaste-consistenc- y QUOTE OF THE WEEK ccAs Luce reminded me, he said, with- out data, without facts, without information, the discussions about public education mean that a person is just another opinion.55 oint- ment with them and put it on the stings. The burning should stop soon after. If you begin swelling or feeling sick, contact a doctor or go to the emergency room. You may be allergic and not even know it. 05 -- , George W. Bush, Jacksonville, Florida, Sept. 9, 2003 |