Show 94 93 Executive Council awarded stipend increase c Larry D. D Curtis Managing Editor IN N last weeks week's joint session Executive Council and Student Student Stu Stu- dent Senate passed a bill bilI that r raises each Executive Council members member's quarterly stipend of up to The bill passed Wednesday day May 19 raised stipends from to for each of the 5 members of Executive Council The stipend will go goy into effect for summer quarter of the current current current cur cur- rent school year The bill to raise stipends was sponsored by the 92 93 92 93 Executive Executive Executive tive Council and passed by a five to three vote with three abstentions Student Senators Nate Tiffany Tiffany Tiffany fany and Brooke Wakefield left the Sena Senate te Chambers before a final vote was taken because they had to go to work They were opposed to raising the stipend and left their votes with the chair and current president Mark Fisher Because of an amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment that was passed after their absence Fisher did not count their votes If we had known our vote wouldn't count we would have stayed I would have been willing willing willing will will- ing to get fired if I had known Wakefield said One of the arguments for forthe forthe forthe the stipend raise is other college college college col col- col- col lege and universities' universities stud leaders have much larger stipends according according accord accord- ing to Senator Steve Vincent They are trying to compare us with other schools Were We're not like other schools said Tiffany Vincent said that had the two stayed and the vote vot ended in a tie those abstaining would have voted in favor of the changes anyway Vincent Vincen t. t said he had many reasons for opposing the changes A lot of experience is gained by serving on the Executive Executive Executive Ex Ex- Ex- Ex Council and that's a payment in itself he said I just get leery of spending other peoples people's money The money will come from existing student fees budget and will not cost students any extra money said Andrea Udy executive vice president Gordon Wilson director of student activities saw both points of view concerning the stipend Also passed were provisions to create the position of a financial assistant for student activities a lobbying committee commit commit- tee for the Senate and some constitutional changes submitted submitted submitted sub sub- by Dave Carlson president at large s h 5 b r i L c V 7 r. 1 cI r j 9 r I Horizon photo Ed Lite Lile Bruin coach Soni Adams stands with College of Southern Idaho transfer Charlotte Kornik |