Show Constitutional revision complete Advisor blasts Senate Eri Erika a J. J Schuster Staff Writer The student senate spent approximately five hours hashing out the constitution and attending training sessions sessions sessions ses ses- ses- ses at the highly successful senate retreat held March 21 and 22 at East Canyon Resort Revising the constitution was felt to be the major accomplishment accomplishment ac ac- ac- ac of the outing since the constitution has been in committee for several months Everyone had the opportunity opportunity opportunity to speak concerning the constitution and those who wanted to be there and really cared were according to student senator Carmen McDonald The changes made did not address the lack of communication communication communication com com- the executive council insists exists between them and the senate Jill Greenfield Executive Vice- Vice President says that would be established in the bylaws McDonald said It is not a constitutional problem It is a personal problem The executive executive executive tive council needs to take the pacifiers out of their mouths They all act like babies who need to grow up and com com- She refused to name specific council members Other problems with the current constitution were address addressed addressed ad ad- dress dressed d with the addition of an ethics clause and new wording in other sections It is still waiting final approval approval approval ap ap- ap- ap in the senate as well weIl as input from Curtis Smout Senate Advisor Grant Smart professor of political science addressed the senate at the retreat on the linguistics of Parliamentary Parliamentary Parliamentary tary Procedure and Catherine Beebe spoke on the Faculty Senate Beebe provided insight on what the faculty senate does said McDonald and I realized how closely related the faculty and student concerns concerns concerns con con- cerns are Greenfield said the retreat was needed because a government needs training and consistency Where we wethe wethe wethe the senate are amateurs there will wiIl always be a break break- down We can all do better jobs The senate College Activities Activities Activities Ac Ac- Board and the Horizon all have a budget for seminars The senate saved over six hundred dollars dollars dollars dol dol- lars and held this one retreat instead of many seminars McDonald felt the retreat bonded the senators together It gave us us' a chance to relax and see each other in a different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent social setting It created a better body Greenfield felt feIt it built unity a natural process that needs to occur for people to work together The retreat also helped the senate develop some long range goals said McDonald Erika J. J Schuster Staff Writer Proclaiming the stud student nt senate senat had put on their engineer caps and were railroading through Curtis Smout senate advisor advisor advisor ad ad- visor showed his outrage at the Tuesday March 28 senate meeting During this ordinary senate meeting Roberts Robert's Rules of Order were suspended so that the revised form of the constitution constitution constitution con con- could be passed Smout interrupted the two minute question answer period to say he had been personally offended offended offended of of- fended by this senate act Smout had not been given a copy of the new constitution Senate Bill 89 8 prior to the noon meeting Smout claimed the senate did not show him the courtesy he deserved as as their advisor when they nearly passed a document he had hadnot hadnot hadnot not even read and would in future years be expected to explain explain explain ex ex- ex- ex plain the intent behind It was an unintentional oversight oversight- according to Jill Greenfield Greenfield Greenfield Green Green- field Senate President She further added the senate had been held back on this document for several months months' by the need for too many many peoples people's approval The senate intended to pass the constitution at the March 28 meeting since it had been revised at the senate retreat t held during spring break student senator Cheryl moved to table the bill until the following weeks week's meeting in order to allow Smout the opportunity to read and formulate questions concerning the constitution Smout had been unable to attend the retreat because he was out of town |