Show W W y I t i N N 1 c Si sy J r i 1 l. x I s t. t J l j ij li Photo by Eric Bresee Senators and Student Council members discuss the changes of Bylaws Council Senate Battle over Bylaws By Eric Bresee Contributing Writer The Executive Council and Student Senate met Nov 13 in a joint session to discuss and approve changes to the bylaws The joint s session the first of the new administration was held to review mistakes and misspellings in inthe inthe inthe the bylaws to the Student Association Constitution The Senate brought three proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed bylaw bylaw- changes to the meet meet- ing The first sponsored by Senator Gary Lawrence dealt with the spelling of some words in the bylaws The most common correction correction correction tion was am and pm making them am a.m. and pm p.m. The resolution passed by sus The second proposed bylaw change also sponsored by Lawrence revised the bylaws them them- selves As Lawrence pointed out similar parts of the document were spread out over the entire document Lawrences Lawrence's proposed changes grouped the similar parts The revision proposal also passed by consensus The third proposed bylaw change did not fare as well as the other two The resolution sponsored by Senator David Lemon an and cosponsored cosponsored cosponsored spon co by Lawrence met staunch opposition from members of the Executive Council The battle stemmed from lines 56 to 67 in the resolution in which Lemon attempted to increase the number of senators on certain com com- The increase Lemon stated is needed because of the addition of the Fine Arts and Lecture Vice- Vice President which would give the Executive Council an extra vote in J any committee both parties have members members' participating As stated in the resolution the changes would employ the system s of checks and balances allowing for better representation of the Students of J Until the Senators elected are Campus Affairs Vice-President Vice Rebecca Jensen said I I dont don't know why they have to be equivalent I dont don't know if it was ever meant to be equal representation y Student Body President Marla Maria Kennedy said There were three attempts to to table the resolution with the final attempt having a stipulation that th the resolution be brought back in the next joint session tentatively schedule schedule schedule sched- sched ule by the end of January 1 |