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ASBSU unanimously passes two pieces of legislation
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ASBSU President Wyatt Parke speaks to Senate
ASBSU President Wyatt Parke recently vetoed a bill that passed in the Senate concerning freedom week.
He felt he owed the legislature an explanation. This was the first piece of legislation Pres. Parke vetoed during his term.
“I didn’t feel like I could endorse a week that has gone so awry,” Parke said. In light of racial tension on campus and death threats concerning race, Parke did not believe the senators met the goal of the legislation.
Parke said this was not a time to point fingers.
Legislation that passed
ASBSU senators passed two pieces of legislation Tuesday unanimously. Senate Bill Number 11, titled “Funding For ‘Voices for a Solution,’ a Candlelight Vigil” is a direct product of recent events concerning intolerance and racial ignorance.
The legislation asks for ASBSU to give $350 to help fund a student-organized candlelight vigil in conjunction with “No Oppression Tolerated” on campus.
Senator Dawson said students need a forum to be able to get together and talk about these issues. Dawson hopes students will continue to openly discuss issues regarding student safety on the Boise State Campus.
Senate Bill Number Seven, titled “Poetry Slam and Poetry Workshop,” calls for $2,000 from ASBSU and will sponsor the poetry slam event and educational workshop featuring Shihan and Boise State University Students on Jan. 18, 2007.
Shihan was the National Poetry Slam Champion in 2004 and has placed in the top five since 2001. He will lead a two-hour workshop and “promote diverse communities that foster faculty, staff and student interaction.”
Senator Getecha said the poetry slam would be both educational and entertaining for students.
Legislation sent to committee
Senate Bill number 10, titled “Amendment to Article X ASBSU Senate Rules of Procedures,” was sent to the Internal Committee of Ways and Means. Sen. Cyndi Blue, Sen. Kayla Davis, Sen. Mark Getecha and Sen. Amy Ortmann sponsor it.
Sen. Blue said the bill is a response to how ASBSU is perceived on campus. She said the issue of a conflict of interest has come up continually.
The purpose of Bill Number 10 is to “significantly reduce the confusion caused by having Senators work, intern or be actively involved in organizations or student newspapers.” The amendment to Article 10 of the ASBSU constitution is purposed to add another section.
It states that “a senator of ASBSU may not work, intern, or be actively involved in organizations or student newspapers that create an atmosphere where students do not feel represented.”
Senate Bill Number Eight was sent to the Internal Committee of Budget and Finance. The bill calls for approximately $425 over two semesters. Its purpose is to, “use money from [the] Senate Discretionary [fund] to provide coffee, hot chocolate and hot tea during the Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of finals week each semester of the 2006-2007 school year at Late Night in the Library.”
Sen. Terry Gorseth is the sole sponsor of this bill and feels that students deserve a break during finals week. Senate Bill Number Nine was also sent to the Budget and Finance Committee. This bill asks for $4,000 to fund the creation of more No Oppression Tolerated T-shirts, like the ones that ASBSU handed out at Tuesday’s rally on the Quad.
Sen. Ortmann spoke on behalf of Senate Bill Number Nine and said it is time for ASBSU to step up and take a stance on campus.
BARRY FRANKLIN
