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Chocolate barred senators seek barbecue bill
Kim King, Journalist
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Sen. Pro Tempore Justin White ended the chocolate candy bar incentive Tuesday. He made the offer at an ASBSU meeting earlier this month hoping to inspire new legislation.
“I want to clear up any possible misunderstanding,” he said. “To think that would be our motivation would be ridiculous.”
Candy bars were distributed to senate members and gallery guests in attendance.
“Why do I do what I do?” White said. He challenged each senator to examine his or her motivation for serving in student government.
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“Now should be a time of reflection. Helping students should be the number one priority.”
White is drafting a bill designed for students to have the opportunity to meet senators at a barbecue and discuss the issues.
“There is no formal process or legislation for events like this in place now,” said Chase Johnson, senator-at-large. “I’m willing to discuss student issues at any time. I am approachable and it is important that students know me as that – not just as someone that creates a lot of legislation.”
Johnson said he supports offering free food in an informal setting.
White is calling his proposed barbecue a meet and greet.
“Students need to meet their senators,” he said. “It helps us and other students realize the importance of what we do.”
“I have met other people and it has been a good influence,” said Cara Mia De Marco, senator for the College of Education. “I didn’t even know there was a payment offered when I began in 2007.”
“I took a 50 percent pay cut when I quit my other job,” said Laura Rogers, senator for the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs, “but it has been much more rewarding. I enjoy working with students and I am now more involved with Boise State.”
In other business Johnson’s Freshman Bill – proposing the creation of appointed senate positions for immediate occupancy by two first-year students – has been ruled unconstitutional by the judicial branch.
Vice President Joseph Bunt is encouraging each senator to join four committees on campus. There are more than 60 committees that specify student representation and these positions are rarely filled, Bunt said. Any student can apply.
ASBSU meetings are open to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4 p.m. in the SUB Forum.