2008 Woodie Awards
SGA tackles homecoming queen controversy issues
Jennifer Bacchus
Issue date: 3/17/05 Section: News
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The SGA Senate resolved issues surrounding the 2004 homecoming queen election during Monday night's meeting.
In lieu of the October disqualification of three Top Ten contestants after they violated Election Committee campaigning rules, Tim King presented four bills to the Senate clarifying campus election rules. The bills also listed the punishments that would be handed down to any rule breaker and who was responsible for doling out those punishments.
Senate Bill 89 ensured that the Elections Committee would be the governing body over all elections. Bill 90 listed the types of violations and punishments for regular elections. Bill 91 did the same for homecoming elections and Bill 92 gave the Student Judiciary Council the authority to hear all cases not involving election violations.
The Senate approved all four bills unanimously.
In addition to King's proposed legislation, five other bills were introduced and also approved unanimously. Krystle Bell authored two bills. The first concerned the establishment of committees and the naming of committee chairpersons. The second corrected a SGA Code inaccuracy concerning terms of office for Senators and Committee Chairs.
The last three bills were all allocations. The Political Science Model Arab League, Psychology Club/Psi Chi, and the JSU Rugby Club all received $300.
The SGA Senator of the Month for both February and March were also named at the meeting. Justin Davis received the award for February and Kim McCain was named for March.
Two SGA events are slated for the remainder of the spring semester. The JSU Star Talent Show will be March 29 and the Pat Green concert will be held on April 14.
The SGA banquet is scheduled for April 4. At the banquet, the officers for 2005-2006 will be installed. The SGA will also be presenting a JSU faculty member with their annual Golden Apple Award for Outstanding Faculty Member.
March 28 will mark the last Senate meeting for the semester. This meeting will be informal with no placards used and no bills presented. Senate members plan to use this last meeting to reflect on what has happened during the 2004-2005 school year.
In lieu of the October disqualification of three Top Ten contestants after they violated Election Committee campaigning rules, Tim King presented four bills to the Senate clarifying campus election rules. The bills also listed the punishments that would be handed down to any rule breaker and who was responsible for doling out those punishments.
Senate Bill 89 ensured that the Elections Committee would be the governing body over all elections. Bill 90 listed the types of violations and punishments for regular elections. Bill 91 did the same for homecoming elections and Bill 92 gave the Student Judiciary Council the authority to hear all cases not involving election violations.
The Senate approved all four bills unanimously.
In addition to King's proposed legislation, five other bills were introduced and also approved unanimously. Krystle Bell authored two bills. The first concerned the establishment of committees and the naming of committee chairpersons. The second corrected a SGA Code inaccuracy concerning terms of office for Senators and Committee Chairs.
The last three bills were all allocations. The Political Science Model Arab League, Psychology Club/Psi Chi, and the JSU Rugby Club all received $300.
The SGA Senator of the Month for both February and March were also named at the meeting. Justin Davis received the award for February and Kim McCain was named for March.
Two SGA events are slated for the remainder of the spring semester. The JSU Star Talent Show will be March 29 and the Pat Green concert will be held on April 14.
The SGA banquet is scheduled for April 4. At the banquet, the officers for 2005-2006 will be installed. The SGA will also be presenting a JSU faculty member with their annual Golden Apple Award for Outstanding Faculty Member.
March 28 will mark the last Senate meeting for the semester. This meeting will be informal with no placards used and no bills presented. Senate members plan to use this last meeting to reflect on what has happened during the 2004-2005 school year.