SGA Swears in Judicial Board Members; Hears Proposals for Sports Club Council and Parking Sustainability

During the Sept. 8 meeting, the Student Government Association (SGA) swore in the new the new members of the judicial board, and also swore in junior Jessica Snyder as an executive senator.

Members of the sports council came before the board with a proposition looking to receive a lump sum for SGA as a sports club council. The executive board within that council will then divvy up the money to individual sports clubs. The council will be responsible for keeping inventory of the purchase of their clubs and paperwork among other things. The council plans on maintaining the SGA's process for allocating money, but feel as though the new system will allow stronger bonds to be formed between sports clubs and campus recreation as well as help the SGA with their responsibilities. The presentation was only informative. The senate will vote on this matter at a later date.

Jordan Miles gave a short presentation on the Joint Committee for Student Rights. This committee stems from the police forum that was conducted in the spring of last year. Miles explained it appeared as though many students did not know their rights. Several groups including the judicial board, honor board and the police department teamed up to make this advocacy group.

Senator Cameron Marshall presented a new sustainability idea. He proposed that parking services offer a cut in parking prices for students who drive a low-emission, high efficiency vehicle. Marshall is in the process of meeting with staff and developing a plan to hopefully get this idea off the ground. Keep reading the weekly SGA briefs for updates with this goal.

There are currently several seats open in the senate. There are five Senate positions and one audit position. They are also accepting applications for the freshman class council until Friday, September 11 at 5:00 p.m. Applications for all positions can be found at http://lancer.longwood.edu/org/sga/. The next SGA meeting will be on September 15.