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Student Senate offers assistance
Grievance booth open to hear student problems
Bv folic \ndrade
f merald Reporter
As problems iilev it.lblv plague the lives ill ,tll
students the Student Semite is ,m organization
devoted to assisting troubled students find ave
titles to solutions for their frustrations with t'ui
v’ersitv life
The Student Senate was established in tort
to help l’diversity students with problem issues
that alfei I the individual and the entire I’niversi
tv population The Student Senate is funded bv
the Incidental l ee ( ommittee
l.a< It ot the 1H members represent a spei ilii
major m group ot m.ijors Senators are elei led tor
a one veai term bar b member must maintain of
tn e hours and is reipiired to spend one hour .1
week m the grievam e booth
Dalene l.ovie. senatoi and grievance and in
formation booth dtrei tor. 1 omrnented on the pur
pose ol this booth II thev (Students) have a
grievance thev could ensile stop bv and Student
Senate will trv to find out how to resolve then
grievanc.es l.ovie also added that the IMl
booth is more visible and e.isilv a< cessible
l.ov ie said that she wants students to be more
aware of vv but the Student Senate 1 an otter
A lot ot students feel helpless and have 110
where to turn l.ovie said. "There are a lot ol re
sources students don't know about that can gel
I lungs accomplished
Kim (ampin, senator and publii relations
person, said 'W hen issues t nine out we (Student
Senate) reallv push for it We have one third the
pow er of the I 'niversitv Senate I he l niversitv
Senate made up of students and far nft\ meets
mu e a month to disi uss important issues
This veal the Student Senate is working on
longer library hours, improvements on registra
lion plot ed 11 res colei registration and housing
problems
" l ilt' Student Senate in the past has done
lunger librarv hours during finals week I ilt.im
Ui'cil. chairperson ol tin- srnalf said Student'
an- asking tm llii- extension of liltiai v hours veer
round slir said
Wis'd also said that tin' small is Irving lo
standardi/.i- I'valualions lire Student Small1 ion
dints studml m alu.it ions of t ai tills overs term
She said these evaluations enable students lo
von e their opinion
I low ever, her a use the i ouunenls on I he eval
nations are often handu i itlen. other students inav
not he able to dei ipher the comments Weed said
lh.it standardized evaluations would make it
more at (.essitlle "Students I ou III get it (the ev a III
at ion) vv it It i lass si lied ules said Weed
Anothei important issue is the (aaduate
leaching fellowship I ederationH 1I I I I payroll
health issue Mike l.ee Student Senate Vue I’res
ident said that the senate is not onlv interested
in undergraduates hut graduates as well and
said that the senate would he dismissing this
problem at the next meeting
l.ee is also in charge ol the '(uimiltillee on
(.'ommi(tees . ‘ a various mimhet ot groups on i am
(ms run bv students for students I hese groups
give students a chain e to get involved without
having to go through elet lions, l.ee said I his is
a great wav to start. l.ee and Weed said
Keielillv Student Semite passed resolution
with the I'niversitv Senate urging the President
lo create a student position for the Institutional
Animal ( are I 'so ( aim mil tec. "Weed said
The Student Senate will also he working on
other issues throughout the year with one goal in
mind to help the students Mike l ee sums up
the Student Senate s goal
' Ui' want all students or special interest
groups to come into the office and voile their
opinions or concerns and know vve'ie tor them
Brand proposes improvements
B\ Dt'ann.) lieppu
f mcrnld ( ontribulor
I hmersitv President M\ les
Bland said .it the opening ses
sum ol I lie I im i'i sil\ Assent
lil\ Wednesdav that lie is con
rented .ibout long term plan
ning .mil finding new ini nine
sources to boost hu lilty sala
ries
In lus remarks, Biand said
the I nivcrsitv needs Innding to
ret nut as well as retain "stipe
i mi lai nil\
llowevei money wasn't the
only problem on Brand's list
lie said the Pniversilv must en
sure that it can compete with
the best institutions in the na
t ion
In order to tin this. Brand
said lie is intent on taking .1
"svstematii look ' at the entire
school It would enable us to
identify programs that we can
build upon and rei ogni/.e
where we need review." he
said
Brand has set a very nmhi
turns time-table lor such im
provements B\ january 1
1900. Brand said the plan
should already be in motion,
but (autioned that "long lange
planning must be realistic
Brand said one ol his main
goals for the I’niversitv is to
keep the si I100I m the forefront
of rescan h bv continuing riisc 1
plinarv and starting multi dis
ciplinary researr h
Along with research Brand
stressed the use of resume es In
recognition ot the shortage ol
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I ni\rrsil\ I’rrsitlrnt \tilc* Hi.mil told thr I nnrrsitx tsw-fji/i/v
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.mil ini riui.srs in hinds lor l.n ultx s.i/.irvv
si,ilr luails hr s.iui lli.it tlir
si.ill1 i iin'l tin it ,ill lur us
Brand s.iul hr I>«• 1 it■ \i-s tlit
Bern's and Ix'yoixi .in1 .1 linn'
ut opportumK .inii 1 li.ius in
American higher I'ducatiun
and at a limr when tin- grade
air si I11111I lias nnl lirrll highly
productive
Drspilr sue li grim prosprt Is
Brand said hr is confident that
ihr thiivrrsilv is among the
leading institutions in the
country
And if to hack up that opin
ion. Brand said the I'nivrrsity
just hired lieu tai ull\ lor sever
al ot Ihr si hold's colleges es
peidally ill the College ot Arts
and Sciem es
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