News brief
Senate hears
grievance about ASL
Returning student Jim Evange
lista filed a grievance at Wednes
day’s Student
Senate meeting
claiming the Uni
versity is in non
compliance with
state and federal
law that says
American Sign
Language must be
offered to fulfill
the foreign language requirement.
Evangelista brought the issue to
senate after his petition was tabled by
the University Academic Require
ments Committee over the summer.
He said he hopes that the senate’s
voice will show the University that
students do care about the issue.
“I am asking that a remedy come
through student senate,” he told the
board. “I’d like to have Student sen
ate pass a resolution to give light to
the issue and show the student
body is supportive.”
Senator Andy Elliott spoke in fa
vor of approving a resolution.
“I did some research, and sign
language is the third most common
language (nationally),” he said. Be
cause usage is so widespread, he
agreed that it should be offered in
fulfillment of the requirement.
Senators voted to continue de
bate once a resolution is brought
before them. The resolution would
propose that the University offer
ASL as a means to fulfill the lan
guage requirement.
Students of the Indian Subcon
tinent requested $1,107 for their
cultural night scheduled March
10, which will feature a fashion
show, dinner and exhibitions of
Nepal, Pakistan and India. Sena
tors voted unanimously to grant
them the money.
Senators also voted 13 to 3 to al
locate $1,723 to the Women’s Law
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pared to make more cuts to avoid
raising rates,” she said.
E-mail reporter Brook Reinhard
atbrookreinhard@dailyemerald.com.
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