The Undergraduate Government of Boston College Senate met for the final time before Thanksgiving Break on Sunday, November 19. The meeting consisted of hearing the reports of the standing committees and considering one resolution for passage by the Senate.
The standing committees reported on the final plans for the Thanksgiving busses to Logan Airport, as well as the planning that has been completed so far in regards to the retreat to be held early next semester. Senator Mark Dumas, A&S ’01, also reported on the progress that has been made in revising the elections code. Dumas said that the revisions should be completed before the UGBC Presidential elections in the spring. Senator Patrick Houlihan, A&S ’02, also reported that his committee will be looking into the issues of parking permits for off-campus students for next year. As of now, students living off-campus within one mile of public transportation will not be issued permits.
After the committees finished their reports, Senator Stas Gayshan, CSOM ’04, presented a resolution to the Senate. The resolution would allow the Senate to voice its disagreement with the policy of certain Resident Assistants on campus of collecting a dollar fee for letting students into their rooms if they forget their keys.
After debate during which senators raised such concerns as whether or not the policy was an official university policy, whether or not the Senate had power to change the policy, and where the money that was collected went, a motion was made to close debate and move to a vote.
A hand vote was taken with a result of 11 yes votes, seven no votes and four abstentions. This vote did not constitute a majority and there were questions as to whether or not every senator had voted.
After a few whispered jokes about “the Fulton recount” and the fact that the vote was “too close to call,” a vote by roll call was taken.
This vote yielded a result of 14 yes votes, seven no votes and three abstention, results which were sufficient to pass the resolution.
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