BREAKING NEWS: SA to Propose New Constitution

The SA task force that was created to look into the possibility of proposing a revised SA Constitution has done just that.

There are three major changes proposed.  The first involves a new role for the Executive Vice President, who would focus more on executive issues, and would be elected on a ticket with the SA President.

The second major change introduces the position of "Senate Speaker" who "would serve as the impartial presiding officer of the SA Senate," according to an SA press release.

The third major change would remove the three positions of non-voting freshmen senators and replace it with a "freshman caucus" to garner more participation from interested members of the freshman class.

"This Constitution is the product of months of hard work, dedication and reflects the views of both people within the SA and ordinary students. I really think that we’ve created a much clearer document that will refocus the Student Association on its core mission of advocacy," stated SA Rules Committee Chairman Jamie Baker in the press release.

The task force will be holding a town hall meeting next Wednesday, November 4th in Marvin Center room 405 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm, and a followup town hall meeting the following night.  The last town hall meeting hosted by the SA on September 10th of this year resulted in no actual students attending besides members of the SA and the campus media, so it is unclear what impact or usefulness the town hall meetings will serve.