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Senate committee to host open forum on 'orange sticker' policy
Robert Preliasco
Issue date: 10/25/07 Section: News
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10/24/07 - With a sparse agenda for its meeting last night, the leading committees of the University of Rhode Island Student Senate took center stage.
Senate President Neil Leston said that despite a short meeting with no bills debated, the senate committees are hard at work on several projects.
"Those aren't bills, those are committees doing a hell of a job," Leston said.
Among the projects being worked on, the External Affairs Committee is hosting an open forum on Monday for students, URI faculty, Narragansett Police, community members and others about the "orange sticker" policy. The forum will be held at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom.
"It's [hosted] on campus to create a better off-campus," Leston said.
Also during the meeting, the Campus Affairs Committee brought a new parking policy to the attention of the senate. URI Parking Services is no longer referring students to the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal and is instead issuing three warnings to owners of improperly parked cars before the vehicle is towed.
The Cultural Affairs Committee is planning a Holiday Festival for the week before final exams. Leston said that the Executive Committee hopes to expand annual campus events that have been successful in years past. He said the expanded events are aimed at "making this university as fun as it can be while promoting an image that's phenomenal."
Amanda LaRocca, chairwoman of the Student Organization Advisory and Review Committee, said her group is in the process of re-recognizing student organizations. This process happens at the beginning of each school year in which existing student groups must re-apply to be recognized by the Student Senate.
LaRocca said that the groups must submit their paperwork by Nov. 2 and that she hopes to have the re-recognition bill before the senate on Nov. 7. The senate will then vote to re-recognize the groups on the bill. LaRocca said that as of yesterday, 30 of the existing groups were approved to appear on the bill and 30 have not yet completed the paperwork.
Senate President Neil Leston said that despite a short meeting with no bills debated, the senate committees are hard at work on several projects.
"Those aren't bills, those are committees doing a hell of a job," Leston said.
Among the projects being worked on, the External Affairs Committee is hosting an open forum on Monday for students, URI faculty, Narragansett Police, community members and others about the "orange sticker" policy. The forum will be held at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom.
"It's [hosted] on campus to create a better off-campus," Leston said.
Also during the meeting, the Campus Affairs Committee brought a new parking policy to the attention of the senate. URI Parking Services is no longer referring students to the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal and is instead issuing three warnings to owners of improperly parked cars before the vehicle is towed.
The Cultural Affairs Committee is planning a Holiday Festival for the week before final exams. Leston said that the Executive Committee hopes to expand annual campus events that have been successful in years past. He said the expanded events are aimed at "making this university as fun as it can be while promoting an image that's phenomenal."
Amanda LaRocca, chairwoman of the Student Organization Advisory and Review Committee, said her group is in the process of re-recognizing student organizations. This process happens at the beginning of each school year in which existing student groups must re-apply to be recognized by the Student Senate.
LaRocca said that the groups must submit their paperwork by Nov. 2 and that she hopes to have the re-recognition bill before the senate on Nov. 7. The senate will then vote to re-recognize the groups on the bill. LaRocca said that as of yesterday, 30 of the existing groups were approved to appear on the bill and 30 have not yet completed the paperwork.
