Every off-campus and at-large senator position is filled in Student Government Association, which means students have more representation than in the past. SGA President Asher Lisec said she did not know the last time all the senator positions were filled.
However, some organizational and on-campus seats are still open, and senators are looking into ways to fill them. Also, new organizations are being considered for seats, and on-campus senators were asked at the Wednesday meeting to make sure someone from their residence hall was appointed to fill the seat next year.
Although the year is winding down, Student Safety Committee had two pieces of legislation on the floor at the meeting. The first, concerning extending the hours of Charlie's Charter campus escort service, was read for the second time and unanimously approved with no discussion.
The legislation shows student support of extending escort service hours on Friday and Saturday nights for students accessing the football and baseball stadium parking lots. Although it is a safety issue, the reason this has not already been done is a shortage of funding, said co-writers Betsy Mills, president pro-tempore, and Kevin McBride, Community Affairs Committee chairman.
"I think knowing it's a student concern will help them find the money a little faster," McBride said.
Student Safety Chairman Eean Bailey also introduced legislation asking for support in placing a call box in University Green. Students running from attackers can use the call boxes to alert university police to their situation.
None of the call boxes on campus have been used for at least the past five years, Lisec said, but it is important to have them anyway. Bailey shared those sentiments.
"Anything I can do to help make this campus safer, and make one person safer I will go above and beyond to do it," he said.
Only a handful of legislation has come out of Student Safety Committee this year. Most issues can be resolved with a phone call or e-mail, but there are also those that need legislation. Bailey said the committee wanted to take care of those before the end of the semester.
"We feel there is no need to take a break," he said. "We are going to work until the end of the year. We still have a couple of things on the table we want to finish."
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