In an attempt to salvage a constitution filled with contradictions, Ball State University Student Government Association presented legislation Wednesday afternoon to clean up the mess.
The current constitution has two sections labeled Article VII, with one featuring multiple conflicting statements on executive board's compensation. President Pro-Tempore Jason Shupryt said the miscue went unnoticed until recently.
"Apparently, someone decided to pull a practical joke, and no one caught it," Shupryt said. "It says the wrong things in the wrong places, and contradicts (other articles)."
The constitutional amendment would also enable SGA to renumber sections since the document currently features no Article III. The legislation will be voted upon at next week's meeting.
The in-house cleanup was one of several anticipated measures expected to take place before Campus Alliance steps down in March. SGA President Frank Hood said his focus would lie primarily on unaddressed platform points. As a result, he does not anticipate SGA tackling any new endeavors.
"A lot of things have been handled already, and a lot of things that weren't even on our platform were finished," Hood said. "Now we just have to take stock in what we have left, how hard it's going to be and how much we can accomplish."
Among the primary platform points of interest, Vice President Carrie Cozad said she hopes to address resident hall night staff and security across campus. She said SGA would work with the Resident Hall Association to tackle these issues, which she said could also improve relations between the two organizations.
"I think it'd be a great way to show support for on-campus," Cozad said. "I'd also really like to see this get done before we leave."
Hood said he also intends on pushing to computerize the university mandated writing competency exam. He said efforts have almost paid off, but certain hang-ups may potentially prevent the digital test from becoming reality.
"We've made so much progress on it and it's just like that one last step from success or failure," Hood said. "I'd be really bummed it all that work we did all year didn't happen."
There are also efforts underway to create an organization targeting underprivileged and minority high school students. The goal of the group, Hood said, would be to inform these students that college is more of a possibility than they may realize.
"That's a big one for me because I just have personal vested interest in this," Hood said. "It not only makes the university more diverse, but it also helps change someone's life."
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