Associated Student Government President Ben Linzey updated the senators on the President Foster refund for the Rowdy Wranglers’ trailer, which will be re-introduced to the Fee Allocation Committee next Monday as a purchase from Foster, rather than a reimbursement. Linzey was not able to get the receipt from Foster for this week’s meeting but said that he should have it and a letter from Foster to present to FAC at the next meeting.
Before the meeting moved to other senator reports, Linzey made a brief statement regarding U.S. President Donald Trump Trump’s position regarding the Obama program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Linzey acknowledged the previous week had been filled with “disheartening” events, such as hurricanes and fires, but Trump’s call to repeal DACA affects Colorado Mesa University directly.
“Our job is to represent students on campus,” Linzey said. “So, for however many students fall under the DACA program, it is our duty to make sure they are best represented, now more than ever before.”
Vice president Gabby Gile echoed Linzey’s sentiments and invited senators to attend the Latino Student Alliance meeting Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. in Escalante Hall to lend support and solidarity to the campus community that will be most affected by the proposed termination of DACA. According to Gile, either President Foster or John Marshall, vice president of student services, will attend the meeting as well.
After more reports, two new candidates were appointed to fill the remaining vacant senatorial positions: Lauren Mason for the position of fine and performing arts senator, and Amber DuBois for the position of computer science, mathematics and statistics senator.
The Sept. 6 meeting began as the floor was opened for public input. There was one petitioner, Alec Williams, the editor in chief of The Criterion. Williams, however, made it clear that he came only as a student. He encouraged ASG to pursue legislation to get more bike racks on campus, especially for locations that fill up fast, such as Houston Hall and the University Center. Williams added that more bike racks might help alleviate the crowded parking situation on campus, but said his primary concern was with the lack of racks on campus for bikers.
