Student Government Senate opened its fall semester with a resolution clarifying its stance on community college.
SG Senate also discussed its summer activities, what it hope to achieve this semester and passed one resolution.
After a recent opinion column in The Daily Reveille, the SG Senate passed a resolution stating the University and SG do not share the opinion of the column. The column suggested community college is an alternative to studying.
SG External Affairs Committee Chairman David Jones said the Baton Rouge Community College SG President contacted LSU SG President J Hudson to inform him the column was being talked about on BRCC campus, escalating into something negative between BRCC and the University.
“When I heard that, I collaborated with a few senators and the SG president to try to create a resolution, something we can put in their hands, to assure them that the stance of SG and the administration of LSU is different from The Daily Reveille,” Jones said.
Jones said community colleges play a particular role in the scheme of higher education in the state.
“We see the importance of all educational institutions, especially during the times of budget cuts and the educational crisis we face in Louisiana,” he said.
The resolution will be signed by Hudson, Speaker of the Senate Brooksie Bonvillain, Director of Executive Affairs Kenn Barnes and Jones before being passed along to community colleges.
“The LSU [Daily] Reveille is an independent student publication, and we understand that they have right to free speech,” Jones said. “We are just trying to really distinguish between Student Government and the administration and what is the difference between us and an opinion column in The Reveille.”
In addition to passing the resolution, SG Senate discussed multiple initiatives it hopes to accomplish this semester.
Extending library hours, making Tiger Band into an art credit and helping the Student Health Center put student health records online are a few ideas the committee of academics plan to work to achieve.
Marcus Alexander, Services and Development chairman, said he wants his committee to do a sign walk, which will consist of the committee walking around campus to make sure parking labels for faculty and students are not misleading.
Alexander also said the committee would like to try to make more parking available to students on game days.
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