Monday night’s Students’ Association meeting brought discussion on a large variety of subjects.

One item was the introduction of an SDSU women’s hockey team, which SA members unanimously voted to allow.

Rachael Person, president of the existing club, spoke to the SA about the high level of interest in SDSU female students, but the lack of opportunity to play here.

The University Police Department oversold S1-S3 parking decals by 788 this year.

SA Advisor Zeno Wicks said that based on the huge deficiency, “Students with decals for those lots should be refunded for tickets received.”

The 141 added spots east of Larson Commons has slightly decreased the problem, but comes no where near complete alleviation.

SC parking lots are approximately 1,500 spots short.

Wicks strongly encouraged the SA to author a resolution forcing the UPD to sell less decals.

A resolution allocating more money to the proposed campus Wellness Center was tabled.

The question still stands of whether to charge students for classes such as aerobics, yoga, Pilates, etc., or to include the expense in student fees.

The new Wellness Center will house improved facilities for the Student Health and Counseling programs, and also weight training and other exercise facilities that will not be reserved for athletic teams.

SA President Eric Erickson said that administration is striving for a facility comprable to the Powershop Gym in downtown Brookings.

A resolution to place campus directories/maps in key locations around campus was unanimously passed.

SA members agreed that the widespread campus is often hard to maneuver for new students or visitors.

At Monday night’s Students’ Association meeting, members discussed the advantages of having faculty advisors for the Collegian and KSDJ.

President Eric Erickson said that the organization is seeking a faculty member with background in newspaper and one with prior experience in radio.

“The main purpose of the advisors will be to serve as a resource for SDSU’s newspaper and radio station; to help maintain steady success rates, and to serve as a mediation between them and the Media Council,” said Erickson, “It is not a disciplinary action.”

Students no longer have to worry about getting lured into sketchy credit card agreements at the Student Union.

The SA no longer allows credit card companies to locate booths in the Union and entice students to sign up for credit cards with attractive prizes.

In the past after signing up, students’ credit was damaged by the outstanding credit cards and they were unable to receive loans for tuition, vehicles, etc.

The SA took action after nearly 750 students encountered this problem.

President Erickson has found that as the amount of Pell Grants (a form of financial aid that a majority of students used to rely on for college expenses) has decreased, more students are relying on loans that they are unable to pay off upon graduation.

He is further researching the problem, and plans to seek a solution with government and college administrators.

Upon attending the SDSU Foundation banquet, Erickson found that the organization provides over 3000 students, almost a third of the student body, with scholarship aid.

He encourages students to show their appreciation and always thank donors, which include not only SDSU alumni, but business owners, faculty members and alumni of other universities.