Jeremy Fugleberg
Faculty vote to reject all proposed amendments
SDSU faculty members narrowly rejected any change to the Academic Senate constitution April 30. 110 faculty members, or roughly one out of five SDSU faculty members, voted to reject the three proposed amendments. “I was expecting the good guys to win, and they didn’t,” said Del Lonowski, a political science professor, who spoke in support of the amendments at an informational meeting April 25.
Student can’t just walk away for good; comes back with clear vision
In disgust, I quit The Collegian in the spring of 2005. I felt like it was a waste of time, that nobody besides a few students who worked there even cared if it actually printed. But I couldn’t walk away like I had thought I could. I started to wonder what it would take to make the newspaper healthy again.
In the Middle: Global Warming
There’s no doubt that global warming exists, even though the science is still a bit fuzzy about its cause or what it will do to our world. But doubts still remain about how global warming will affect our future, and what we should all do about it in the meantime.
Academic Senate against proposed amendments
The Academic Senate voiced an overwhelming “no” against proposed amendments to its own constitution April 24. The move comes less than a week before an all-faculty vote April 30 to decide if the changes, independently brought forward by some faculty members, will be adopted.
In the Middle: Gun Control
I heard somebody shot a bunch of people at Virginia Tech, and what I immediately felt wasn’t sadness for the victims. Instead, I began expecting gun control to become a full-blown campaign issue. One rogue gunman, probably wielding legal handguns, killed a bunch of people.
Academic Senate amendments would kick student senators out
Students and administrators may lose their seats on the Academic Senate if proposed amendments to the group’s constitution are approved by the faculty. An all-faculty meeting is scheduled to vote on the proposed changes, which were penned by an anonymous writer.
In the Middle: U.S. attorney firings
Presidents have the right to fire their U.S. attorneys. Nobody’s contesting that. Clinton fired all of his attorneys too, it’s true. But while that may seem like a simple change of the guard, think back a bit. Turns out Clinton also wanted to can a few of his attorneys for not marching to the party tune.
Transit task force looks at new SDSU plan
If campus parking has hit you in the wallet, Brenda Schweitzer feels your pain. “I have a son I’ve helped with $400 in parking fees. I understand,” she said. Schweitzer, the director of the Brookings Area Transit Authority, is a member of a task force looking at the future of transportation on campus and around Brookings.
Senate passes bylaw revisions for first time in four years
It was a busy final meeting for the Students’ Association Senate on March 19. The final ticks of the clock meant a final vote on a draft of the body’s bylaws, which passed unanimously. “The last time the bylaws changed was four years ago,” said outgoing President Alex Halbach in an interview Feb.
Spring break starts early: Blizzard forces shutdown of classes
Spring Break arrived early for SDSU students, thanks to a blizzard a state official says could be the worst to hit the state in 10 years. Effective 11 a.m. Thursday, all classes for Thursday and Friday were canceled, said SDSU officials in an email announcement.
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