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resolutions encouraging
the university to allocate
funds toward improving
the library. One resolution
supported keeping the
library’s main floor open 24
hours a ^lay, while another
supported a feasibility
study that would lead to
renovating the library.
SG surveys from 2004
2005 proved student desire
for 24-hour library access,
Ross’s bill said, noting that
about 200 students are
“turned away when the
library closes” each night.
Though senators spent
more time debating
the undergraduate fund
allocation bill, debate was
shorter than it had been in
the past. Most arguments
had been raised on the
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form, in the three weeks
since the amendment was
first introduced as part of
another bill.
Adam Russell, a law
school student, said most
of the graduate student
activity fees pay for
things such as Carolina
Productions and Late Night
Carolina that mainly benefit
undergraduates.
Chase Stoudenmire, a
second-year history student,
again said the Finance
Committee isn’t obligated
to give any money to the
graduate schools and that
they should not have a
problem asking for money or
including undergraduates.
Spivey, a third-year
finance student, seemed
ready for debate over his
bill to end.
“Just making things open,
that’s all I ask,” he said.
Ryan Woodall, a law
school student, raised
concern that small
organizations such as a
pro-bono club wouldn’t be
able to get funding because
by' nature they exclude
undergraduates.
Kyle Warnock, a second
year engineering student,
responded to Woodall’s
question, saying small
graduate organizations
can still get funding
directly from the graduate
student activity fees,
especially if larger graduate
organizations that provide
access to undergraduates
are funded by the Finance
Committee.
Debate was nonexistent
on the bill sponsored
by the Minority Affairs
Committee. Before the
questioning period ended,
Ross moved to postpone
the bill indefinitely.
ne questioned wny sucn
a bill would be necessary.
“What is the benefit?” he
said. “Why are we trying
to fix something with no
problem?”
, Three weeks ago, Ross
said that to stipulate
membership for the
Finance Committee and
not other committees
created an inconsistency,
and argued to strike any
membership requirements
for committees.
Because only one Senate
meeting remains in the
semester and a bill must
receive two readings to
pass, Cook said she will not
be able to reintroduce the
bill until next semester.
She broke town in tears
of frustration after the
meeting ended and said
she was upset that other
senators “didn’t give it
consideration.”
“No one wanted to hear
it,” she said, adding that the
reaction to the bill made her
question the integrity and
intentions of the Senate.
SG Vice President Ryan
Holt told Cook he thought
all committees should have
a minority student and said
he would help her rewrite
the bill.
The election codes were
amended to explicitly prevent
off-campus solicitation by
SG candidates unless a
candidate has permission
from an apartment complex
manager. The bill comes
after a scandal involving a
second runoff race between
Jennifer Guest and Brad
Setzler.
Setzler won the first
runoff, but Guest challenged
his win because Setzler
had campaigned at an off
campus apartment complex.
Guest then won the second
runoff election by 12 votes.
Holt chastised senators
for too freely abstaining
from votes and for leaving
meetings early.
“If you keep abstaining,
you’re not being a very
good representative of your
constituents,” he said.
The Senate also passed
a bill that requires the
chair of the Powers and
Responsibilities Committee
to notify Senators when
resumes of Cabinet and
other executive appointees
are available at least a week
before those appointees are
confirmed.
Several new members
of SG President Tommy
Preston’s Cabinet
were confirmed near
unanimously, with Ian
Sutton, a second-year
political science student,
the only objection.
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I were leaving Five Points,
and he got on, so I kind of
had to follow him.”
Kristen Pounds, a first
year education student
who has not used trains
as an illegal source of
transportation, said she
would try it, but thinks
alcohol would have to be an
important ingredient in the
situation for some students.
“I think it would be
fun, but for others there
would have to be alcohol
involved,” Pounds said. “I
definitely would not do it
alone, either.”
Kevin Sweeney, a second
year computer science
student, said some students
do it for the rush.
“College students do
it because they are drunk
and want an adrenaline
rush,” Sweeney said. “I
have never done it, but I
plan to because I want to
have a good story to tell
my kids.”
Though many students
use train-jumping for
thrills, some don’t know it
is going on in Columbia.
“It seems interesting, but
I have not heard of it going
on lately,” said Mark Larue,
a third-year computer
science student. “I would do
it if I was drunk enough,”
According to the Office of
Hazardous Materials Safety,
an average of 1,096 people
were killed by trains per year
between 1994 and 1998,
which equates to 1.6 deaths
per million train miles.
, In 2005, 355 people were
killed by trains and 970 were
injured.
For Atkins, once was
enough.
“I would not do it again,”
Atkins said. “It is so easy
to get killed. The trains go
about 30 miles per hour.
You have to jump, hold on
to the ladder, drag your feet
and then climb up, all while
the train is moving rapidly.
You could easily get sucked
up under the wheels.”
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The Student Government Senate passed a bill requiring
undergraduates to have access to graduate organizations
if funded through undergraduate money after much debate
on the topic over the past three weeks. In those heated sessions,
senators have tried to get their point across in different ways.
The analogies have been flying fast andfurious,
and The Gamecock has compiled a list of the top five.
“We’re like children and the administration is our parent. This
is like asking for your brother’s money.”
— Chase Stoudenmire, second-year history student
“They’re our big-brother and big-sister schools.”
— Stoudenmire
“We’re asking for a little bit of brotherly love.”
— Ryan Woodall, law school student
“We bought your dinner — now we’re asking you
to buy our lunch.”
— Adam Russell, law school student
“I have extra cake and I want to give some to my brother, but
first he has to say ‘pretty please’ and then he has to give some
back.”
— Melise Cook, third-year fashion merchandising student
— Jess Davis
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