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The Daily OrangeStudent Association | Two freshmen elected to finance board
By Heath D. Williams
Posted: 3/17/08, 11:47 PM EST Section: News
The assembly also rejected Devin Sumpter, a freshman in the School of Information Studies.
The election of Webb-Prather and Weistrop ushers in a new session of the Finance Board, which usually seats 10 members. Until more elections are held, they will be the lone members of the board. Elections will be held the first Monday of each month.
Comptroller Sacha Forgenie, who oversees the Finance Board but does not vote in its decisions, argued against the election of the new members, saying she was comfortable working with the board's 10 current members.
"Everyone plans on coming back," Forgenie said about the board's current members. "These are the people I'm comfortable with. They're all very strong, candidates and I would love to have them back."
The current members will be eligible for reelection at SA's next Finance Board elections. But Monday's election of Weistrop and Webb-Prather means only eight of the current members will be able to be reelected to the board.
Webb-Prather suggested that as a freshman, her election would help usher in new leadership in SA.
"After almost a year here, I definitely want to seize this opportunity," she said. "It's a great opportunity. I think we need young, active members of the SU community to start playing a role."
hdwillia@syr.edu
The election of Webb-Prather and Weistrop ushers in a new session of the Finance Board, which usually seats 10 members. Until more elections are held, they will be the lone members of the board. Elections will be held the first Monday of each month.
Comptroller Sacha Forgenie, who oversees the Finance Board but does not vote in its decisions, argued against the election of the new members, saying she was comfortable working with the board's 10 current members.
"Everyone plans on coming back," Forgenie said about the board's current members. "These are the people I'm comfortable with. They're all very strong, candidates and I would love to have them back."
The current members will be eligible for reelection at SA's next Finance Board elections. But Monday's election of Weistrop and Webb-Prather means only eight of the current members will be able to be reelected to the board.
Webb-Prather suggested that as a freshman, her election would help usher in new leadership in SA.
"After almost a year here, I definitely want to seize this opportunity," she said. "It's a great opportunity. I think we need young, active members of the SU community to start playing a role."
hdwillia@syr.edu
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Jonathan M. Taylor
posted 3/18/08 @ 9:08 AM EST
Makes a lot of sense to propose somthing that is already done! The SAF increase yearly. Per the SA Constitution:
"The Undergraduate Student Activity Fee shall increase concurrently with SU tuition not to exceed four [4] percent annually. (Continued…)
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