There's always a seat at the boardroom table

Here's a chance to sit down for your rights: students are always welcome at weekly Student Senate meetings. It's your chance to check up on our activities and learn about what we do.

If you'd like to address the senate, please e-mail your hall senator or Ishanaa Rambachan, Senate chair, by Monday evening before the meeting. Unfortunately, the bylaws only allow elected senators to speak unless previous arrangements are made.

From time to time, members are unable to attend a weekly meeting. By volunteering as a proxy, you can fill in for them and have all the rights of an elected senator during the meeting. Many elected senators—this writer included—started their senate career as a proxy. E-mail Ishanaa Rambachan for information.

First senate meeting of the year

This year's first senate meeting was quiet and productive. The main action taken was to formerly approve the following appointed positions:

• Erika Stranghoener, financial officer
• Peter Hill and Daniel Edwins, public relations director
• Erin Armstrong, executive assistant
• Brandon Zumwalt, Northfield senator
• Laura Groggel, parliamentarian

We also took steps toward formerly approving the budget for 2007-08. This year, we will raise Student Alumni Association's allocation by $800 to fund projects like cooking lessons, caroling. etc.