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LOQUITUR VoL.XLIII, No. 2
FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER6, 1996
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PA 19087
Student government seeks student _support by Paul Mante news editor
"This year is going to be the year, all we need is the students behind us." These words, recently spoken by the Student Government Association President, Andrew Burke signify the desire to see student involvement as the force that turns the goals of the 199697 Executive Board into reality. This year's board consists of juniors Burke as president, Lisa Minnino as vice president, senior John Lindsay as Campus Activities Programming board chairperson, junior Felicia Miccoli as academic board chairperson, sophomore John Gwiazdowski as treasurer, juniors Hollie Havens as recording secretary, Stacey Caiazzo as corresponding secretary and Milena Porreca as parliamentarian. According to Burke, the Executive Board is planning a series of projects designed to generate studcn interest and participation through offered SGA opportunities. Some of these projects include the establishment of a Cabrini Counsel, a conduct review board consisting of students. Those under review would have the choice of having their case heard by a board of administration members or one consisting of their peers. However Burke mentioned that because of legal issues, the Cabrini Counsel could not be established until the spring
photo by Stacey Caiazzo
Student Government president Andrew Burke is shown engaged in a mock handshake with a mural of Gabrini's mascot, the Cavalier. The mascot was recently painted on the wall outside of the student government offlce. One of Burke's major goals this year is to rally the students behind the efforts of the SGA.
semester at the earliest. Another project is the Collegiate Club Counsel, which Burke described as an executive board of clubs. This club would give campus organizations a more stronger and unified voice, thereby allowing more goals to be accomplished. The Residential Hall Counsel is another avenue SGA has provided students with a chance to get involved. Minnino said that she and Resident Director Steve Murray had revamped the counsel in order to establish better communication between resident assis-
tants and the R.H.C. Burke also listed several projects igne o make l!.iudcn life easier. These projects include the possible installation of a MAC machine, on which Burke has received a proposal from CoreStates, a phone directory for all campus phone numbers and a professor profile list which would provide students with a biographical background of fulltime professors as well as their "teaching style." Burke hopes to have the profiles ready by spring semester registration. Burke also mentioned that in
addition to campus-wide meetings, newsletters and SGA.reprel>c:ntalives, monthly surveys would be dJstributed to students as a chance to voice their concerns and suggestions. "We need to hear what's going on in order to change things," Burlce said. "We are hear to listen to student concerns and take action." Ultimately, Burke said the motivation of student interest will be the deciding factor as to whether or not SGA's goals and projects are successful. "If students get behind a cause then it will happen," Burke said. "They don't realize the
power they have (to get things done)." Burke said the school is run by staff and administrators for the students and that students need to realize that it is being run for them. According to Burke, one of the Executive Board's biggest goals is to establish the Take An eXtra Initiative program (TAXI) which consists of an over 21 return van service from the Main Line. Vans would run in l continuous loop from midni(1t 10 2 a.m. in order to return students safely back to campus. However Burke aid there were no specific plans on how it would be done. Furthermore, be aid there are numerou legal issues involving the service ranging from separating drivers from passengers by a screen to having drivers be required to take drug tests. Burke said the program is in its "very beginningstages." "There are 100 hurdles. We are on number four," he said. evertheless, Burkefeels that TAXI should start this semester as long as the legal "hurdles" are cleared. "This year's board is a tightknit group that recognizes each others strengths and weaknesses," Burke said about the Executive Board as a whole. "With that, I feel that we can accomplish any obstacles or hurdles that face us," he said. "We are all friends, but we know when business is business. It's not a time for complaining or moaning. Its a time to get things done."
$5,000 budget increase falls short of expectations The increase still leaves Student Government with considerably less than most area colleges provide their SGA. by Paul Monte news editor
Hoping to improve last year's budget of approximately $20,000, SGA sought to improve their fiscal standing with the request for a substantial monetary increase. According to the SGA budget proposal for 1996-1997, SGA felt that a sharp increase was needed in order to "bolster the quality of ...programs and serve the students while improving (themselves) as an organization." SGA believed a guaranteed portion of Cabrini College's general fee would suffice in that $25 per semester per student portion of the general fee
would go to SGA to meet their needs. SGA President Andrew Burke emphasized that students wouldn't be paying more money. SGA would only be taking more from the already existing fee.
approximately $35,000, giving them approximately $55,000 to work with in the 1996-97 ac.ademic year. Last year, as treasurer, Burke conducted a survey of local colleges to ascertain their Student
dents and a $35 SGA Fee] to $138,000 [Western Maryland College with 1150 students and a $120 SGAfee]. Cabrini's SGA sent the budget proposal to the administration in January 1996 with the proposed
"I'm happy that the administration heard our concerns,'' Burke said. "We wanted to make our events bigger and better. We expected more." According to Burke, after conducting budget breakdowns, estimates, club needs and the request of a portion of the general fee, SGA concluded that they would be asking for a budget increase of
Government fees and total budgets. Burke received eight responses out 19 requests. Out of the eight responses, total budget figures ranged from $35,000 [Rosemont Co1legewith 500 stu-
$35.00 increase. They were told four weeks ago that they were getting a $5,000 increase. I'm happy that the administration heard our concerns," Burke said. "We wanted to make our
events bigger and better. We expected more." Burke indicated that with the assistance of Bob Bonfiglio, vice president for student development, SGA's budget needs have been made part of a "master plan,. that could allow SGA to receive a possible $5,000 increase in their budget each year for the next three years. "Bob was helpful in the budget process," Burke said. Burke said that be would have liked to see a larger increase. "We would have liked to see more immediate results," Burke said. "But we realize that things don't happen immediately."
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