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April 18, 2012
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Issue 106, Volume 77
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Senator to introduce biker legislation Bill would make parking easier for handicapped motorcyclists
Joshua Mann
THE DAILY COUGAR The Student Government Association senate will have a first reading of a bill that would change the University’s policy on motorcycle handicap parking. The discussion will occur during the third senate meeting at 7:30 p.m. today in the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library Rockwell Pavilion. If bikers park in handicap spaces, they have to hang a UH handicap tag from their motorcycle even if they have state-issued handicap licence plates or risk getting a parking ticket, said College of Social Work Senator Josephine Tittsworth. “You’re dealing with a very small minority of people who are handicapped and ride a motorcycle,” she said. While motorcyclists already have their own special parking areas, they are not always as close to the students’ destinations as handicap spaces, Tittsworth said. Students, faculty and staff can park their vehicle in the handicap spaces with a UH handicap pass, but the pass is not safe when hanging from a motorcycle.
APPOINTEES
Newest appointments Student Government Association President Cedric Bandoh and Speaker for the Senate Stephen Cronin will be appointing several students to positions within SGA today. !!
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Presidential appointment of Mark Solano to Director of External Affairs Presidential appointment of Lauren Rosenbaum to Director of Public Relations Presidential appointment of Sieda Omar to Director of Finance Presidential appointment of Tanzeem Chowdhury to Senator At Large #1 Presidential appointment of Husain Kapadia to Education Senator #1 Speaker appointment of Danny Alexander II to Chair of the Student Life Committee Source: Third Senate meeting agenda
“If you hang a placard on a motorcycle, anyone can come by and steal it,” Tittsworth said. Tittsworth said while she uses a UH handicap pass in her car, she doesn’t use it on her motorcycle and has not yet received a ticket for parking in a handicap space
UH offers special motorcycle parking, but handicap spaces may still be better for some students or staff. Motorcyclists who park in on-campus handicap spaces without a special UH permit risk getting a ticket, even if they have handicap license plates, said College of Social Work Senator Josephine Tittsworth. | Emily Chambers/The Daily Cougar without the pass. Also at the meeting, the Senate will go over several presidential and speaker appointments to fill senatorial positions
and positions on the executive branch of the SGA. news@thedailycougar.com
Hungry like the Wolffest
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eams of students from the Bauer College of Business Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship gave students, faculty and staff an alternative to University Center dining Tuesday with Wolffest. The students competed for the best bottom line and earned capstone credit for the Wolff Center. Wolffest will continue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Thursday on the UC North patio. | Nine Nguyen/The Daily Cougar
ORGANIZATIONS
Forensic society focuses on charity John Loner
THE DAILY COUGAR After a four-year hiatus, the Forensic Society returned to UH in 2002 and has since re-established its place on top in competitions — winning 37 national championships since its revival — and in charity work.The focus of the program is to build unity first and win second, zooming in on its voluntary efforts on homeless shelters, Shriners Hospital for Children is hosting debate tournaments at the middle and high school level. “Volunteering has as nothing to do with winning trophies, but has everything to do with being a team,” said Michael Fain, director of the FORENSIC continues on page 3