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CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
APRIL 6, 2012
VOL. 32, NO. 8
Speedy Delivery: Mr. McFeely visits Cal U
Photo by: Joshua Laska Two sixth graders pose with the Purple Panda, Daniel Tiger and Mr. McFeely (David Newell) of “Mister Roger’s Neighborhood” in Cal U’s Steele Hall on April 2. During his presentation, Newell introduced “Speedy Delivery”, a 70-minute documentary about his current work - traveling around the world in his role as Mr. McFeely to share Fred Roger’s message. In addition to his role as Mr. McFeely - the messenger whose catchphrase was a cheery “Speedy Delivery”- Newell was in charge of production for 130 episodes of the award-winning children’s television show created by Fred Rogers.
SAI budget approved, Board of Directors nominations complete By Allison Steinheiser Staff Writer
On Monday, April 2, SAI held their annual corporation meeting. On the agenda for the meeting were nominations for members of the Student Association, Incorporated Board of Directors and approving the tentative budget for the fiscal year from July 1, 2012 until June 30, 2013. After several hundred students filed into the Performance Center in Natali Student Center, the meeting was called to order. The first order of business was the nomination of members for the Board of Directors. The members who were nominated include Kevin McEvoy, Zachary Rohrer, Shane Speicher, Jenna Terchanik, Mike Wagner, David Mutich, Alexandra Brooks, Shane Ierardi, Brenden Demmy, and Steve Zemba. All of these nominees have been involved with student government and some have
previously served on the Board of Directors. Jenna Terchanik (sophomore) said she has been involved with Student Government for two years now, but for other nominees, such as Shane Ierardi, this is their first nomination. Ierardi said he got involved with SAI two years ago and he was nomination through “numerous contacts throughout the organization.” The other order of business was for the members of SAI to vote for the approval for the budget for the 2012- 2013 fiscal year. Any student who is carrying twelve or more semester hours and has paid all established fees is a member of the cooperation. This meant the meeting was full of students. When the vote was taken, an over-whelming majority of students voted to approve the tentative budget of over $3.2 million for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. This budget will go towards all organizations under SAI,
and each club had to submit a request for a certain amount of money. SAI then reviewed each request and allotted a certain amount of money to each club that asked for money. This year it was announced during the meeting that student fees will not increase next year. Attending the meeting and voting on the approval of the budget are not the only ways that students can get involved in SAI. Any student can get involved with student government. “You can join the student activities board, which is located up in SAI. That would be a really good step if you are interested in getting on the Board of Directors,“ Terchanik said. While some students may not have been able to attend the meeting, they can still be involved in the process of choosing the Board of Directors. Students will elect seven members
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Student Government & S.A.I. Board Elections 2012 /13 Voting takes place online beginning Monday, April 16 at 8 a.m. and closes Tuesday, April 17 at 4 p.m.
Nominations for the S.A.I. Board of Directors
Kevin McEvoy Zachary Rohrer Shane Speicher Jenna Terchanik Michael Wagner David Mutich
Alexandra Brooks Brendan Demmy Shane Ierardi Stephen Zemba
Student Government (SGA) Nominations PRESIDENT: Alexandra Brooks, Senior, Justice Studies major VICE PRESIDENT: Katie McAndrew, Senior, Biology/Pre Medicine major Jasmin Runner, Junior, Elementary Education major FINANCIAL SECRETARY: Dave Mutich, Junior, Social Work major Kevin McEvoy, Sophomore, Nursing major Shane Ierardi, Junior, Sports Management major CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: Chad Morrow, Junior, Secondary Education/Social Studies Major Steve Zemba, Junior, Business Major Jenna Terchanik, Sophomore, Business Administration/Human Resources RECORDING SECRETARY: Angelique Holmes, Sophomore, English Ali Dodson, Junior, Early Childhood and Special Education Major
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