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March 6, 1997
University of Texas - Pan American
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Behind the Student Union Proposal Cindy Gonzalez-Ray The PAN AMERICAN A Student Government Association (SGA) com mittee approved plans Friday for two upcoming debates concerning election of a new student union. Meeting without a quorum, but with heated discus sion, the committee decided to submit the plans to the SGA fiscal committee. The debates are sched uled for March 18th and 20th. The committee was split on how to present the proposal to the student body. "I would like to ask if there has been any consideration to my request to present my concerns during the presentations to cam pus organizations," said Romeo Diaz, SGA presi dent. Elvie Davis, Dean of Students, and Patricia Zarate, Coordinator of Student Development, reiterated that request was no longer being considered. "A schedule of the presentation will not be given to the SGA president," said Davis. Davis continued by saying that it was up to him to set-up his agenda
and schedule. "I don't want to eat up our time dur ing the presentation and turn this into a debate," said Zarate. A second heated discussion came when clarifica tion of the location of the building was brought up by James M. Ogle, senator at large. "I support the student union with a couple of reservations concern ing the location. I wish a more definite location was in the proposal," said Ogle, "I would like to see it built at the current science quad. It would be cen trally located." The current proposal sent by the Capital Improvement Program sent to the the U. T. System Project Planning Board states that the Student Union will be located just east of the existing Student Services Building. Davis confirmed the reports state ment, but said that it was only stated like that, because the board requires a location stated on the form. The proposed referendum states that students appointed to the the Student Union Advisory Committee will have an initial say on the location of
the building, but the location will be determined by the design-construction team. "I can't answer all the questions, because the administration may have other answers. The senate doesn't have all the information," said George Guajardo, senator-at-large. Not having all the answers will not stop the senate from fully support ing the referendum. Lack of answers is a concern of the opposition. "The main thing is there are too many questions, too many concerns and it's being rusHfed through," said Diaz. Two years ago a similar proposal was put to a vote. The student body voted it down. The location of the building was the current science quad. Students would have paid a $30 additional student union fee immediately. This current proposal states the fee will be assessed upon completion of the building and the location is not yet determined. For further information on the debates, call SGA at 381-2517.
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