Volume 116, Issue 11
the VISTA “Our Words, Your Voice.”
ucentralmedia.com vistanews1903 @thevista1903 @thevista1903 The Vista
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
UCOSA Votes To Change Bylaws
Student Government Still Required to Follow State Laws Katie Standlee @katiestandlee Reporter
Newly elected chair Tate Atkinson presides of Committee of the Whole to review new legislation before voting on whether or not to bring it to the floor. (Ryan Naeve/The Vista)
Legislation CB18-202 was passed with 15 votes in favor of the bill by the University of Central Oklahoma’s Student Association during a congressional meeting on April 9 that amends a section in the bylaws holding members accountable for violations. “In the case that a Senator has a grievance against another Senator, including Congressional Leadership, legislation shall be drafted, which outlines the grievances,” Amended bylaws Chapter 2, Section 7 reads. “This legislation must be passed through any committee, voted on and passed with a 2/3 vote of the UCO Student Congress. In the case of the on pg. 5
Rain, Sleet or Snow: The March for Education Presses On Katie Standlee, Christian Tabak @TheVista1903 Staff Reports
Educators from the Tulsa area continue their 110-mile walk from Tulsa to the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City on April 10 to protest a lack of both teacher pay and educational funding in Oklahoma as the statewide teacher walkout continues into its second week. More than 100 people, including teachers, parents and community members, began a 110-mile march
across Oklahoma on April 4 to call for more funding for the state’s schools and to gain the attention of state legislators who have been slow to respond to educators’ petitions for more funding. Heather Cody, a third-grade teacher at Mayo Demonstration School in Tulsa and one of the walk’s 10 coordinators, said state Rep. Kyle Hilbert, R-Depew, came out and walked with the group. “If we’re willing to walk 110 miles, on pg. 3
BRONCHO SPORTS
OK NEWS UPDATE AROUND CAMPUS
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