FORMER PRESIDENT TAKES POST WITH SGA ASSEMBLY

by Bill Rolfes

New Student Government Association president Jim Avery's first order of business at Wednesday's meeting was to welcome his predecessor back to the assembly.

Bob Fritchey completed his year-long term as president in June and Wednesday, the 35 representatives unanimously selected Fritchey as this year's assembly chairman.

The assembly chair in responsible for conducting monthly assembly meetings.

In his report, Avery remind the assembly that the next student representative to the UM Board of Curators will come from UM-St. Louis.

Avery said the process of selecting the student curator is "beginning to take place."

He stressed the significance of the position, saying, "The student curator represents over 55,000 students."

Avery also announced a new policy. He said at every SGA meeting, all the committees will meet and then report back to the general assembly with any announcements or issues that need to be discussed.

Avery said he will take role at the beginning of the meeting and at the end.

He said he wants people to stay for the entire meeting and not just sign in and leave.

"It's not fair to those people who stay for the whole meeting," Avery said.

Organizations who have representatives that miss more than two meetings will be penalized, Neal Lewis, SGA comptroller, said.

"If you miss three meetings, your funds will be frozen," Lewis said.

After the meeting, Avery said this rule is not new and has been in the bylaws since at least 1993.

Lewis also announced that Student Activity Budget Committee applications will be available Friday.