Student officers are in limbo, MSE symposium makes changes, and Freshmen elections eagerly await changes in the BoE constitution, as the StuCo convened at their irst meeting this Tuesday.
MSE chair Feroze Sidhwa began the meeting by making a presentation explaining that the symposium will be soliciting funds from the classes in order to cover the costs of bringing Michael Moore to campus next month.
Meetings will then be set up with class officers to discuss payment. The sophomore class has already offered financial support.
All classes are set to receive recognition for their financial assistance.
Sidhwa and StuCo Vice President of Institutional Affairs, Manu Sharma, mentioned that Entertainment Pass holders would receive preferred seating to this and all other MSE events.
Other changes to the Entertainment Pass system, include that unlike last year, they will not be physical passes.
Although 415 have been sold this year, its approximately 150 less than last year, the first year the passes were available.
Proceeds from the sale of the Entertainment pass benefit the MSE symposium, Wonderflix, Springfair, as well as the Hopkins organization for programming (HOP).
The senior class reported on the success of their Disorientation event held last week.The senior class is also underway in building a new website. Due to the resignation of elected junior class president Iverson Long, the junior class is currently without a President as well as a representative. Without a junior class president, the class council will nominate a new candidate, according to StuCo president Charles Reyner.
"There's no elections really, as per StuCo constitution. The vacancy in the spot of the presidency is first named by the class council," Reyner said.
"The representative is elected by a majority of the class council."
After a President is found, the rest of the junior class board can be appointed and does not need to be approved by the council.
As for the incoming freshman class of 2007, the board is "looking forward to elections," with the Board of Elections bringing changes after last years election and campaigning confusion. "With the BoE bringing in a new constitution, looking forward to what they have to bring."
Reiner also added that Student council is looking to balance the makeup of the curriculum committee, by a adding a natural sciences major, junior Katie Davis, to the previously International Studies major (IR) dominated student and faculty composed group.
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