Council Clippings: UHR establishes committees

The Undergraduate House of Representatives met Tuesday. Eight bills were passed, one of which failed because of the enactment ratio, and one bill was tabled.

The first bill brought before the house was the appointments of council representatives. The bill was split into two parts according to who had responded and who had not. Part A of the bill was passed, while part B was tabled.

The second bill brought before the house was the joint allocation to Asha for Education. The organization was asking for 670 dollars for marathon related items, including 30 team dri-fit jerseys and food and drink for the runners. The bill also asked for police fees for an event that took place in October. The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) recommended striking the police fees because it was a retroactive request. The JFC also recommended striking the jerseys because they were related to a fundraising event, since the marathon will be a fundraiser. The JFC also recommended striking the food and drink because the SGA does not fund food or drink. The JFC's recommendation was to fund zero dollars of the bill. The house voted to amend the bill according to the graduates and passed the bill by a vote of 18 in favor and 13 opposed. However, the bill did not meet the enactment ratio needing 69 percent of the house to vote in favor of the bill. Overall, the bill failed.

The next bill brought before the house was the joint allocation to Women's Ultimate Frisbee team. The organization was asking for 300 dollars for tournament entry fees for the Mardi Gras XX tournament Feb 17. The bill passed the house.

The next bill brought before the house was the joint allocation to the Taiwanese American Student Association.

The organization was asking for 369 dollars for their 2007 Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Student Association East Coast Conference. The bill was requesting travel expenses to the conference for seven people. The bill passed the house.

The next bill brought before the house was the joint allocation to the Wushu Club. The organization was asking for 554 dollars for registration fees and travel expenses for seven people to attend 2007 Wushu Collegiates. However, the organizational representative informed the senate that nine people would be attending the event. The senate had passed a motion to make a friendly amendment to the bill bringing the total to 816 dollars to reflect the new number of members attending the event. The undergraduates followed suit and amended the bill to reflect the graduate version. The bill passed the house.

The next bill brought before the house was the joint allocation to the Chinese Student Association. The organization was asking for 1,348 dollars for travel expenses for 20 people to attend the East Coast Asian American Student Union. The bill passed the house.

The next bill brought before the house was the joint allocation to the Student Center Programs Council. The organization was asking for 30,000 dollars to bring in a comedian for the Spring semester. The comedian they have tentatively booked is Lewis Black, who was on campus a few years ago. The bill passed the house.

The final bill brought before the house was an on floor resolution to establish committees of legislature. The resolution would set up four committees. The first committee is Student Life Funding Alternatives. The second is Student Ticketing for Athletics. The third is Dining Services, and the fourth is Tax-free Textbooks and Other Possible Alternatives. The bill passed the house.