A senator mentioned that we should research the working conditions of the actors while they were making the film, so we are not paying for real life violence. A student group has to co-sponsor the film. B. Students are in favor of having a pool cue check-out system at the Forum Desk. In terms of Mental Health services on campus, students would like to see RLC's with counselor services. John Mounsey said that about half the staff of RLC's right now has counseling degrees but adding a counselor position to their jobs would make the work load much too high.
Some students are in favor of bringing a mental health couneslor back on campus.
New Business A. Funding rules discussion 1. A senator mentioned that students were concerned that by raising budgets for food at parties where there will be a lot of alcohol, ACE and SGA are promoting drinking at parties. Andy explained that ACE raises the food budget at parties where there will be a lot of alcohol because eating food makes you less drunk, which is safer for everyone. In response to Emilie's cabinet report, Brandon and Rachel presented resolutions and bylaw changes that addressed the Treasurer's interpretation of the bylaws. Brandon made clear that although Cabinet's interpretation of the bylaws was correct in that funding cannot be granted if a speaker is a declared candidate for office, they were incorrect in withholding funding due to advertising the speaker as a candiate for office.