Merchants have agreed not to give away wine coolers or chewing tobacco this year. In the past, advertisers have paid merchants to pass out these products. The Student Senate is unanimously against the proposed parking policy. The president had asked the student body president to prepare a counter proposal. Students feel that the ten dollar fee for parking appeals is inappropriate and also that students should not have fee increases for reserved parking at their residences.
Students complain that the fees are going up without any increase in services.
Regarding budget cuts, the deans are frustrated because each has to eliminate programs and also leave faculty positions unfilled. Staff feel that they should have earlier notice of any staff cuts. Renovations for Thompson Hall were necessary or the building would have had to be vacated within two years. The UGCC will meet next on May 8. The meeting was adjourned.