By
Maya Schechter
Arizona Daily Wildcat
UA student will tell ASUA how he was offended by last
The ASUA Senate will dedicate part of tonight's meeting to student and faculty concerns.
Associated Students Sen. Roby Shapira said University of Arizona student Chris Frankind will speak to the Senate because he was offended by the contents of last week's Pride Alliance drag-queen show.
Shapira said if Frankind was truly offended, he will remind him that this campus is full of educational experiences, and that ASUA supports all of their clubs' rights to educate the student body.
"Homosexuality is a part of everyday life and it's their (Pride Alliance) right to showcase who they are," Shapira said.
George McClellan, a graduate associate who works with Saundra Taylor, vice president for Campus Life, will ask the Senate to approve a 25 percent sponsorship for the gambling assessment project.
The project will include a survey of UA undergraduates concerning their personal gambling behavior. It will also include an ad-hoc working group to review the results of the survey to determine what action, if any, the UA community will take.
A UA sexual harassment policy presentation will also be made by Janie Nu–ez, associate vice president of equal opportunity and affirmative action; SueEllyn Scherman, an attorney for the University Attorney's Office, and Jeanne Kleespie, associate director of equal opportunity and affirmative action.
The policy to change the code of conduct was presented to last year's Senate in April by Assistant Dean of Students Veda Hunn and will be revisited tonight.
"Luckily, many of the Senators were at the meeting last year so they are familiar with the policy," said ASUA Executive Vice President Erick Negri.
Negri said the informational item will probably be presented with the intention of asking for the senators' opinions.
