By
Emily Severson
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Committee forms to update document
ASUA unanimously appointed a committee to review the organization's constitution at their weekly Senate meeting last night in the Economics Building.
The proposed laws will be voted on by the student body during the Associated Students elections in March.
The three senators chosen to update the constitution were Sen. Geoff Spencer as Committee Chair and Sens. Seth Frantzman and Matt Bailey as delegates.
"The three people should represent the whole senate," Bailey said. "It is very important because it covers the functionality of the constitution."
Over the next two months, the three senators and two administrative executives will meet to review the constitution. They will then make a recommendation to the Senate, which will vote on it.
Bailey said he hoped each senator would do his or her part in making the issues of the restructuring known to students.
"If it is a simple change or a major change, the students need to know," he said.
In other business, the Arizona Students Association members told the Senate of their plans to host a legislative conference on Feb. 20 at Arizona State University.
Ben Stein, a former speechwriter for Richard Nixon and current host of the game show "Win Ben Stein's Money," will speak at the conference to UA, ASU and Northern Arizona University students.
Any students who are interested in attending can sign up with ASA on the UA Mall next week. Members said they expect full UA representation - 120 students - at the conference.
"Ben Stein is probably the best guest speaker we have ever had," said Ray Quintero, ASA co-director.
ASA will also attend the Arizona Board of Regents meeting today and tomorrow at ASU. During the weekend, ASA will create its tuition recommendation to present to ABOR in April.
Also last night, the Senate decided to amend the request of $5,990 for an Ice Train step-dance contest sponsored by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. APA requested the money to pay for an intermission band for their fundraising event. The event would give $1,000 each to the best participating fraternity and sorority and $1,000 scholarships to two high school students interested in attending a university.
Sen. Roby Schapira suggested to send the request back to the ASUA Appropriations Board, based on an uncertainty of facts about the event, and to reconsider it again next week.
