Four new SGA senators take office
Name: Almedina Alicusic
Position: Upperclassman Senator
Semester: 7th
Major: English Literature
Tour the Tower
Smith Chapel
plans tours of
belltower to
follow concert
At this week's meeting:
We welcomed our new senators
onto the senate Almedina Alicusic,
Timmy Donovan, and Krissy Cole
as upperclassman senators and
Lacy Smiesko as a freshman sena
tor. We approved a reallocation for
the SAE supermileage club and cur
rently the cycling club constitution
is tabled to be voted on at next
week's meeting. We also announced
that in house elections will be tak
ing place at the October 20th meet
ing for 2 upperclassman senate
seats and 4 freshman senate seats
(see full article above).
The Smith Chapel is hosting
tours to one of the most hid
den and exclusive places on
campus: the belltower of the
Floyd and Juanita Smith Car
rilon.
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Name: Timmy Donovan
Position: Upperclassman Senator
Semester: 3rd
Major: Education
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The executive board is evaluating
the current SGA elections process,
including re hauling the Fall Elec
tions and hopefully expanding the
qualified candidates for the Spring
elections.
A new ad-hoc committee has
been established to address the
smoking policy on campus; be on
the look out for surveys and ques
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Name: Krissy Cole
Position: Upperclassman Senator
Semester: sth
Major: Communication
The belitower, which is
closed to students except by
appointment, will be open
after a free organ recital on
Tuesday, Oct. 12.
lan McGinnity, Coordinator
of Community Service and
The Smith Chapel, says see
ing the belitower is a unique
experience.
"It's unique because it's one
of the highest points on cam
pus," he says. "We'll be show
ing the carrilon and showing
The deadline for SGA budget re
quest is today at SPM. All requests
must be submitted at the RUB desk
by 5 p.m.
In house elections will be taking
place on Oct. 20.
The Presidents' roundtable will
be on October 19th at noon in Mc-
Garvey Commons; all club Presi
dents are invited to attend.
how it works."
That, in itself, should be in
teresting enough - the bell
tower tours follow an organ
concert at 12:15.
"When you watch someone
play it, it's not like watching
someone play guitar or
piano," he says. "It's really
something."
A hatch separates the actual
bells from the audience.
McGinnity says he'll make
sure the hatch is taken care of
Name: Lacy Smiesko
Position: Freshman Senator
Semester: Ist
Major: Mechanical Engineering
- if not, the noise would be
"deafening."
The belltower tours will be
led by Dr. Dan Frankforter,
Professor of History, at 1:15.
Refreshments will be avail
able to those who want to take
tours. A video feed will also be
available in the lobby for
those who don't wish to climb
up into the tower.
The tours will follow a free
organ recital by award-win
ning musician Kevin Dill.
S GA
News
In-house
elections
planned
to fill six
vacancies
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editor-in-chief
Penn State Behrend Stu
dent Government Association
(SGA) welcomed four new
members to its ranks this
week.
Krissy Cole (junior - com
munication), Timmy Donovan
(sophomore - education), and
Almedina Alicusic (senior -
English literature) were
elected to upperclassman sen
ator positions.
Lacy Smiesko (freshman -
mechanical engineering) was
the only student who ran for a
position as a freshman sena
tor..
There will be four senate
seats open for freshmen.
Adding in the two spots
opened from a removal and a
resignation last week, that
makes six spots to be filled by
in-house elections during the
Oct. 20 meeting of SGA.
That type of election does
not require a campaign, says
SGA President Stephen
Burger. Instead, candidates
simply go to the SGA meeting
- preferably after declaring
their intent to the SGA execu
tive board - and speak briefly
to the Senate.
"Each candidate will give a
little information to the Sen
ate, basically, a platform,"
says Burger. "After that, Sena
tors can ask them any ques
tions they have after hearing
their platform."
After all candidates have
given their platforms, they
will leave the room while SGA
votes.
Basic expectations for a
Senator include attending the
weekly meeting, serving on
two committees, and holding
two office hours a week.