SGA split over response to letter
Student finds Sun/Fun
Celebration offensive.
By Jaclyn A. Talarico
Capital Times Staff Writer
The Student Government Association
met Jan. 30. They discussed upcoming
events, such as the leadership conferences
scheduled at both University Park and
Capital College on February 10.
SGA President Carissa Herwig report
ed receiving a letter from a student
expressing concern for the (then) upcom
ing Winter Sun/Fun Celebration.
The author of the letter [name being
withheld] stated she was offended that
SGA was sponsoring the tarot card and
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palm reading activities. She urged SGA to
be more sensitive to those who might be
offended, such as students affiliated with
the Capital Christian Fellowship.
The SGA was divided as to whether or
not the student's letter deserved an apolo
getic response, and the members discussed
the issue at some length. Ben Yoffee,
senior senator at large, voted for writing a
letter of apology.
Yoffee argued, "It is important as the
Student Government Association that we
represent a large multitude of students on
campus, and we need to be respectful of
their religious beliefs." Yoffee felt tarot
cards and palm reading may have been an
encroachment of this policy.
Joe Werner, vice president of SGA,
argued against writing such a letter, stat
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ing, "If we wrote a letter of apology to
everyone on campus who is offended, we
wouldn't get anything done."
The SGA decided by a 6-5-0 vote to
respond to the student's letter. The letter
will state that the SGA understands why
some students might be offended by the
activities, but explain there was no intent
to offend anyone; instead, the SGA's
intention was to offer activities many stu
dents might enjoy.
Other matters discussed at Tuesday's
meeting were related to PSH clubs. The
SGA agreed by an 11-0-0 vote to grant the
structural design and construction engi
neering technology program $l5O-$3OO
toward its open forum. SGA also agreed to
initiate the approval of the Graduate
Student Association's constitution.
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