What will it become?

The Student Government Association approved Tuesday resolutions to create a 24-hour computer lab and to have speed bumps or stop signs in the NorthPark Quads parking lot.

According to the first resolution, a computer lab with printers and a small study area would be open 24 hours a day Sunday through Thursday throughout the fall and spring semesters.

The lab would be located in the Student Union where the Student Fitness Club is, once the Student Fitness Club is moved into the future Student Recreation and Wellness Center. The space is expected to become available once the center opens in the spring 2010 semester.

Senators did not debate the 24-hour computer lab issue or question the presenter of the resolution, Chief-of-staff John-Scott Carroll.

The second resolution stated that speed bumps and/or stop signs would be placed throughout the NorthPark Quads parking lot.

Adrian Everett, the College of Science and Mathematics senator, presented the resolution.

Carroll said specific locations for the stop signs or speed bumps have not yet been decided.

Three senators offered pro debates in favor of the second resolution: one senator debated the con.

He said, although he was for the resolution, some of his constituents said they were concerned with the speed bumps "tearing up their cars."

"I think it is in the best welfare for the student body that both resolutions are passed," SGA President Ryan Beaird said before the meeting was called to order.

Members of the SGA said they are hoping to get their plan for the computer lab approved before anyone else claims the Fitness Club for another purpose.

Beaird will present Friday morning the resolutions to Rick Stripling, vice chancellor for student affairs, who serves as a liaison between the SGA and the university administration.

Stripling will then present the resolutions to the other administrators and to Chancellor Robert Potts, who will make the final decision on whether or not to approve them.

"The whole time we will be on the administration's back," Beaird said Wednesday about the process.

Beaird said the decision would ultimately come down to whether or not the administration thinks the proposals are economically feasible, and if they say no, the SGA plans to "find another route."

Also at the meeting, the SGA opted not to immediately fill the open College of Education senate seat.

The seat was opened at 9 a.m. Tuesday after Dennis Felton, the former SGA College of Education senator, resigned from his position.

Emily Hirsch, a sophomore early childhood education major from Mountain Home, approached SGA officers to ask if any seats were open Tuesday afternoon. Hirsch appeared at the 5:30 p.m. meeting to vie for the open seat.

Active debate ensued when senators were in formed of the short time period between the seat opening and the meeting. Many senators were concerned the position had not been available long enough to have been properly advertised.

"We are ripping away the opportunity for other candidates," Ikemba Balogu, a senior senator, said. "I think time will give us a more accurate perception on this issue."

Opposing senators said the candidate was qualified to fill the College of Education seat.

"I want the College of Education to be represented by the best candidate," Somer Allen, Honors College senator, said. "I believe it is possible to do that today."

SGA officials said that while the motion failed, Hirsch will be able to run again for the seat at the next meeting, Oct. 14. If not filled then, the seat will become a senator-at-large seat, which may be filled by students who have not declared a major within that college.

In other business, several SGA members commented on the success of the SGA retreat that took place in Memphis Friday and Saturday and on how the campus walk-through Sept. 25 went.

Quan Poole, SGA vice president, said only minor problems, such as welding issues, were found during the walk-through in which SGA members searched for things around campus that may need attention.

In other news, senators announced upcoming events.

• A blood drive will be Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Centennial Hall.

•  Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter will speak at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Centennial Hall on the lottery proposal, which will be voted on Nov. 4.

• Three metal bands are coming for rugby day, which will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. The rugby team will also have a scrimmage and talk about how to play the sport.

• The Chi Omega's 5K Race for the Wish will be Oct. 18. For more information on other events, students can contact the SGA office at 870-972-2050.