2008 Woodie Awards
Students to get five minutes before classrooms are locked
Derek Good
Issue date: 11/20/08 Section: News
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The resolution was subject to three different amendments, with only two passing.
SGA unanimously approved an amendment that would still give instructors the right to reprimand students who are tardy for class and a second amendment to remove a clause stating since faculty members are granted a 10-15 minute halo period, students should be allowed a similar allotment.
The second amendment was approved after it was found there was no actual written rule stating faculty members are granted a halo period.
SGA unanimously voted against a third amendment allowing the time allotment to be indefinite -- no matter how late a student shows up for class, they should never be locked out.
Somer Allen, an Honors College senator, said it is SGA's duty to protect the students' rights.
"This resolution, if approved, will be in the ASU student handbook," Allen said. "And the professors will have no choice but to abide by this rule if it is in the handbook."
A second resolution to add a central Web site for lost and found was also discussed during the SGA meeting. The resolution would enact the creation of a lost and found Web site that could be used by all lost and found offices on campus so students could call a hotline instead of having to look in various places on campus for their lost items.
The resolution will be voted on in January.
Tuesday night's meeting was the last SGA meeting of the semester.
"I just wanted to let everyone know that I have served the SGA in some form or fashion over the past semesters, and I am proud to say that this is by far the best senate we have ever had," Beaird said.
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