Resolutions pass on eating disorders, student center
By LAURA ROMPF
Associate News Editor
Two extensive projects were presented to the student senate Wednesday night.
After working all year, the Gender Relations committee addressed the problem of eating disorders on campus and presented a resolution to include support services in du Lac, the student handbook. Also, after working for two consecutive terms, the University Affairs committee submitted a resolution regarding a new student center.
The Gender Issues committee's resolution aimed to offer support for the students at Notre Dame who suffer from eating disorders.
"If students do not suffer from an eating disorder directly, they might indirectly," said Lewis Hall Senator Luciana Reali. "Either your roommate, girlfriend or boyfriend or classmate could have an eating disorder and it affects you."
Reali said the committee has done research and found both the Counseling Center and Office of Residence Life offer support for students affected directly and indirectly by eating disorders. The director of the Counseling Center, Patrick Utz, is currently looking into hiring someone full time to deal with the issue.
The University Affairs committee presented a resolution regarding a new student center.
"This is the perfect time to fight for the new student center," said Welsh Family Hall Senator Bethany Barker. "If we can get it on the building plan now, it is more likely something will get done."
Barker and the committee presented a letter to the senate which will be sent to Mark Poorman, vice president for student affairs. The letter includes several recommendations as well as the result of a survey the senate conducted last year. The letter gives five recommendations for the new student center — asking for more study space and academic facilities, offices, entertainment venues, eateries, and businesses and student services.
From the survey conducted last year, the committee discovered the current location of LaFortune suits students best, and thus, recommended LaFortune be expanded.
The resolution was unanimously passed, and the senate will wait to hear from student affairs.
In other senate news:
u Student Body President-Elect Brooke Norton informed the senate of two choices for football ticket distribution for next fall. Students could either receive their ticket applications before leaving school this spring and be responsible for gathering their checks and applications into groups and mailing them in between July 1 and August 1. Or there could be a lottery in the fall.
Norton said because the ticket office has 40,000 alumni ticket applications, it would be impossible for them to receive 10,000 student applications at the end of the spring term. She added that if there is a lottery this year, students could plan to receive their tickets through the mail next year.
Norton said she is trying to gather student opinion on the matter and anyone with a concern can contact her before the decision is made early next week.
u Chief of Staff Jay Smith informed the senate that the Office of the President is planning "Student Appreciation Day" for Wednesday. Smith also told the senate that Jonathan Jorissen will be nominated for the Chief of Staff position for the next administration.
u Current Judicial Council President Tony Wagner nominated Tim Jarotkiewicz for the position in the upcoming term. Jarotkiewicz will be up for formal approval at the senate's next meeting.
u The senate unanimously approved the student business Board Managers, except Melissa Gormley, who will step down to assistant manager while Jeff Cussin moves to manager of Adworks. Gormley and Cussin are expected to be approved next week. Gormley took the position of Hall Presidents Council co-chair and choose not to hold both positions.
All News Stories for Thursday, March 22, 2001
