`South Park' discussed at meeting
By FINN PRESSLY
Assistant News Editor
While mid-semester break kept Student Senate from presenting any new business at last night's meeting, they did discuss a handful of minor concerns.
Parliamentarian Stephen Sanchez expressed concern over this weekend's SUB movie, "South Park," at Cushing.
"I've seen it ["South Park"], and I think it's pretty offensive," said Sanchez. "What if SUB chose to show a movie that's more offensive?"
Student Activities director Joe Cassidy replied that the University tends to exercise more control over the movies presented outdoors on the quads, rather than the Cushing films.
"If someone goes into Cushing, they've made a conscious decision to watch the movie," he said.
In other senate news:
u Keenan senator Matthew Kloser brought two concerns before the senate. According to Kloser, residents in Keenan have requested a drop-off box for film development in LaFortune.
Lyons senator Jill Boroniec said topic had been discussed with personnel from the bookstore who expressed interest in pursuing the idea further.
Kloser also brought forward the paint color of the water tower. He suggested a navy blue with a gold interlocking "ND" logo to replace the current sky blue color scheme.
Student body president Micah Murphy expressed doubt over the proposal, stating the dark color may attract too much solar heat. Chief of staff Matt Mamak also suggested that the sky blue color may have been deliberately chosen to disguise the large metal structure.
u Hall Presidents Council representative Emily Todd reported three issues in particular that were discussed at the last meeting of HPC: the closing of the dining halls during mid-semester break, a phone at the north end of North Dining Hall and the inclusion of more undergraduate students in College Bowl.
u Colleen Sobolewski replaced Maureen Donovan as the Saint Mary's senate representative.
All News Stories for Thursday, October 28, 1999
