Max Floyd speaks to SG
By Tom Clark
Assistant News Editor

Student Government met for its biweekly General Assembly on Nov. 6 to pass proposed bills, and hear committee and executive reports.

Max Floyd, the director of campus recreation, was a guest speaker at this week’s meeting to discuss the fitness facilities at the new Kenneth D. Miller Center and what will happen to the old Benson fitness center. Floyd reported that the new workout center will open sometime next week, and the Benson Fitness Center will close on Nov. 9. The Miller Center will feature new fitness machines and equipment and the old Benson fitness center equipment will be sold.

The Office of Residence Life and Housing will move their offices to the first-floor of Benson to occupy the vacated space.

Twelve new bills were passed at the General Assembly after the committee reports were heard. Bills included recommendations to build a shelter on the water tower field and a climbing wall in Reynolds Gymnasium.

The assembly also allotted money to the campus organizations Progressive Action Network and the co-ed a cappella group Innuendo, as well as increased the salaries of the SG officers, as is done every three years, and passed the proposed Student Budget Advisory Committee budget for the 2002-03 year.

Six of the bills were unanimously passed to appoint new members to the Executive Advisory Committee, under the subcommittees of social policy, race relations, transfer students, theme year, ticket distribution and disabilities awareness.

SG President Jordan Brehove announced that the updated SG Web site will be operational next week and that the bills passed this week officially established the Executive Advisory Committee.

Secretary Michelle Gallagher reported that she met with traffic commissioners to discuss traffic and parking and that two additional Benson security guards..