SGA heard concerns from two students during public and confirmed a new Senator of Public Service and Justice at the Senate meeting on April 9.
Each Senate meeting has two public sessions which are designed so students can bring any questions and concerns directly to senators.
Public
Isabella Polombo, the founder of Clyde’s Clothing Corner, spoke about her concerns regarding the decision to repurpose the Sustainability Demonstration House for the human resources department, highlighting a lack of transparency.
“Upper administration had not shared plans to move [human resources] into the Sustainability House with student organizations or the Office of Sustainability,” she said.
According to Green Action Fund Outreach Specialist Campbell Curcio, the Office of Sustainability and all other sustainability committees and initiatives must vacate the premises by May.
“This move would displace many sustainability programs in order to house a single department,” she said.
Programs include Clyde Clothing’s Corner, which is hosted weekly at the Sustainability Demonstration house.
“Clyde’s Clothing Corner exists to provide a free clothing exchange for students and preserving space for student led sustainability efforts is essential,” Polombo said.
She also emphasized the importance of keeping sustainability initiatives housed together and shared a student petition she created to achieve that goal.
“Sustainability spaces should not be repurposed without student consultation,” she said.
Another student, Mica Law, expressed separate concerns about Teri Kear, the senator of education, and her campaign for the Governor of Colorado, alleging that Kear took full credit for resolving the ongoing campus budget deficit.
Law said that SGA should not support candidates who misrepresent their contribution for personal political gain and that student leaders need to be held to a standard of honesty, especially during elections.
“Claiming sole responsibility for [resolving] the budget deficit is misleading and unfair to the people who actually did the work,” Law said.
Member confirmation
Carlos Acosta, a junior double majoring in philosophy and anthropology, was unanimously confirmed as a justice. Acosta said he is focused on remaining objective and considering all perspectives before making decisions.
Ben Moses, a graduate student, was unanimously confirmed as the Senator of Public Service. His goals include increasing student engagement, maintaining transparency about budget cuts and advocating for students trying to navigate a difficult political climate.
He was previously the senator of multicultural affairs and served on multiple campus committees, including the Budget Advisory Committee.
Discussion
- Chancellor Jennifer Sobanet will attend the last senate meeting of the semester on April 23 to answer questions and watch a presentation highlighting SGA’s accomplishments over the last school year.
Graphic by Josiah Dolan.