The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Issue date: 4/30/09 Section: News

PDF graphic of senate seats

After last month's elections, only 22 of the 37 Senate seats in student government were filled, and while there is currently under-representation in several colleges, the president and vice president-elect are confident they can patch the holes during summer and fall recruitment.

And amid drafting the future faces of the Associated Students of CSU, who assume the senatorial role on May 6, current and former student government leaders said institutional change is inevitable.

Although Hole said there wouldn't be many major changes, he emphasized there will be small tweaks.

"There will be a rearranging of the cabinet; people will report to different areas, and the cabinet will work more closely with the senate," Hole said.

While 33 students ran for seats, the 11 who lost in the game of political musical chairs had applied to the more competitive colleges with fewer seats, ASCSU Vice President-Elect Tim Hole said. The College of Liberal Arts had the most candidates apply, with 12 contenders competing for the six available Senate seats.

"The College of Liberal Arts was very competitive, and we came out with very strong (senators)," Hole said.

The College of Liberal Arts is one of four colleges, including the Colleges of Business, Engineering and Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences that have full representation.

However, 15 seats are empty in the following

colleges:

The College of Agricultural Sciences: one

The College of Applied Human Sciences: five

The College of Natural Resources: two

The College of Natural Science: two and,

The Graduate School: four.

During the summer months, recruitment presents a challenge, but in order to fill the remaining seats, recruitment will be picked back up in the fall, said ASCSU President-Elect Dan Gearhart.

Both Gearhart and Hole said they are confident in the senators, elected by CSU students during the April 6 and 7 Election to serve during the 2009-2010 academic year.

"The student population voted (the senators) in, so I'm very confident in them," Gearhart said.

Kevin Robinson, a senator for the College of Natural Sciences, hopes to see some changes. Although Robinson is unsure if he will return to senate next year, he would like to see some "cutting of the fat."

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