ASG vice president role defined
Jonathan Crabtree
Issue date: 3/26/07 Section: News
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What exactly does the vice president of Associated Student Government actually do? Vice President Seth Jewell has had his hand in a variety of issues this past year, including serving on the distinguished lecture series committee, writing legislation to do away with the Rising Junior Exam and working with Fresh Hogs.
Jewell serves on the Distinguished Lectures Committee, which is chaired by senior Dwayne Bensing. The DLC has about $280,000 in student fees to spend on speakers for this spring and next fall.
"We made out a list of all these people to try to talk to, and Jon Stewart was up there, but he kind of got ruled out pretty quick because of expenses [about $200,000]," Jewell said. "Stephen Colbert was a little bit less, but then at some point he jacked his price up and decided he wanted a private plane as well. So we couldn't do that either."
Bill Clinton has expressed interest in coming to speak, but as of yet has been unable to coordinate a date with the DLC.
"We don't really have any news to report," Bensing said regarding whether the committee had finalized any speakers. "We're currently waiting on four different offers; no one has yet accepted, but we are expecting to hear something soon."
"We want to have a speaker, because the students paid all this money for us to find somebody," Jewell said. "We're trying our hardest. Everybody on campus us worried about us spending that money, and believe me, we're worried about it, too."
The committee is also looking for new members, so students who are interested in joining should contact Bensing.
Jewell also worked with Sen. Cody Kees on a bill that called for the elimination of the Rising Junior Exam. This bill coincided with State Sen. Sue Madison's bill that went before the State legislature last Monday.
"We had the administration behind us," Jewell said. "Every student I've talked to hates it. If it does pass the state legislature, then we'll also make sure that the student fee associated with the test is eliminated too."
Jewell serves on the Distinguished Lectures Committee, which is chaired by senior Dwayne Bensing. The DLC has about $280,000 in student fees to spend on speakers for this spring and next fall.
"We made out a list of all these people to try to talk to, and Jon Stewart was up there, but he kind of got ruled out pretty quick because of expenses [about $200,000]," Jewell said. "Stephen Colbert was a little bit less, but then at some point he jacked his price up and decided he wanted a private plane as well. So we couldn't do that either."
Bill Clinton has expressed interest in coming to speak, but as of yet has been unable to coordinate a date with the DLC.
"We don't really have any news to report," Bensing said regarding whether the committee had finalized any speakers. "We're currently waiting on four different offers; no one has yet accepted, but we are expecting to hear something soon."
"We want to have a speaker, because the students paid all this money for us to find somebody," Jewell said. "We're trying our hardest. Everybody on campus us worried about us spending that money, and believe me, we're worried about it, too."
The committee is also looking for new members, so students who are interested in joining should contact Bensing.
Jewell also worked with Sen. Cody Kees on a bill that called for the elimination of the Rising Junior Exam. This bill coincided with State Sen. Sue Madison's bill that went before the State legislature last Monday.
"We had the administration behind us," Jewell said. "Every student I've talked to hates it. If it does pass the state legislature, then we'll also make sure that the student fee associated with the test is eliminated too."
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