An Undergraduate Student Government Downtown meeting on Friday led to the approval of funding requests, the appointment of a Supreme Court justice, the passing of a senate bill and the resignation of a senator.
The chair of the Government Operations Committee stepped down at Friday's USGD meeting. A new chair was nominated and unanimously approved. Three Senate Bills and one President Bill were also passed, including President Bill 15, which implemented a new internship program.
Downtown undergraduate student government President Frank Smith has shown a pattern of intimidation and manipulation of USGD Senators and staff members during the first semester of his term, several USGD members said.
Undergraduate Student Government Downtown overrode President Frank Smith's vetoes on two senate bills Friday, inspiring heated debate between the senators and executive and resulting in senators speaking out against some of Smith's actions.
USGD President Frank Smith vetoed two Senate bills earlier this month that would have changed senator attendance and office hour requirements, but the two bills are back on the agenda for Friday's meeting where the Senate aims to override Smith's decision.
USGD will no longer have a director of public relations effective Monday. The Senate passed two bills that make requirements for senators more relaxed.
