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Additional Letters to the Editor
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Additional Letters to the Editor
Colin Haley
As we approach finals week and the end of the 2003-2004 academic year, I think it is important to look back to what this year has dealt the students at Hamline University and what your student congress has done to address those and other issues on campus and in the community.
Over the summer, the HUSC executive board worked hard to ensure that we would hit the ground running in the fall - and that is exactly what happened. All of exec spent countless hours over the summer preparing for their positions and beginning to think about how they would contribute to our task of making Hamline a better place for all students.
During the fall semester, HUSC was at the forefront of opposition against the St. Paul City Council’s student housing ordinance that would limit the number of student rental houses allowed per block.
Jon Guyer spent countless hours redesigning the website with updated minutes, HUSC apparel, and financial documents to allow orgs and interested students the ability to gain easy access to our services.
Kristi Weeks put on the best damn activities fair to date, plus hosting the hugely successful fall caucus, as well as providing new org leaders with a leadership transition workshop, all which speaks mountains to her commitment to student organizations, and representatives from HUSC sat on the Hamline Presidential Criteria Committee of the Board of Trustees to lay the groundwork for the next president.
This spring, HUSC continued to fight an uphill battle to get extended study-space hours in the library, which I hope to see realized in the coming year.
Anne Wetter, having excelled at the treasurer position, gracefully stepped into the position of EAC chair and has done more justice to that position than could have been expected — from anyone.
Angela Backer moved to the treasurer position like a champ and took on the responsibility of dealing with the funding requests of over fifty organizations.
SAC Chair Andrew Cole worked hard throughout the semester to recruit people to go to the MCDC dinners and events, all while addressing the important issues of social awareness on campus with a fresh and functioning committee.
PRC Chair Ashley Bystrom developed and edited the HUSC Happenings newsletter which has made HUSC business even more accessible to Hamline students.
Secretary Rachael Beitler took on the misleadingly daunting task of recording minutes for General Assembly and Exec Board, as well as planning the senior party. Sarah Frank worked to make HUSC more tech-savvy by coordinating the meeting to be presented in PowerPoint.
PAC Chair Mike Mitchell worked during the second semester to ensure that order was maintained on the HUSC floor and that org charters were up to date, as well as to ensure the continuity of our by-laws and constitution.
HUSC advisors Kelly Krebs and Wendy Burns were invaluable assets this year, as they gave insight and advice into numerous initiatives and solutions.
Perhaps one of the biggest events in HUSC this year was the changes that were made to our constitution and by-laws. Though it does not seem important to the majority of campus, it will affect the way HUSC operates and how things get done. Vice President Matt Loecker and I worked hard throughout J-term and the first semester to fix the logistical and operational aspects of our student congress. The changes that were made will help to fix HUSC in a way that will make it more accountable to the students who elect us and enable more change to occur faster on campus.
I could go on and on, but the point that I would like to make is that, whether you know it or not, your student congress has worked tirelessly throughout the summer, all the way to the last meeting of the year, to ensure that we maintain the most well-funded, student-centered, and accomplished student government in the country.
All the Best,
Colin Haley
HUSC President, 2003-2004