BYLAWS
SGA voted on changes to the SGA bylaws. Most changes were semantic and specific to the internal operations of SGA. Senior Senator Blaine Martin, first-year Senator Pilar Mier and junior Senator Rohit Shetty objected to changing the name of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion chair to simply the Inclusion chair. President Joy Areola and Vice President Allison Waters proposed the change to align the language in the bylaws with the administration’s language, but Senator Martin motioned to return the name of the chair to its original state. The motion passed with one senator voting against: junior Senator Sabrina Cinque, saying that she preferred to keep the language in line with Trinity’s.
SGA debated removing the line about sending the agenda 24 hours in advance to Trinitonian. The line was kept, with three senators voting against: senior Senator Pierce Jackson, senior Senator Johnny Kousa, sophomore Senator Krishna Patel and sophomore Senator Camryn Sperling.
After the meeting, Senator Kousa commented that the bylaws are rules for the operations of SGA meetings, and since sharing the agenda with the Trinitonian was more of a courtesy than a rule vital for the operation of the SGA, the line wasn’t necessary.
STAFF CHAT
Seth Asbury and Kristen Harrison from the Trinity Athletic Department talked about future plans and current concerns with SGA. Senator Martin asked Asbury why the bathrooms near the track were often locked. Asbury said that they had had problems with off-campus visitors using them and that students could call TUPD to have the bathrooms unlocked. Senator Martin asked whether the plan to replace the parking lots in front of Mabee Dining Hall and Verna McLean Hall with a new intramural field outlined in the campus master plan would still be implemented. Asbury discusses the plan, to relocate the intramural field to the Mabee parking lot and put the Hill Tennis Stadium in its place. The former location of the tennis courts would become a community space with a stage and food courts.
CLIMATE CHECK
Senator Mier brought up the recent flooding on the first floor of Harold D. Herndon Hall, noting that it was the second time this academic year. Dean of Students Jessica Edonick stated that Residential Life will work with affected students to remediate damage to student property from the flood. She said Trinity couldn’t do much to prevent this from happening again because of the city plumbing. First-year Senator Nellie Clark suggested that item insurance should be recommended to students again, especially students who live in dorms prone to flooding. First-year senator John De Hoyos suggested setting a plumbing hotline for students.
*Correction: The headline and one sentence have been updated to more accurately reflect the information discussed in the Staff Chat.
