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Zeig: Most students don't want extra day
SGA opposes April makeup time for class cancellations
By: Angie Favot
Issue date: 2/13/08 Section: News
The Student Government Association approved a resolution Monday night against adding an extra day of classes April 24.
The resolution also stated SGA "favors the development of a university-wide policy to deal with class cancellations in future semesters and requests student representation in developing such policy."
The SGA Senate approved the resolution 12-1 with Kenockee freshman Jennifer Schmidt dissenting.
SGA President Mike Zeig said adopting this resolution confirms support from students.
"The resolution makes it clear that this is what a good majority of students feel, especially because the resolution passed with a good 90 percent majority," the Sterling Heights senior said.
House representative Samantha Wunderlich, a Pleasant Ridge junior, supported the resolution and said changing April 24 to a teaching day is unnecessary.
"Professors could send students e-mail assignments to catch them up with classes," she said.
House representative Valerie Shaw, a Traverse City senior, supported the resolution. She said she does not understand why CMU does not have a policy dealing with class cancellations such as what public K-12 schools have.
"The way I look at it is I pay per credit hour, which is substantially more than the sophomore class, so I want to get the education I paid for," Schmidt said. "It seems to me we should have the extra day just because so many days have been missed."
Schmidt said she understands SGA's view point, but still stands by her vote.
Zeig said the next step is to try to work with faculty and administrators to let them know even though students are not a part of the policy making process, they should still be listened to and represented because it affects them.
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The resolution also stated SGA "favors the development of a university-wide policy to deal with class cancellations in future semesters and requests student representation in developing such policy."
The SGA Senate approved the resolution 12-1 with Kenockee freshman Jennifer Schmidt dissenting.
SGA President Mike Zeig said adopting this resolution confirms support from students.
"The resolution makes it clear that this is what a good majority of students feel, especially because the resolution passed with a good 90 percent majority," the Sterling Heights senior said.
House representative Samantha Wunderlich, a Pleasant Ridge junior, supported the resolution and said changing April 24 to a teaching day is unnecessary.
"Professors could send students e-mail assignments to catch them up with classes," she said.
House representative Valerie Shaw, a Traverse City senior, supported the resolution. She said she does not understand why CMU does not have a policy dealing with class cancellations such as what public K-12 schools have.
"The way I look at it is I pay per credit hour, which is substantially more than the sophomore class, so I want to get the education I paid for," Schmidt said. "It seems to me we should have the extra day just because so many days have been missed."
Schmidt said she understands SGA's view point, but still stands by her vote.
Zeig said the next step is to try to work with faculty and administrators to let them know even though students are not a part of the policy making process, they should still be listened to and represented because it affects them.
news@cm-life.com
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