NEW PROPOSALS

1. Biola Marines club to bring out Victor Davis Hanson for speaking event—$5,668

i. October 6

ii. Hanson is a scholar of Greek history.

iii. Author of 16 books, including one about the Peloponnesian war.

iv. Published in multiple other publications.

v. Cost covers speaking fee ($5,000) plus various other fees.

vi. Approved for Torrey context lecture.

vii. Lecture will include exposition on the Battle of Thermopylae.

viii. Before lecture there would be a broadcast via radio on 870 KRLA.

VOTING (on proposals from the previous week)

1. “Coalition for Social Action” to be added to A.S. Services Branch—PASSED for $5,320

i. Senators made argument that social justice is too broad an issue for A.S. to completely take under its wing.

ii. Others made argument that social justice movements would benefit by official A.S. sponsorship.

iii. “They think they're being empowered,” said Rob Johnson, A.S. vice-president of finance, about those who presented the proposal. He said, though, that induction into A.S. may actually take away freedom they would otherwise have just as a club.

iv. “I think we would only be hindering the process by prolonging the decision,” said Jared Gibo, president of A.S., on the issue of whether to pass the decision on to next year's senate.

v. “We need to more clearly define this position,” said Nate Mitchell, North Horton senator, who expressed mixed opinions of the proposal.

vi. Some advocated a temporary position for next year to test if the idea is effective.

vii. “I don't know if that's our job,” said David Martina, Stewart senator, about whether A.S. should be advocating social justice issues from its own ranks.

viii. “I'm really surprised, guys,” said Galen Haws, Commuter senator, who voted against the proposal. Martina nodded in agreement.

2. Intramural changes—PASSED (A.S. bylaw change including adding more referees)

3. Biola Marines club to bring out Victor Davis Hanson for speaking event—PASSED for $5,668

i. Some senators argued it could set a precedence for more speakers to come that A.S. couldn't continually fund.

ii. Many senators argued that the hefty price tag should be thought more as an investment, one that would grow Biola's academic prestige and enrich the student body.