30 EXECUTIVE BILL /110

March 16, 1989

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
STUDENT UNION
Sponsored by:

Tri-Executives
Representative-at-Large

Authored by:

Susie Fairchild
Chris Drummond
Tim Kauffman
Dawn Massop
Robert Humphreys
Gerald Singson

CU Forensics
A BILL

BILL HISTORY
a. The goals and objectives of the CU Forensics Team are to carry out the
activities of competing in intercollegiate speech and deba·te tournaments for the
purpose of expanding the abilities of student competitiors to speak fluently and
persuasively before audiences.
b. Promote forums for public speaking and debate on campus, specifically, Irish
Debates, Model U.N., Amnesty Int'l, U.N. Week, Colorado High School Speech
Tournament.
c. The Speech Association aims to serve the student competitors and the
University community in general, since the team represents the University of
Colorado at every tournament we travel to.
d. Maintain a high level of competition at 13 Regional and 4 National
Intercollegiate Tournaments.
In order to achieve the above aims, the C.U. Forensics Team seeks funds, 35¢ per
student (an increase of 10¢ per student), to cover opera tiona! costs, as well as
increases in per a tiona! costs and a significant increase in membership over the last
six years.
BILL SUMMARY
·This bill seeks a 35¢ per student allocation from mandatory student fees per

semester (representing a 10¢ per student increase from the previous referendum)
for the maintenance of the C.U. Speech Association/Forensics.
BE IT ENACTED by the Legislative Council of the University of Colorado Student
Union, THAT:
SECTION 1:

Passage of this bill would put the following referendum
question on the Spring 1989 election ballot:
"Shall the University of Colorado Student Union fund the CU
speech and debate team at 35¢ per student per semester
for a period of 3 years from mandatory student fees
(representing an increase of 10¢ per student from the previous
six years to cover increased student participation)?"

SECTION 2:

Referendum will take effect upon passage.
0808199708081997
3/16/89- PASSES --LEGISl.:ATIVE COUNCIL- 1st Reading- 11-2-1
3/23/89- PASSES- LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL- 2nd Reading- 10-1-0

•

30 EXECUTIVE BILL U10 - Page 2

J?rwr/~~

David Hummels
President Pro-Tempore
UCSU Legislative Council

~k«dA/
1
a
UCSU Executive

S