30 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BILL 1/27

February 16, 198 9

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
STUDENT UNION
Sponsored by:

Journalism Representative

Jim Mahoney

Authored by:

Engineering Student

Les Lambert Agitproper

A BILL
BILL HISTORY
A certain proportion of CU students are essentially nocturnal. Taxed by classes
requiring an unnatural allocation of time and burdened by class loads sometimes
demanding the sacrifice of sleep, the nocturnal are forced to seek out space in
which to devote themselves to study.
In the past few years CU has become closed to the nocturnal student. Computing
Services has made terminals less available. The Engineering Center locks its doors
at night. Norlin Library closes at twelve as do its subsidiaries. The UMC closes at ·
eleven.
Although the question of the numbers of students using these facilities at night
might be argued as being small, most students are routinely forced into situations
requiring all-night study. Having a place to study on campus at night would seem
to be essential to a University striving to be regarded as academically
distinguished. Because· the Administration has not taken the initiative in the
matter, the Student Union should allow the students the opportunity to make the
fiscal choice. Surely the University must reconcile the discord between its budget
and our education.
BILL SUMMARY
This bill places a referendum on the Spring 1989 UCSU Election ballot.
BE IT ENACIED by the Legislative Council of the University of Colorado Student
Union, THAT:
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SECTION 1: .

The UCSU Election Commissioner be instructed to place the
following referendum on the Spring 1989 UCSU ELection
ballot:
"Do you support the direction of your student fees to extend
the hours of the Alferd Gee Packer Grill to allow late night
study."

SECTION 2:

This bill will take effect upon passage.

02/16/89 -Pulled from Legislative Council