http://www.gsb.iastate.edu/blog The official blog of the Iowa State Government of the Student Body Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:17:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The GSB administration has changed hands and will now be headed by Jon Turk and Chandra Peterson.  I would like to welcome all of the new cabinet members and senators to the blog.  Hopefully it will continue to be a good historical depository of GSB information in the future. Before I ... http://www.gsb.iastate.edu/blog/2009/04/16/gsb-changes-hands/ As most know by now, April 3rd was an historic day for Iowa. The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously ruled that civil marriage and the rights under the law, both federal and state, cannot be denied to same-sex couples under the Equal Protection Clause. I believe this is a victory for ... http://www.gsb.iastate.edu/blog/2009/04/08/iowa-supreme-court-favors-equality-for-all-couples/ Executive Announcements April 1, 2009 Parking Fine Discussion: At the March Board of Regents meeting, the board approved moving forward with the proposal to double illegal parking fines from $15 to $30, with the lone vote against being student Regent Greta Johnson. This measure would need to be eventually approved at the ... http://www.gsb.iastate.edu/blog/2009/04/01/executive-announcements-4-1/ Rideshare Website: I have been working to discuss the design and setup of the future version of GSB’s rideshare project with the web development group of Iowa State’s Information Technology department. Iowa State Chief Information Officer Jim Davis agrees that the use of WebDev is the best design decision for ... http://www.gsb.iastate.edu/blog/2009/03/26/monthly-report-gsb-information-technology/ Executive Announcements March 25, 2009 State Revenues: Iowa’s Revenue Estimating Conference met March 20 to adjust the estimates of tax revenue for FY 2009 and 2010. Current year revenue estimates were adjusted down by 1.9 percent and FY 2010 revenue estimates were adjusted down by another 3.6 percent from December estimates. Previous ... http://www.gsb.iastate.edu/blog/2009/03/25/executive-announcements-3-25/ End-of-Year Event: We are continuing to plan for the year-end event in Campustown. I plan on meeting with Assistant City Manager Sheila Lundt within the next few weeks to discuss and plan the event. Student Affairs Commission: Due to a lack of attendance and new issues, the Student Affairs Commission ... http://www.gsb.iastate.edu/blog/2009/03/11/city-council-liaison-update-march/ State of the Student Body (3-11) Presented by Daniel Fischer, President to the Government of the Student Body Senate As we wind down the last month of our current responsibilities serving on the Government of the Student Body, we have plenty of reasons to be proud, many people to thank, and large ... http://www.gsb.iastate.edu/blog/2009/03/11/state-of-the-student-body/ Executive Announcements March 11, 2009 Ride Share Recommendations: Thank you to the GSB Senate for the generous allocation of $6,000 for the rebuilding of RideShare. I will take account of all comments made at last week’s Senate meeting, and I plan to discuss the possible concerns of the system with Cabinet ... http://www.gsb.iastate.edu/blog/2009/03/11/executive-announcements-3-11/ I wanted to throw a quick "THANK YOU" out to the Finance Committee and all of the student groups that have been involved in the Regular Allocations Process this spring. It can definitely be a grueling process. However, the fact that our Government of the Student Body ultimately has a say ... http://www.gsb.iastate.edu/blog/2009/03/09/the-best-things-in-life-are-free-but-you-can-give-them-to-the-birds-and-bees-i-want-money/ Executive Announcements March 4, 2009 Veto Discussion: As you have become aware, I vetoed Senate Bill 73-Y on February 27. To answer some of the Rules Committee’s concerns, I really did not consider the legality of the decisions until after the bill had been voted upon. I apologize for not doing ... http://www.gsb.iastate.edu/blog/2009/03/04/executive-announcements-3-4/ GO VOTE YO!. www.vote.iastate.edu Holy wow, now is the time for voting!  You should vote now and come back and leave a comment saying you did!  Cause then we'll all think for a while that only 3 people voted! www.vote.iastate.edu GO VOTE!  YOUR CHOICE IS YOUR VOTE, OR SOMETHING!  GO VOTE! http://www.gsb.iastate.edu/blog/2009/03/01/go-vote/ Announcements March 1, 2009   Off-Campus Government is a Constituency Council represented on the Government of the Student Body Senate. The number of Senate seats that Off-Campus Government (OCG) holds is 9, which is more than any other Constituency Council represented on the Government of the Student Body Senate. Traditionally OCG had limited ... http://www.gsb.iastate.edu/blog/2009/03/01/off-campus-government-constituency-council/