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CUSA Holds Their Open Forum

Adam Moncure

Issue date: 10/24/05 Section: News
President Joy, Vice President James Mullen, and Public Affairs Officer Gerard Miller take questions from the audience in Cheel Commons. The forum ranged in topics from housing to laundry. The Open Forum is a way for the Clarkson University Student Association (CUSA) to solicit feedback and interaction from the student body.
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President Joy, Vice President James Mullen, and Public Affairs Officer Gerard Miller take questions from the audience in Cheel Commons. The forum ranged in topics from housing to laundry. The Open Forum is a way for the Clarkson University Student Association (CUSA) to solicit feedback and interaction from the student body.
The Clarkson University Student Association (CUSA) hosted its first open forum of the year Wednesday night in Cheel Commons. CUSA President Ryan Joy, Vice President James Mullen, and Public Affairs' Gerard Miller formed a panel on stage and invited the students who had gathered in the commons to ask questions about both CUSA and their concerns about the university as a whole.

A number of students asked questions about the future of Congdon and the changes that would occur if it were to close. President Joy opened the discussion by clarifying that there had been no official decision to close Congdon, but his understanding was that it was only a "...matter of time before the building gets closed." According to the panel, there are enough beds on campus for everyone, and the fraternities would likely be moved into the new dorms. Joy was not sure what impact this would have on the availability of the new dorms for sophomores. Joy also said that there would be more singles available on campus to replace those lost when Congdon closes.

In addition to changes related to Congdon, there were questions about the housing lottery and residence life policies. One student complained that, due to his bad housing lottery numbers, he had moved from Hamlin-Powers to the Quad and then to the New Dorms, and he asked if there was something that could be done to make the system more fair. Vice President Mullen responded by mentioning that the possibility of moving the housing lottery to PeopleSoft was being looked at, but there was not much that could be done about bad lottery numbers. Students also asked why a dorm gets charged for damage to the building when their doors do not lock properly. Mullen responded by saying, "I feel strongly about it. I've had that happen to me."
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