Staff editorial: Do not rush the bylaws
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrase “student council”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article reports on Student Council’s new structure and the creation of new bylaws.
- The News-Letter reported that the familiar 29-person structure and existing committees and boards were replaced with a new sketch on Tuesday night.
- The paper reported that the bylaws will set how Student Council makes decisions, considers issues and runs meetings, including what committees may vote on or amend.
- The article says the students writing the bylaws can address concerns about how Student Council operates instead of simply copying the old rules.
- The reporter writes that StuCo president Charles Reyner proposed making the bylaw process a Council-wide discussion involving senators and other elected student representatives.
- The article adds that Reyner expects the process to take place over Intersession and be presented during the spring semester.