SRA passes policy papers

Sasha Dhesi
November 14, 2016
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With a conference and Student Representative Assembly meeting, MSU constituents have had their hands full this weekend looking at new policies to implement this year.

On Nov. 12, the SRA held its policy conference, where students were encouraged to make their voices heard on the subjects the SRA discussed the following day. This term, the topics of the policy conference were international students, ancillary fees, and sexual and gender diversity.

The international students paper recommended that more resources be offered to international students, most notably during their Welcome Week, access to better job opportunities and networking, supplementing the healthcare coverage and more support be offered with respect to tuition and visa issues.

The ancillary fees paper recommended increasing transparency in the ancillary fee breakdowns, improving the opt-out systems in place, and allowing students the opportunity to advocate where their money should be allocated.

The sexual and gender diversity paper recommended increasing the number of gender-neutral washrooms on campus by doing space audits in various buildings and changing signage, officially outlining pro LGBTQ+ policies and hiring full-time staff to support LGBTQ+ students.

The final papers were presented to the SRA on Nov. 13. All three papers were passed with little discussion, and serve as the SRA’s official recommendations to inform the University Affairs committee and the External Affairs committee while they advocate on students’ behalf.

 

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