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Travel Task Force Deems Student Gov't Behavior 'Unacceptable' Jeffrey Michael Martinez THE METROPOLITAN
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A special Student Government task force called the conduct of eight Student Government members and another MSCD student who attended student fee-paid conference in Los Angeles "unacceptable" and recommended sanctions against the students. The task force, made up of ASMSCD Sens. Marshall Michael, Sabrina Salazar and David N. Sneed II, and Student Government Adviser Maggie Miller, imposed sanctions ranging from campus service to participation in group management workshops. The task force recommended that if sanctions are not completed by the beginning of spring break, the students will be dismissed from Student Government membership or barred from future membership. The task force formulated a formal travel policy that with Student Senate approval "sets clear expectations for conduct and attendance and describes clearly the various Bates roles of trip participants," Miller said. The policy also outlines sanctions for misconduct. Miller said this policy applies only to ASMSCD travel , not to other club trips through the Student Affairs Student Travel Program. "But we feel so good about it, we hope they'll adopt it," she said. Student Trustee Matthew Bates, one of the participants in the United States Student Association conference, complimented the task force for their effort in issuing the report but said he was "outraged" at the recommendation of sanctions. "I have no problem with them looking at a travel policy or proposing a new policy," Bates said. "In fact, I think they've done a good job and put a lot of time and effort into it. My only concern is their post-travel report, and their sanctioning and recommended actions, and the way they've reached those [recommendations]." The task force came to its conclusions after five weeks of meetings, during which they reviewed
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