On Feb. 26, the Government of the Student Body Senate passed Senate Bill 96-085F to fund The Educational Computing Club’s trip to the SITE ’97 conference for $864.

The members of the club attending the conference were pleased with the assistance and proceeded to purchase the necessary airline tickets assuming they would be reimbursed.

They assumed this because the Senate passed the bill with little opposition (24 yeas and 2 nos).

They also assumed this because no other funding bill has been vetoed this entire year.

President Adam Gold does have the power to veto all legislative acts of the Senate within 10 school days.

He could have made his decision in one day, or at least before the next Senate session.

But he chose not to.

Instead, he waited until the day after the Senate session of March 6 to veto the bill. The Senate cannot meet again for two weeks to consider overriding the veto.

Though this is within the powers of the president, his actions were unfair and insulting. Adam Gold personally placed extra expenses on the members of TECC.

Adam Gold gets paid about $6,000 a year by the students of Iowa State. The members of TECC do not.

The students understood that funding from GSB is not a given, but having to wait six days after the passing of the bill to find the money has been taken away is not something they expected.

Adam Gold never bothered to talk to the club members between the passing of the bill and his veto.

Adam Gold never bothered to talk to the author of the bill between the passing of the bill and his veto.

Actually, Adam Gold has yet to offer any justification for either his veto or his delay.

The Education Student Advisory Council hereby denounces the actions of GSB President Adam Gold and demands he provide an explanation to the students attending the conference — hopefully attending, that is — and to the entire student body.

Annette Fox

Junior

Exercise and Sport Science

ESAC President