On Campus — November 5, 2009
RHA fixes grammar in constitution
Grammatical errors in the Residence Halls Association's constitution were corrected with the passage of FS2009 Act 002 Monday night.
Some of the errors were in changing nouns into their correct plural form, so that the purpose of the organization, as reflected in the constitution now reads, "RHA shall also facilitate communications between the residents (not resident) and the Department of Res Life."
Other errors were in replacing incongruous words with words that make sense, such as in the old phrase "the NCC will more into the position of President," to now read "the NCC will move into the position of President and the NCC-IT will move into the NCC position."
Act 002 also changed the constitution to reflect new positions, such as the Director of Technology.
"These are errors that have been in the document since the document was adopted," Rules and Policies Committee Chair Michael Crawford said. "This is why we have our Constitutional Committee or the new Policy and Rules Committee to review and update the document."
Sustain Mizzou Stream Team plants trees
The recent Sustain Mizzou Stream Team Clean Up at Hinkson Creek focused on litter removal, but their event in the spring will include not only litter removal but a tree planting as well.
Two years ago stream team planted 450 native tree seedlings in the Hinkson Creek Area and last spring Stream Team planted 900.
An estimated 20-30% trees have survived from the planting last spring, which is a good amount, Sustain Mizzou member Emily Tewes said. Tewes will take over Stream Team next year.
Current Stream Team Project Leader Garrett McKee said the tree plantings educate students on proper tree planting methods, tree care and tree identification.
Due to the large number of trees surviving from last year, Stream Team may pick a different site for this upcoming spring.
