Court says to boot absent Senator; Senate keeps him

The Senate voted unanimously, 12-0, Monday to retain Sen. Jacob Jensen whose seat was at risk for missing too many meetings. 

After reviewing Jensen’s case and the reasons he missed two meetings, the student Constitutional Court found those absences were reason enough to remove him. However, the court left the final decision to the Senate. 

“I think you did a great thing by keeping Sen. Jensen,” Adviser Jon Hansen, “because we don’t know what he could bring to the table over the next couple of years in this body.”  

In another matter, Senate decided to keep the proposed Jan. 24, 2020, date for the rescheduled Eli Young Band concert, rather than agreeing to the band’s preferred date of Jan. 29, 2020. 

Jan. 24, 2020, is a Friday; Jan. 29, 2020, is a Wednesday. 

A snow storm on Thursday, Oct. 10, forced officials to postpone the originally scheduled concert at the NPAC.

If poor weather strikes again in January, prompting a second postponement, Senate agreed to Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, as an alternate date. A contract has not been signed with the band, so until that happens the Jan. 24 date is still under discussion.