Senate passes finance bill for La Unidad Latina, Madison International Association

The Student Senate passed two finance bills and a bill of resolution Tuesday night.

A bill from the a capella group Madison Project asking for $4,000 from contingency was passed to help the group record its next CD. "It will go to our fifth CD, ‘The Khaki Album,’ which will be due out in April for our end-of-the-year show," said senior Jordon Herzog, president of The Madison Project.

The money will be used to cover the cost of studio fees, which include mixing, tracking, licensing and production.

A bill submitted by the Madison International Association and La Unidad Latina, a Latino fraternity, asking for $4,000 from contingency was passed. The groups will bring Alina Fernandez, the illegitimate daughter of Fidel Castro, to campus to speak of her experiences and beliefs against her father.

"The money will be used to bring Fernandez so that the Latinos on campus can be heard and have something to look forward to," said senior Jose Marti, president of La Unidad Latina.

"Since I’ve been here, this is the largest Latino program to be brought to campus and hopefully not the last. I would like it to start a new trend to bring large Latin focus to campus and the Harrisonburg community."

The Student Senate passed a bill of resolution with reccomendations regarding the Honor Code. The Faculty Senate earlier approved a resolution to create an online examination and tutorial on the Honor Code for students to take.

The bill passed by the Student Senate also approves the online examination and tutorial for all freshmen, transfer students and graduate students and must be completed within the first semester at JMU. It also calls for a shortened preamble of the Honor Code to be posted in each classroom. .