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SHAC files student court case against SA
By Kevin Lessmiller
SA officials said Sunday that the SHAC complaint was inconsistent and written poorly.
The UW-Milwaukee Student Housing Administrative Council (SHAC) filed a student court complaint against the Student Association (SA) Nov. 4.
The complaint, written by SHAC President Nikki Senrick, states that SHAC “cannot accept the legislation” that defines SHAC as a standing committee of SA, rather than an independent governing body.” A Resolution Defining SHAC” was passed at the Sept. 21 SA Senate meeting.
Effective Oct. 27, SHAC was granted a Temporary Restraining Order against SA, allowing them time to take an official position as a body and decide whether or not to pursue a University Student Court (USC) case. An Oct. 26 SHAC meeting, at which an official position on the issue was scheduled to be determined, did not meet quorum.
“Our focus has always been in the best interest of current and future residents,” wrote Senrick in a Nov. 4. letter accompanying the complaint.
The filing of a formal complaint by SHAC follows a letter from SA, written Sunday Nov. 2, asking for a response from SHAC. The letter said the delay in the process or potential court case is the result of “inaction, and indecisive leadership of Director Senrick.”
SA officials who desired to remain anonymous said Sunday that the SHAC complaint was inconsistent and written poorly.
“We feel that their argument is so weak, we welcome the student court taking the case on and we will fight it until the last,” said one SA official on behalf of the organization.
These SA officials pointed out repeated problems with quorum at SHAC meetings as an example of why SHAC needs improvement.
Senrick did return calls from The Post seeking comment.
> Comments
Wow on Nov 11, 2008 at 10:10 PM:
It's good to see that Director Senrick is getting proficient at beating a dead horse and ignoring resident issues, wasting quorum at meetings etc. Way to move forward with a court case WITHOUT consent from the general body.
Wow, Indeed on Nov 13, 2008 at 10:20 PM:
President Senrick certainly would have been able to move forward with the necessary court case WITH consent from the general body had SA executive member Tommy Hughes not convince SA/SHAC senators to leave in the middle of the meeting to drop the body below quorum. And regarding resident issues, I have yet to meet an informed resident who was even so much as mildly informed on the matter who believed that an SA takeover would be a good idea.