AUSA Senate killed Resolution 11B that would require all Senate sessions to be recorded on Webcam by a 7-11 vote on Tuesday night after a lengthy debate

The resolution, co-authored by performing arts Sen. Dillon Doyle and Melissa Aiken, would amend the constitution to include videotaping each Senate session and posting it to the Website within 48 hours.

According to Doyle, many senators were opposed to this legislation, including Senate President Monica Kumar, who stated she was “extremely disheartened” by the legislation.

One main reason that people opposed the legislation was that quotes could be taken out of context or used against them down the road if they were to run for political office. However, Doyle feels that senators should be held accountable for what they say and how they represent themselves, and since the videos would be public, a quote taken out of context could be traced back to the original video to rebut any issue.

Doyle, among others, were upset the legislation did not pass.

“I too was disheartened that the senate could not endorse openness and accountability,” Doyle said.

According to senator John McMahon, the resolution will be revised after taking into consideration people’s concerns and gathering more information, and then brought back to the Senate floor at a later date.

“I’m not overly disappointed about 11B failing because as myself and the other supporters stated at the beginning of the discussion, we realized that more information was needed to pass a meaningful and effective resolution,” McMahon said.

Among the changes Senate is going through, three new seats and senators were just added to AUSA Senate. Nikki Deutsch is representing the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, Dillon Doyle is representing the school of performing arts and Alex Yellin is representing the Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management School.

“I strongly believe that the new seats added to Senate will benefit the departments represented, Senate as a whole and consequently the entire student body,” said McMahon. “These are important voices that will enrich Senate.”

After a mild struggle, the resolution to add the new seats passed the second time it was voted on.

Doyle, who instantly became an active member on Senate, believes having this seat will greatly benefit his department.

“I feel like there is a divide between the performing arts and the greater campus,” he said. “I ran to strive to attempt to bridge this gap by bringing the community together.”

Deutsch ran for the new position after receiving an email from her advisor calling for someone to step up and represent their department on Senate. She felt she could provide a voice for the Korbel School.

“The needs and opinions of Josef Korbel can be easily represented with this new addition to the Senate,” said Deutsch.