IUSA looking at full agenda this year

From improving methods for adding or dropping classes to initiating student seating in Assembly Hall, the IU Student Association has a lot on its agenda this academic year. \n“A proper student seating section in Assembly Hall has always been an issue that IUSA faces,” said IUSA President W.T. Wright. “I think we’re going into a great time for IU basketball, and I want students to benefit from a seating arrangement that I would like to think we could achieve. I’m optimistic in sitting down and talking to the Athletic Committee, and hopefully they’ll see the benefits as well.” \nMore things IUSA plans to work on this year are the class drop and add methods. In the past, people have thought the method is time-consuming and confusing for both students and teachers. They hope to simplify it by pushing administration to put it online. \n“We don’t want students walking through the snow and cold weather across campus back and forth to drop a class,” Wright said. “It’s inefficient.” \nIUSA is also concerned that students can no longer charge books to the bursar at the IU Bookstore.\n“It’s ridiculous that students can no longer charge their book purchases to the bursar,” Wright said. “I would like to at least bring it back to where financial needs students can charge their books to the bursar, if not all students.” \nThe new IUSA executive board has already gotten the campus to recognize the 2009 Labor Day holiday and is now trying to get a fall break in exchange for coming to school a week earlier. \n“I definitely believe students would sacrifice coming to school a week earlier in exchange for a week off in the fall,” Wright said. “I know a lot of people who wouldn’t mind coming back to school a week early.”