Four hours into Wednesday’s meeting to elect a new class vice president, Student Union members moved to seal their discussion from the public.
An argument erupted around 1 a.m. when Treasury representative Judson Clark suggested expelling media from the meeting. Legislators discussed a variety of options before deciding to convene an executive session, effectively closing the meeting to the student body. The heated back-and-forth centered around whether reporters from Student Life should be allowed to take notes on the proceedings.
Clark said “nothing good can come” of the reporters’ presence. He expressed concern that “anything we say will be taken out of context.”
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