http://www.reflector-online.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/05/02/4456bc999d673

College Board adds student seat

A student will have a seat at every meeting of the State College Board under a bill passed last month by the Mississippi Legislature, but the student will not be a voting member of the board.

The bill, Senate Bill 2915, reserves a seat for the current president of the Student Body President's Council of Mississippi, a group made up of the student body presidents of Mississippi's eight public universities, or for his or her designee. The bill also calls for the College Board to seek the advice of the SBPC at least once a year.

Student Association President JR Love was elected head of the SBPC over the weekend, and he said he looks forward to working with the College Board.

"I'd just like to express to them the best interests of the students," Love said.

Although Love will be present at every meeting, he will not vote or participate in executive sessions, Student Association vice president Lee Weiskopf said....