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The Student Senate unanimously p a sse d a r e so lu t io n W ednesday allowing the College Republicans, Democrats and Libertarians to use University-allocated funds to support the nominated candidates of their respective parties. While the groups cannot directly donate to any candidate and any appearance by a political speaker m ust follow the guidelines which apply to all speakers, the new resolu­ tion allows the clubs to hand out pro­ motional materials such as T-shirts and bumper stickers, as well as post signs around campus. “When [student body president] Bob Reish and I were campaigning, a lot of students said the campus was­ n ’t political enough,” student body vice president Grant Schmidt said. “We wanted there to be access to the candidates themselves.” Schmidt, sa id he and Sena te O versight com m ittee c h a ir Ian Secviar spent a great deal of time meeting with University officials to develop the amendment. “A lot of my work has been work­ ing on this am endm ent ... This is something for the 2008 election, and we w anted to get the ball rolling b ec a u se it is a l r e a d y Sept. 1 7 ” Schmidt said. “I think this is a great step in the right direction for students to engage in this dialogue and not be stifled.” The am endm ent also allows the three groups to use their funds to transport students to political rallies.