Controversy and debate surrounding the future of Dayton to Daytona went into full force at the SGA meeting on Sunday, Feb. 21.

 On Tuesday, Feb. 16, students received an e-mail from SGA with a copy of a revised SGA constitution. Among the revisions is the elimination of the executive committee, which is comprised of SGA officers and may include trip coordinator(s), in addition to several other positions.

 Although the revised constitution eliminates the mention of trip coordinators, SGA Speaker of the Senate Jeff Schumacher said this does not change Daytona's future.

 "Dayton to Daytona has the same capacity to exist in this constitution as it did in the last constitution," he said.

 Although Daytona can still exist under the proposed constitution, SGA Trip Coordinator Maggie Schnering said administrators will now have the ability to make changes to the trip, thus turning it into something unrecognizable from what it is today.

 With no mention of trip coordinators in the constitution, the administration will be able to make Dayton to Daytona a recognized student organization. By doing this, administrators will be able to make changes.

 "'What are those changes?' we can speculate on a lot of them," Schnering said. "The trip will not exist as it is now if it's going to be recognized by the university."

 While the trip would change if under control by administrators, Schumacher said the proposed changes were not made lightly, and not at the influence or recommendation of the administration, as many believe.

 To discuss and debate the proposed constitution, many UD students and alumni attended the SGA meeting Sunday evening. Among attendees was Emi Hurlburt Smith, former SGA president and class of '09.

 Hurlburt spoke up against the proposed constitution and the changes it holds. While she agrees there are parts of the current document that need to be updated, she urged students to be aware of what the changes are.

 "If people want change, they can have change. They just need to understand what they're doing," she said.

 While the majority of students came to the meeting in concern of Dayton to Daytona's future, many students also voiced criticism over eliminating the mention of director(s) of unity and diversity from the proposed constitution.

 The new constitution discussed at the meeting did not pass on a vote, with four in favor and 16 opposed. Once the SGA senate passes the new constitution, it will go to a referendum to the student body. It is undecided when SGA will revote on the proposed consitution.