Denise Peters, the current Residence Hall Association secretary, was elected the new National Communication Coordination/Illinois Communication Coordination representative.

Three nominations were made at the last RHA meeting, but Peters was the only person to run for the position.

RHA members briefly talked about proposed constitutional changes, but could not vote on them because RHA president Kevin Leverence, who is proposing the changes, was not in attendance at the meeting.

One of the proposed changes will shift the nomination process from being nominated by another RHA member to having anyone who wants to run write a bid, explaining why they want the position, and including a resume and a letter of recommendation, RHA vice president Mariah Martin-Dooling said.

The rationale behind the idea is for the bids to go back to hall councils, so RHA representatives can vote for the candidate their halls want. Another change related to the nomination process would lower the number of required meetings attended to four instead of the previous requirement of seven.

Another proposed constitutional change is to extend the training period for the NCCICC. The NCCICC elect is currently elected in the spring to work with the NCCICC until the fall. The proposal is to extend that training time to one year, preventing possibilities of needing to elect an untrained individual to fill the position, which is what happened this year.

The previous NCCICC elect transferred schools, leaving the position open.

In other business, RHA members at the meeting voiced concerns over Internet speeds and connections not working in some residence halls.

Mark Hudson, director of University Housing and Dining, said the network is getting bogged down by the number of MP3 files being downloaded. He also said there has been discussion on limiting the number of downloads to try and alleviate that problem.