There seems to be little concern among members of the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate about how news of an attempt to recall the USG legislative and executive branches might affect tonight's meeting.

After last week's tumultuous Senate meeting, there was some speculation that the uprising would cause tension between senators, some of whom are involved in the Student Empowerment Alliance, the group orchestrating the recall attempt.

However, most senators say they do not think that there will be much of an impact on what USG will work on.

Senate Vice President Galen Foulke said he was shocked at the announcement, and thinks the situation is "absurd."

"We've been cranking out legislation ... we're ahead of where other senates have been," he said.

Foulke discounted claims that the practice of internally appointing people to seats vacated by resignations did not serve the students' will.

"Part of the power we're given is to appoint new senators in the event of a resignation. That's part of our job: to represent the students' best interests and their opinions fully. They're still being equally represented," he said.

East Halls Sen. Irene McKenna said the recall is more of a burden than anything.

"It's something else we have to deal with now, when we can be working on other things for students. I don't think it's really needed ... we're getting as much done as [past senators] have."

Town Sen. Kristen Kofmehl said the Senate would not let the recall attempt stop their progress.

"[The recall] definitely caught a lot of people off guard ... [the Senate] had no indication," she said. "[But], we're all here for the right reasons. We're not going to concern ourselves with the recall until we're forced to."

McKenna called the referendum "silly" and "childish."

"This is a serious organization, but this isn't real politics," she said. "It's something ... we do because we care about Penn State. That's why I got into student government, not because I wanted to get into real politics."

Town Sen. Kelly Ross said she is sure the meeting will proceed normally.

"[USG Vice President Takkeem Morgan] will run the meeting the same as he always has; the senators involved will participate just as they have been, and those that aren't involved will act as senators and do what we're supposed to in the meeting," she said.