While the Accent Speaker's Bureau chairman said feedback is important, the organization is working fine without the Student Senate.
Senate President Robert Agrusa said he would form a committee that would look into changing Student Government statute to let the Senate oversee what speakers Accent brings to UF.
Kim Cruts, SG press secretary who spoke on behalf of Agrusa, said the committee wouldn't do anything.
"Just because he's looking into Accent, doesn't mean he's changing any statutes," Cruts said.
Instead, she said Agrusa would do anything he could without censoring Accent.
Agrusa's statement that he would create the committee was spurred by complaints made by the student Pro-Life Alliance about Accent bringing Dr. Jack Kevorkian to speak.
Kevorkian is known for his admittance of assisting about 130 of his terminally ill patients in their suicides. He was sentenced in 1999 to 10 to 25 years in prison, but he only served eight years.
Kevorkian was paid ,50,000 for the speech.
Steven Blank, Accent chairman, said if the Senate was involved, it would slow down the organization, which is billed as the largest student-run speaker's bureau in the nation.
"Accent is a complicated and time-sensitive organization," Blank said. "Having to confirm with Senate would impede the process."
Blank said if the statutes were changed, the worst-case scenario would be the process slowing to the point where no speakers could be booked.
He added that some speakers would rather not deal with a lot of bureaucracy.
As for Kevorkian's appearance, Blank said, the event is still scheduled to be Oct. 11 at 8 p.m.
Student Body President Ryan Moseley said a survey to get input on Accent speakers and Student Government Productions performers was sent out to all UF students Thursday morning.
It asked students, including graduate and professional students, to rate potential seminars and concerts. Survey choices were pre-approved based on cost and availability, Moseley said.
After five hours, about 3,000 students responded, he said, adding the responses would weigh heavily with SG.
"We listen to the students," Moseley said. "If they have clear preferences, we're going to do everything in our power to make those happen."
Blank said he was excited about Kevorkian's visit.
"Obviously Jack Kevorkian is controversial and that fits into our mission," Blank said.
