Panther Express buses will resume service to Mattoon and other off-campus destinations today, said Adam Weyhaupt, speaker of the Student Senate, at Wednesday’s senate meeting.

Last weekend, H&H Transportation, the operator of the Panther Express, unexpectedly stopped running the bus route to Mattoon, Weyhaupt said. Last Monday, the company also halted service on the No. 2 route, which shuttles students to places such as Wilb Walker’s, Lantz Gym and the Square, he said.

Weyhaupt refused comment on why the stoppage occurred. However, he said the decision was made by the bus company without the consent or knowledge of the university or Student Government.

Weyhaupt added he has joined Student Body President Katie Cox and university officials in talks with H&H Transportation since early last month.

Last month, H&H Transportation notified the university that it did not believe that it would be able to provide the full amount of service at the amount that it bid on, roughly $54,000.

Weyhaupt told the senate he could not give further information as he and Cox, as participants in the case, could be involved in litigation.

“If a breach of contract occurs, then litigation often follows,” Cox said.

Weyhaupt said the bus service will halt service for the week this Friday at 4 p.m. for Spring Break.

In other business, two pieces of legislation concerning student executive tuition waivers and the use of academic buildings by student groups were tabled by the Student Senate Wednesday.

A proposed bylaw change that would only reimburse student executives for only 12 credit hours was tabled.

Currently, Student Government executive officers, including the speaker of the senate, student body president and four student vice presidents, receive a waiver for most of their tuition cost, regardless of the number of credit hours taken.

However, said Adam Weyhaupt, speaker of the senate, all the executive positions are currently held by juniors and seniors who pay a flat tuition rate.

“Right now, for seniors, such as me, the cost of between 12 and 18 (credit) hours is the same,” Weyhaupt said. “That’ll change when you have freshmen, sophomores and juniors.”

When executives begin paying for classes by the credit hour, Weyhaupt said, the compensation would start vary by each executive.

“If one takes 18 credit hours and one takes 12, that’s a difference of about $600,” Weyhaupt said. “That’s a discrepancy that needs to be fixed.”

The proposed change would allow all executives to be compensated equally.

Student Body President Katie Cox spoke in support of the proposal.

“Most people would agree that (different compensation rates) wouldn’t be fair,” she said.

Many senate members, though, thought that executives should be compensated for more than 12 hours of class.

“Most accept 15 hours as an average (class) load,” Cox said.

Senate members also considered a resolution that would allow student groups to register with campus scheduling to set up informational tables in all academic buildings.

Currently, Weyhaupt said, campus scheduling can only allow Recognized Student Organizations and other groups to set up tables in Coleman Hall, Buzzard Building, and the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Groups that wish to set up tables in other buildings currently need to go through the staff of that building.

Senate member Steve Poettker, sponsor of the resolution, said it would be easier for groups to simply go to campus scheduling for all buildings.