Senate surveys campus improvements

Student Senate discussed campus technology improvements, a Republican’s [sic] Club, and Redbox movie rental kiosks at its meeting Monday.

Marley Waugh, senator of Liberal Arts, asked the senators to fill out a survey ranking the importance of potential changes to campus technology and infrastructure.

The survey asked to rate the importance on a scale of 1-5 of smart cards, wireless printing, single sign-on, student center improvements, and larger flat screen TVs for the student center and a sound system for the pit.

Waugh said that smart cards would be issued like a student ID, and would be used to scan into all buildings on campus, much like the key fobs. The smart cards would also be scanned for meal plans, and Waugh also said that one could use either bonus bucks, or put credit on it to use at the new coffee shop in the library.

Waugh also said that the single sign-on would mean that everyone’s username and password would be the same for everything including Sakai, and campus computers.

Riley Machal, student trustee asked about the money the campus would need to use the smart card system, as it would include replacing all the key fob mechanisms on dorm buildings and also installing new systems on other buildings that weren’t dorms. Waugh said that the project could take about a year, which is why she is asking Student Senate opinions now.

In other business, Morgan Nelson, senate president, said that the pool improvements discussed last week would add $2 per credit hour to student fees, rather than $2 tacked onto student fees.

Nelson also recommended that all the senators look at the pool, and said that they would possibly do a tour in one of the upcoming weeks.

T.J. Thomson, treasurer, said there is $11,524 in unallocated funds in Senate accounts.

Thomson also said that budget packets have been distributed to clubs and that they are due Feb. 23.

Don Hlava, 20, junior of Gordon, came to speak to senate about the Republican’s Club becoming a club on campus. He said that the club is intended to promote the Republican party, and its future goals include activities for fundraising, to bring Republican speakers to campus.

Senators said they would vote on the club becoming an official CSC club next week.

Nisha Durand, chief justice, said Kayla Kintz, senator of B.E.A.M.S.S. resigned her position.

CAB president Luke Wright, said that CAB has started accepting nominations for a new Vice President, and that CAB approved a new schedule.

Wright said the Martin Luther King Day Walk was a success.

Wright also said that CAB discussed free movie night and possibly having a set schedule for free movie night, then asked senators opinions. Waugh said she thought a schedule would be good for advertising, so students knew when free movie night was happening.

Corey Paz, senator at Large, suggested looking into getting a Redbox on campus. Cressy Yeutter, senator of E.H.P.C.P.S.W. was put in charge of looking into what the campus would need to do in order to get a Redbox.

Paz volunteered to help.