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Senate, CAB gear up for homecoming activities

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Senate allocated $10,800 to CAB for its second quarter.

Lane Swedberg, CAB chair broke down the allocations. The money will go to two free movies nights, totalling $3,600; two free bowling nights, totaling $3,000; a Revive Magician at $2,200,; finals week food and massage therapist at $1,000; and funding for miscellaneous, “wiggle room,” at $1,000. CAB’s second quarter is from Oct. 3 through Dec. 13.

Senate used roughly half of the $700 allocated for the ropes course it went to Friday. Due to limited seating for the Peru trip, only two senate representatives will be going. The executive board chose two senators to accompany them as well as the CAB executive board. MK Mueller, who will be presenting at Peru, will be at CSC Oct. 3 with three presentation times. The presentations will be in the Student Center at 9:30-10:45 a.m., 2-4 p.m., and 7-8:30 p.m.

Also this week, senate swore in a new secretary, former senator of B.E.A.M.S.S. Erica Misner, and Mercy Gagnon as senator of liberal arts.

The committee for gun storage will present at the City Council meeting 6 p.m. Oct. 20. The meeting will be open to senate representatives and those interested in the gun storage are encouraged to join the meeting.

There will be an Open Educational Resources conference, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Oct 17 in the Student Center. They expressed interest in meeting with the student body to discuss a system that will make college resources cheaper.

Breadan Mead, vice-chair of finance, told CAB representatives Tuesday, the quarterly budget for its second quarter is $10,800 and was passed by senate on Monday. Swedberg informed clubs that he never receive itemized budgets, so he allocated $1,000 for “wiggle room,” but if clubs still need money they must submit an itemized budget.

CAB is abuzz with homecoming preparations, and the next three days are packed with events. Swedberg announced the upcoming events for homecoming. The coronation/spirit rally, including the crowning of king and queen and the announcement of the bed sheet winners is tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Armstrong. Each of the three winning clubs will receive $100. CAB provides another homecoming subsidy for floats, with $50 for each club, which can be used for candy. In order to insure quality use of student funds, the clubs that received the extra $100 may not use that for candy, and fund-requests must outline what it will be used for float construction.

Dani Buckley, vice chair of programming, outlined further events: the bonfire on Friday at 8 p.m., on the basketball courts; “tailgate and tats,” 11 a.m. until the football game begins Saturday; the women’s rugby game 5 p.m.; and the formal dance at 9 p.m., Saturday. CAB allocated $500 for the tailgate party, and $800 for the homecoming prizes. Before these reductions, CAB had $9,841 in unallocated funds.

Clubs hoping to raise money at the football game are being denied by the athletic department, and this reversal has caused contention. Family and Consumer Sciences, who has already filled out forms to sell raffle tickets at the game are being told they may sell outside the gate, but not inside. The raffle, for a quilt made from CSC t-shirts, is the only fundraiser FCS holds, but the department maintains that only athletics may fundraise at athletic events. Other clubs have had the same problems and CAB executive board members are looking in to the situation.