Petitions for Senate due end of March, CAB reminds of elections

Petitions to run for Senate are due Monday. All student body members interested in running for Senate should contact a Senate member for a petition. President Jacob Rissler encourages the student body to get involved and make elections competitive.

The Senate Scholarship Committee met last week to draft guidelines for scholarship opportunities. The guidelines thus far would include $500 per semester awarded to the President and Vice President, $300 per semester for the Executive Board members, and $150 per semester to Senators.

An increase of $50 will be awarded to members for each consecutive term served. A budget of $13,000 to $15,000 for the scholarships would come from the Student Fee Account. The Scholarship Committee will draft an official bylaw to be added to the Senate Constitution and will be voted on during next week’s meeting. About 10 water bottle stations will be installed around campus as a result of last week’s $15K budget approval.

The highest priority locations are the Student Center, the NPAC, and the basement of High Rise. Remaining locations include: Math and Science building, Old Admin, Burkheiser, Memorial Hall, Edna Hall, Crites Hall, and the Library.

Much turmoil over the upcoming coffee shop broke out during this week’s Senate meeting. The coffee shop will open in the fall but will not feature a barista, Faculty Adviser Susan Schaeffer said.

“Because the previous barista style coffee shops were a failure, a K-cup style will be provided until demand is demonstrated,” Schaeffer said.

Although many Senate members disagreed with this statement, all were encouraged to use the K-cup coffee shop while expressing interest in demand in an official barista style coffee shop.

Senator-At-Large Sean Munger requested a $10,000 budget to fund this year’s Nearly Naked Mile scheduled for May 1. The budget will be voted on during next week’s Senate meeting.

Next year’s officers will be open for nominations at the meeting next Tuesday’s CAB meeting, and voting will take place at the last mandatory meeting on April 29. A proposition that officers of CAB receive some sort of compensation in the form of a scholarship has been made and is being discussed. The scholarship would go only toward tuition.

Munger, lead coordinator of the charity event The Nearly Naked Mile, gave a rundown of the logistics behind this event. For The Nearly Naked Mile, people are asked to bring in clothes to donate to the Catholic Ladies. There are prizes for best costume as well as a major prize for the person who donates the most articles of clothing.

Munger also asked that if clubs had extra money in their budgets and were willing to donate it that they donate it to this cause. This money would go toward food, prizes, and donations. A finalized schedule of the mile will be posted on Facebook.

Free Bowling Night is this Saturday from 8-11 p.m. Those who attend are urged to be respectful of everyone that is there.

The last Galaxy Series, a light show, for the semester will take place at 7 p.m., April 3 in Memorial Hall. From 9 p.m.-midnight a double decker party will be going on at the library. NOCS will be upstairs and a toga party will be downstairs.

On April 17, the “Sexual Assault: There is No Excuse” event will be going on. This day will consist of contests, guest speakers, and prizes with the goal of bringing awareness that sexual assault is becoming more prevalent in today’s society. This event will take place from 7 a.m.-8:30 p.m. in the Ponderosa room.