CAB elects new vice chair of finance

New furniture will be moved into the Student Center in October after maintenance re-carpets the main lobby, Student Senate Vice President Taylor Strong said, Monday.

Initially thought to arrive at the beginning of the semester, the furniture arrival has been set back due to back order, Strong said.

“We’re trying to make the Student Center a little more friendly,” Student Activities Coordinator Laure Sinn said.

In other news, the Essential Studies Committee met Wednesday and discussed a possible change for first year inquiry classes. All incoming freshmen are currently required to take six credit hours of an FYI class. The committee thought of changing the six credit hour requirement to three.

Sinn said more than 400 people attended the Uptown On-Campus event that took place Thursday in the Student Center Ballroom. She also said Omega Phi Rho and XI Delta Zeta, the fraternity and sorority on campus, is hosting Greek Week Aug. 25-29.

Senator of Liberal Arts Josh Keating asked CAB if there would be a change in free movie night, as the movie theater has raised their prices from $6 a person to $7. Originally, CAB allocated $1,800 for free movie night, which allowed 300 students to see a movie if they had their student IDs. CAB Chair Kelsey Empfield said she was not sure but she would check into it.

Vice Chair of Finance Kirby Krogman said Senate has $160,350 in total unallocated funds.

Student Senate will not convene until Sept. 8 due to Labor Day.

Kelley McNabb was elected for the position of vice-chair of finance after Brendan Mead officially resigned.

Jon Lordino, chief justice of Student Senate, talked about an issue with a few clubs not getting their funding because they were not approved as clubs by the end of last semester.

The clubs mentioned were Natural Sciences, Sharp Shooters, ROTARACT, Phi Beta Lambda, and A Capella Club. Lordino said the clubs needed to talk to him, and he thought they should get all the funding they asked for.

Empfield spoke about the club fair going on today from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., in the Student Center. She also reminded CAB representatives that there is a calendar of events online, so if they are planning an event they should check the calendar to avoid scheduling problems.

Vice Chair of Records, Stephanie Steele, reminded clubs to turn in their updated information. She wants to know the current CAB representatives, each clubs president, and advisor.

She also reminded clubs to send their constitutions to Lordino. He specified that after they get all the constitution up online, clubs will not have to turn in a constitution every year, unless changes are made to it.

Sinn reminded students that the scavenger hunt is still going on for the Week of Welcome.

Jacob Rissler, student trustee, told students if they have anything they want brought up before the board to contact him before Sept. 6.

Sinn closed up the meeting by talking about a meteor shower that is happening next month. She wanted to put “a bug in your ear” about ideas for maybe a star party the night of the shower.