Senate discuss NCSL Leadership trip, CAB talks homecoming

President Dillon Spies talked about the $18,500 budget for the NCSL Leadership Conference in November, which will be in Orlando, Florida, this year.

Along with the executive board, one female and one male from the student body will be chosen to attend the conference, Chief Justice Jon Lordino said. Those interested must submit a hard copy letter to Spies or  Lordino detailing why they think they should be allowed to go on the trip, and why they think they would be a good selection. Once all the letters have been submitted, those nameless letters will be given to the Senate advisers, who will choose the male and female.

The $18,500 will go toward flights, registration, hotel rooms, food, and other expenses including gas to drive to Denver and possible emergencies. Lordino estimated about $1,400 per person on all items listed.

Dormitory elections have been tallied and the elected dorm representative for Edna Hall is Taylor Osmotherly; Marci Luton was elected as the dorm representative for Andrews; and Michael Hall was elected as the dorm representative for High Rise, Lordino said.

Vice President of Finance Kirby Krogman said there is $148,085.04 in unallocated funds.

Student Trustee Jacob Rissler expressed that he would like to have a tab under the Senate page so that he can write a synopsis of what happens at each Nebraska State College System board meeting. Senate approved of the idea.

Senior Director of Student Affairs, Enrollment Management, Marketing, and Student Services Pat Beu said he wanted Senate to think about a possible electronic health magazine that would be made available to all students. Senate will go more in depth on the idea at the next meeting.

CAB announced that they have $11,350 in unallocated funds.

“Welcome to the Jungle! Its homecoming week and I’m excited,” CAB Chair Kelsey Empfield said to start her report.

She then went through the week and the homecoming schedule. Wednesday night, CAB representatives decorated campus. At 7 p.m., Thursday coronation will be at Armstrong Gym.

Bed sheet winners will also be announced at the coronation. After the coronation The Pit will have a jungle-themed dance.

Friday there will be a pep rally, the lighting of C-Hill, a volleyball game, and a bonfire.

Saturday, the parade will start at 9:30 a.m.; clubs that want to participate should meet at 9 a.m. Clubs are not allowed to throw candy—they have to hand candy to kids.

There is also a football and volleyball game and the Star Party that evening. A formal homecoming dance will be hosted that night in the ballroom.

The entire homecoming schedule is online.

Laure Sinn, CAB adviser, talked more about the homecoming schedule and gave a little more description of each event. The Star Party will begin at 8 p.m., and there will be Milky Way Bars and Starburst for students. Sinn will also be driving the campus golf cart for those wanting a ride from the Star Party to the formal dance. The star party will be in the parking lot by Math/Science building. Natural Sciences club said that the star party will also have prizes to give away. There will be three telescopes set up that students will look through and will have to guess what they are looking at.

Rissler told CAB members that they should get on board with the pool proposal.

Sports Medicine club said they are selling homecoming T-shirts for $12. They will be handed out Friday and Saturday. Talk to Madison Malzahn for information.

Molly O’Connell of the Phi Beta Lambda club said they are selling raffle tickets for a Husker football game.

They will be selling tickets from 10 a.m.–6 p.m., today in the Student Center. Tickets are $1 a piece or $5 for six tickets.