Justice Court now full, election petitions due April 1

President Dillon Spies introduced Sami Schmit as the newest justice of a now full Court.

Chief Justice Coy Clark said that the Court decided it would have a rules meeting for Senate petitions at 6 p.m., April 1 and would only take petitions until 6:30 p.m. Any petitions submitted after that will not be accepted.

The petitions are available on the Student Senate page of the CSC website.

The polls for Student Senate election open on April 15 and will be open for 48 hours. As of Wednesday, Clark said a time has not be set for when the polls will be open but he said, “It will probably be open during business hours on the 15th so it will have to go into the 17th for at least part of the day to meet the 48 hour requirement.”

All senators who want to remain on Senate will have to rerun. Hall senators are elected in the fall.

Student Senate reported $46,943.25 in unallocated funds.

CAB Chair Andy Martin requested no more than $2,500 for the bongo ball tournament in correlation with the Nearly Naked Mile activities. They are now waiting for a contract from the company. The bongo ball tournament and the Nearly Naked Mile are scheduled for April 30.

Vice Chair of CAB Programming Chelsea Evans wanted to remind students that 7-10 p.m., Saturday is free bowling night. The theme is ‘80s wear and students must bring their student IDs in order to get shoes. Deena Kennell said she will give students 80s fashion advice in exchange for chocolate.

Coordinator of Activities Laure Sinn is seeking help for the 54th Scholastic Day this Friday. Over 1,700 high school students are expected to attend. There will be free snacks and t-shirts. Ft. Robinson is providing horse drawn tours, there will be the gaming trailer that was at last year’s event, and NOCS is offering dance lessons. Any students interested in helping out should meet in the Student Center at 8 a.m.

Nathaniel Jones brought to discussion a Senate volunteer opportunity with Lucinda Mays, CSC’s grounds supervisor. Senate allocated around $1,500 last year for higher quality trees that Mays cannot afford with her budget. All 12 trees that were planted last year are doing great, Jones said.

Jones said he would bring Mays to next week’s meeting to talk more about where the trees are needed and determine a more finite budget.

Senators and advisers want to make sure that students are safe while participating in “case day” this Friday. If you are not of age, do not participate, and if you see someone who is unreasonably intoxicated, help them.

“Watch out for your friends,” said Vice President Taylor Strong.

The newly established Heart and Minds club requested $4,000 to fund their Sexual Harassment Walk on April 18.

The walk will consist of stations along a trail that will demonstrate different assault scenarios to teach students how to handle different situations.

The club needs money for t-shirts and a lunch.

The request must be approved by Senate at their next meeting before Hearts and Minds can receive the funds.

Hearts and Minds’ request brought up the proposal of a bylaw change amongst CAB members that requires clubs to present a budget before requesting allocations of more than $1,000 at the time of their request, so CAB members can view the budget before they vote on the allocation.

CAB reported $7,908.52 in unallocated funds.

NOCS will have a live band, Back Roads, 7-10 p.m., Sunday. Tickets are $5 per person.

Blue Key National Honor Society will hold their annual dodge ball tournament at 6:30 p.m., Thursday.

A new club on campus, Land Surfers, has been established. For more information, check out their page on Facebook.

The Galaxy Series performer for April 24 has still not signed the contract. Evans said Conferencing Coordinator Shellie Johns hopes to have the contract signed by Friday and tickets available for sale next week. The identity of the performer will not be disclosed until the contract is signed.