Senate gains 7 senators, CAB allocates $5,500 for concert

Student Senate currently has $127,942.61 in their unallocated funds.

Three senators—Curtis Stevens for Brooks Hall, Mieshia Coleman for Andrews Hall, and Samantha Merrill for Kent Hall—were sworn in to Senate. Four senators—Michael Steube for Eagle Ridge, Teryn Blessin for Edna Hall, Jessica Hartman for B.E.A.M.M.S., and Gabrielle Brumfield for B.E.A.M.M.S.—petitioned into Senate. After the new senators were sworn in, there are 13 senators. There are still open positions on Senate, for details contact Student Senate President Katrina Hurley.

Laser tag will be in the NPAC on Tuesday, Oct. 6, as part of Homecoming. The laser tag cannot use the entire NPAC but the screens will be dropped down so half of the arena will be used. Senate tabled the voting on an allocation of no more than $1,400 for Laser Tag for next week’s meeting. These costs include renting 20 laser guns and 15 large bunkers, which cost $1,090; cases of water for the participants; and bear cutouts to hide behind that will go along with the Homecoming theme which cost $139.96. There is an insurance policy within the cost in case any of the equipment gets broken. This event will be free for students but there will be no prizes given out.

Toiletries donation drop boxes will be set up in the Student Center until Friday for Hygiene for Humanity.

Clubs in the Campus Activities Board have spent $10,950.20 so far this year. There was not a balance available for the total amount of money that CAB currently has in the account.

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation was voted into CAB as a club. This is only the second ever student chapter for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The club is involved in volunteering for the community to help improve and conserve the outdoors.

There is a meeting for the CAB advisers at 11 a.m., today, in the Scottsbluff room.

The inflatable movie screen is halfway to the campus. There was a free upgrade on the screen so it is bigger than the one CAB originally ordered. CAB wants clubs to co-host activities with the movie screen. If clubs want to co-host the activities, CAB executive board members and advisers will be at the activities to help set up the movie screen.

PBL is the first club that will be sponsoring an event with CAB using the inflatable movie screen. The projected night for this event is Wednesday.

Chi Alpha and Revive are working together to put on a concert Wednesday, Oct. 14. There will be four bands performing: Fireflight, Seventh Day Slumber, Shonlock, and Scarlet White. Originally, they were planning on only hosting one band but there are four on the Small Town American Tour together. They have $3,500 in their budget for this event. CAB allocated $5,500 to cover the other costs of the event. This event will be free for all students as long as they bring their Student ID. The community will not be charged to attend the concert.

CAB needs the club packets returned to them by Tuesday or club funds will be frozen until next semester. CAB also needs the club president’s, CAB representative’s, and adviser’s name and email submitted to them.

A handbook is in the process of being made for the clubs so there is no question of what the rules and regulations are for CAB.

Free Bowling Night cannot be Dec. 5 so CAB is currently checking if Nov. 14 would work. Free Movie Night is Sept. 27.

Chris Green is at Walmart from 10-11 a.m., every Thursday to pay for clubs’ supplies.