Senate allocates $5,500 to Chi Alpha, Revive for Christian concert

Chi Alpha and Revive have been allocated $5,500 for the Small Town American Tour concert they are hosting Wednesday, Oct. 14 with only three senators abstaining from the vote and the rest voting yes.

The four bands that will be performing at CSC are Fireflight, Seventh Day Slumber, Shonlock, and Scarlet White.

The total amount needed for this concert is $9,000. Chi Alpha and Revive are providing $3,500 of the costs and the rest has now been allocated to them to cover the remaining costs. Chi Alpha and Revive began working on this during the summer and could not directly bring the information to Student Senate and CAB, but it was noted that they could have emailed the presidents of Senate and CAB or they could have begun planning earlier. Although there were some concerns with Chi Alpha and Revive putting the concert on the calendar before having the money for it, senators discussed how they could make a decision for this situation then set a policy in place for similar situations in the future. This policy will not have to be identical to what Senate decided for this concert.

Senator Curtis Stevens explained that it was in the best interest of the students to support the concert. He explained that in the music industry, if we sign the bands for a gig and then cancel on them, they might not want to come back in the future. The cancelation could also affect whether or not other bands will want to sign a gig with the college.

Senator Mauro Ovando and Senator Syerra Wycoff-Bagshaw both said that their constituents have informed them that they are looking forward to attending the concert.

Senator Chelsea Evans mentioned that the community does a lot for our institution and students so this concert, which is free to the students and the community, would be a great way to give back to them. It is not often that the community has the chance to attend a free event or activity on campus.

After $1,300 was allocated for the laser tag event and $2,000 for free movie night, there is $124,642.61 in unallocated funds before the night’s allocations.

Five senators were petitioned onto Student Senate. The new senators and positions are: Lara Portillo—at large; Tate Jensen—at large; Tierra Snyder—at large; Katie Tobin—E.H.P.C.P.S.W.; Kali Ritterbush—E.H.P.C.P.S.W. Michael Hall petitioned to be the High Rise senator but was not approved. Senator Mayer explained that he was not happy with Hall and didn’t think he should be a senator because of his track record of missing multiple meetings last year. Senator Wycoff-Bagshaw also explained how she believed that Hall did not accurately represent his constituents during his time as the High Rise senator last year. The High Rise senator position is the last open position on Student Senate.

Two new justices, BriAnn Straub and Draper Sullivan, were approved to be on the court. There was no discussion between the senators before the voting.

The “Out of the Darkness” suicide awareness walk will be Saturday. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the three mile walk around town will begin at 9 a.m. Senate allocated $300 for food towards this event. For more information on the walk, you can visit www.AFSP.org.

Senate was allocated $175 for daily Homecoming prizes. The prize will be for the best-dressed student each day during the week of Homecoming. First place each day will receive a $25 gift card from Walmart and second place each day will receive a $10 gift card from Walmart. There will be a selfie contest with a certain hash tag and a judge under the Clock Tower from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. each day.

Stevens brought an issue concerning parking in Memorial Hall to the meeting. Students have gone to him asking if there is anything Senate can do to help create more room for parking. It was brought to everyone’s attention that the dirt area where the West Court Apartments were knocked down has been labeled as commuter parking.

CAB will be going to Senate next week to ask for an allocation of no more than $1,500 for Free Bowling Night.

A budget for the leadership conference that will be coming to CSC will be brought up at next week’s meeting.

The Wayne State Conference is a conference that a few senators from CSC will attend along with senators from our sister schools, Peru State and Wayne State, to discuss what is happening on each campus. Only two senators have submitted applications to attend but the deadline for them has been extended so the newly appointed senators have a chance to apply.

There will be a fall career fair on Oct. 28. The companies attending this fair will be seeking interns so it is a great opportunity for students to make connections. Deena Kennell will be asking for a small allocation for this fair.

RLA will be asking for an allocation of no more than $3,000 for a leadership speaker, Marc Mero, to present to students at CSC oat 7 p.m., Oct. 11. He will also being doing a closed leadership presentation at 11 a.m. on Oct. 12. Mero, a professional wrestler, will speak on various subjects including anti-bullying and establishing healthier relationships. For more information on Mero visit the RLA Facebook page.

The Student Senate advisers emphasized how important it is for students to meet and visit with their academic advisers because they want to help the students. The academic advisers know people in the fields the students are entering and they will help you in the long run. If you don’t know who your adviser is, visit your MyCSC page and it will show you.