Senate petitions open, 1 empty position
Chief Justice Coy Clark said the Student Senate positions open for the spring elections are as follows: senator at large (six); Liberal Arts (three); B.E.A.M.S.S. (three); E.H.P.C.P.S.W. (three); vice president; president. Petitions for Senate are due to Clark March 23, hearings are at 6 p.m. March 29, opinions are released at the Senate meeting April 4, elections open at noon April 15, elections close at noon April 21, and results will be announced at 5 p.m. April 21. The new senators will be sworn in at the regularly scheduled Senate meeting April 25.
Former senator of E.H.P.C.P.S.W. Kali Ritterbush resigned from her position through a letter to Clark.
A letter to Student Senate President Katrina Hurley stated personal reasons for the resignation. Ritterbush did not respond to messages by press time.
Hurley appointed Anas Haddadi to an at large senate position, leaving only one open position on Senate.
Senate allocated no more than $2,000 to bring Tom Krieglstein, a career-planning speaker, to CSC the second week of April.
Hurley said the Spring Daze Committee is still looking for another band so she will bring a Spring Daze budget to the Senate meeting at 5 p.m. Monday.
Taylor Osmotherly was appointed to be the Platinum Eagle Chair Member. Former Chair Lane Swedberg recommended Osmotherly for the position.
Senator at large Tate Jensen said he is working with Keep Chadron Beautiful and SWAN to increase recycling on campus. Since Keep Chadron Beautiful doesn’t recycle plastic bottles, Jensen is working with SWAN to make arrangements to recycle plastic bottles. He said he is working with Project Strive to apply for a grant through Recycle Nebraska to receive more recycling supplies. He said he is also talking to CSC alumni for donations for recycling.
Tri Beta, a biology honor club, was approved by Senate to be a CAB affiliated club.
Vice Chair of Finance Molly O’Connell said she will ask for an allocation of no more than $2,700 for zorb racing and bubble soccer at next week’s meeting. Zorb racing is giant inflatable hamster balls that people can race in and bubble soccer is a game of soccer with people in giant inflatable hamster balls. These events are on Feb. 20.
There will be an open forum for constitutional changes for Student Government 4-5 p.m. today and 3-4 p.m. Monday in the Scottsbluff Room.
Prices for the Ride the Bus program have changed. One-way tickets are as follows: $70 to Omaha; $80 to Lincoln; $57 to Denver; and $35 to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Round trip tickets are as follows: $170 to Omaha; $160 to Lincoln; $115 to Denver; and $70 to Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Senator at large Mauro Ovando will ask for an allocation of no more than $6,000 for water bottle filling stations in Eagle Ridge, Brooks Hall, Andrews Hall, and Kent Hall next week. There will be an open forum for this from 3-4 p.m. Friday in the Student Center Ponderosa Room.
Blue Key asked for an allocation of $1,500 for Ivy Day, a dodgeball tournament, a brain bowl, and prizes for winners. Senate will vote on this allocation next week. Senator at large Joshua Mayer asked Blue Key to bring an itemized budget next week.
Senator at large Stephanie Alfred brought financial consideration sheets for web tracking systems that will use the school’s email database to immediately send emails to students who receive packages in the mailroom. The lease for the equipment is about five years long. She is asking if Senate would pay for half of the lease. Right now, the total monthly cost is $514 but she said they could push this to next school year because of all the allocations of money that are being given this semester.
Admissions Representative Justy Bullington said Eagle Leader applications are due at the end of this week. She will hire about 60 students to help with several different jobs during New Student Orientation. The Eagle Leader positions are paid.
Jamie Utt is presenting in the Student Center Ballroom about ways to prevent sexual violence at 6 p.m. tonight and about diversity at 9 a.m. tomorrow.