Senate allocated $12,558 and swore in five senators at Monday’s meeting.

Senate allocated $12,558 and swore in five senators at Monday’s meeting.
Senate allocated $11,808 to CAB for its spring semester budget. CAB returned with an updated proposed budget from last week.
At the Monday, Jan. 16 meeting, CAB asked for $16,050 for the semester, but after discussion at the open forum, it was found that CAB has $4,242 remaining from last semester budget. So the updated amount requested and approved was $11,808.
Senate also allocated $400 for international students to decorate the Student Center to celebrate their Christmas. The allocation was for 10 packets of lanterns, $108.90; Chinese poetry to hang on doors, $54.45; envelops, $15.98; paper cutouts for windows, $34.02; coins, $36.67; fake firecrackers, $56.43; and shipping.
Senate allocated $350 for Senate training from 1-5 p.m. Saturday and for a bonding dinner at Wild’s following the training.
Five senators were approved and sworn in: Cameron Lehr, Kent Hall senators; Makenzy Petty, senator of B.E.A.M.S.S.; Maikayla Weiss, senator of B.E.A.M.S.S.; Lelisse Umeta, at large senator; and Madelynn Knight, senator of E.H.P.C.S.W.
There is one at large position, three liberal arts positions, one B.E.A.M.S.S. position, and an Eagle Ridge position open on Senate.
Chief Justice Samantha Merrill said the court is still searching for a solicitor general. The person is not required to be involved in student government and this person will help navigate through the court procedures.
Coy Clark, student trustee, said that the Nebraska State College System Board of Trustees approved a partial allocation for the CSC track project; approved the tuition waiver which will now cover 18 credit hours a semester instead of the 16 from before; and approved to keep the contract with the current bookstore.
Student trustee applications are due noon Feb. 6.
President Katrina Hurley said that Wayne State College is spending $12,000 on three charging centers for cell phones on WSC’s campus. Hurley presented the idea to see if senators would be interested in providing the charging centers on CSC’s campus. The centers will have phone cords for all the major types of phones and there will be lock boxes available for students to lock their phone in while it charges.
Hurley said Spring Daze will be April 21-23. She said the Spring Daze committee will bring a budget to Senate next Monday.
Friday, April 21 will be the clubs and businesses booths on campus. Saturday, April 22 will be The Big Event in the morning, a pool party in the afternoon, and a country concert in the evening. The performer for the concert will be announced at a later date. Sunday, April 23 will be Free Movie Night.
Vice President of Finance Lukas Klueber reported $58,206.33 in unallocated funds.
Clark was appointed as the bylaw revision committee chair.
A student said that the pops in Andrew Hall’s vending machines are expired and the pops are in the wrong places.
The parking lot at Eagle Ridge is a mud patch, Sen. Carly Slaght said. It was suggested to take this issue to the parking committee, but senators said that the parking committee cannot do anything about that issue, so Hurley said she will take it to administration.