Senate reveals campus AED packs are not compatible

Senate discussed purchasing new automated external defibrillators after a senator claimed the ones on campus are not compatible with the equipment on the Chadron ambulances at a meeting 5 p.m. Monday in the Student Center.
According to Sen. Ashley Goad, newly approved student trustee for next year, the fire department has known about this for some time but nothing has been done to try and resolve the issue.
The Eagle contacted Jon Hansen, vice president of enrollment management, marketing, and student services, who referred us to Dale Grant, vice president of finance and administration. Grant then referred us to Ann Dockweiler, school nurse, Ted Tewahade, information specialist, and finally Goad, who originally made the claim.
Matt Lordino, who has been serving as the EMS captain for two years, confirmed Goad’s statement saying, “Correct, the AEDs on the ambulance are not compatible with the ones in the building, they cannot be plugged in, so we have to put on all new pads. I have known for two of my three years.”
“The reason is because the police are the first to respond because they are usually already there, so they would apply the AED first. The police and ambulance AEDs are compatible,” Lordino said.
Senate members proposed purchasing new AEDs which would be compatible and donating them to the fire department. Goad proposed to purchase two AEDs, each costing roughly $44 apiece, about $100 total after shipping and handling costs. However, current Student Trustee Coy Clark thought the fire department should purchase the AEDs itself.
The proposal was met with a notion to move forward, citing the need to seek advice from the council. The discussion was tabled because Senate wanted to further their research so they don’t buy the wrong converters and then be faced with a possible lawsuit.
Senate has $145,430.30 in unallocated funds to use for Spring Daze, other on-campus events, and to allocate to clubs. Senate is working on the recommendations for fund allocation to the clubs that appeared in the budget hearings, but still had three appeals left to hear, which they heard later that evening. They are planning on bringing the recommendations to Senate next Monday. It will then be sent through open forum and will be finalized after spring break.
The Nearly Naked Mile, an on-campus event that involves a run, dance, and students donating clothes to charity, asked for the budget they would need allocated for the event. They stated that $4,720 of the funds they are asking for will go directly to Outlaw Printers for the T-shirts used for the event, with around $802 of that money to be used for staff T-shirts and gear.
Last year the Nearly Naked Mile received 10,000 articles of clothing and donated it all to the Catholic Ladies Rummage Sale. This year the Catholic Ladies Rummage Sale decided not to accept the clothing so the Nearly Naked Mile committee is looking for another charity, preferably somewhere local.
Senate also discussed the parking situation for the three EMT members who live on campus, including volunteer firefighters. The issue is that they don’t have parking places that are close enough for them to get to their vehicles in a timely manner to respond to calls when they are needed.
The issue was not resolved at this meeting, the biggest factor being where else they could park. It was proposed that they use 15-minute parking, but it was noted that in some cases visitors use 15-minute parking for a longer time duration and sometimes stay overnight while parked in 15-minute parking. Discussion for a solution to the problem is pending.