Senate discusses budgets for homecoming

By: Aubrie Lawrence

At this week’s senate meeting, several club budgets were approved, and new members of the senate were sworn in.  

War Eagles requested $2,703.00 for their annual trip to Washington D.C., senate approved this request in full.  

Homecoming committee requested $1,754.90 to help pay for drop cloths and 35 t-shirts for the students on the committee. The AFB board recommended $1,515.80, stating that the unused bed sheets from last homecoming could be used as drop clothes and that the committee only needed 20 t-shirts. The senate approved a budget of $1, 528.71, deciding to approve the drop cloths but keep the number of t-shirts at 20. 

After further explanation from members of the committee on why they needed 35 shirts, the previous budget was amended, and it was decided by vote to approve the original request of $1,754.90. 

The Big Event also request a budget of $8,928 for next year’s event. This request was approved in full by senate. 

There is still $61,025.03 in unallocated funds.  

Because of their allocation to the track, senate members were given passes to the hospitality room of the Chicoine center for the first home football game against Colorado State University Pueblo.

There were 246 responses to the fall elections. Three new senators and one student justice were sworn in and one returning senator assumed a new position.   

 Isioma Akwanamnye, a returning senator, was appointed as senator of Andrews Hall, Jacob Jenson was appointed as senator for Edna Hall, Natalie Boyd was appointed as senator for Kent Hall, and Meron Ameha was appointed as BMS senator. Carter Thiele was appointed as the new student justice.  

“The ability to lead in my community is really important to me,”  Jacob Jenson, freshman of Tekamah said.  

Senate and CAB will be holding a general assembly at 4:45 p.m. on Sept. 23. This meeting will take the place of both the Senate and CAB meetings for that week.

A list of businesses that are available for homecoming is available at the desk in the Pit. 

The Board of Trustees will be visiting campus on Sept. 12 and 13.

“You’re going to be seeing a lot of people walking around in nice clothes so if you see them please say hello and welcome them to our campus,” Student Trustee Samuel Klammer said. 

Condoms are now located in both the men’s and women’s bathroom of the Student Center and will later be located in the library bathrooms.