Senate weighs site cost

One more week. 

That’s all the longer Student Senate President Lily Umeta wants to spend deliberating an $8,500 funding request for CSC’s You@CSC website which has been discussed at two previous senate meetings before continued discussion at Monday’s senate meeting. 

“I don’t want us to make a decision without thinking about every aspect of it,” Umeta said, “yes, it’s a lot of money; a lot of people may not be using it at this time, but also we need some kind of way to reach out to students on campus and have this discussion about mental health.” 

“Cost is definitely a factor and obviously we want to be cost effective,” said Trustee Konery Klueber, “but think less about the money right now and more about what your intent is and what your goal behind this resource is.”

Other senators said their constituents had never used or didn’t know what You@CSC was, and that they want to spend money on something students will use. So, when president Umeta pressed senate about if its concern lay with student use or the funding amount, EHPCPSW Senator Cheyenne Ryan responded. 

“I think they go hand in hand,” Ryan said, “If you aren’t having people use it, you’re wasting your money.”

In a separate matter, school library hour concerns were raised by Edna senator Laura Clay.

“Something that was brought to my attention is that the library is not open on Saturdays and people would like that to be changed,” Clay Said.

In addition, Senate faculty adviser Dr. Kurt Kinbacher recalled years ago student government circulated a petition to open, without success, the library on Saturdays.

“I think it’s a reasonable request,” he said.

In other news:

> Senate has $42,222.79 in unallocated funds.

> Senate has $30,000.00 in unallocated trip funds.

> Senate still has open positions for a liberal arts and Kent senator.