Senators approve Constitutional change

After a Constitutional mix-up left Student Senate without official diversity senator positions, Senators voted 10 to1during their Monday meeting to approve adding two diversity senator positions to the Constitution. 

“The diversity senator change is just making sure that we have a group of people that have a voice and are represented in Senate,” Isioma Akwanamnye, Student Senate president, said. “It’s going to be a position where they’re making sure that they’re representing age, race, gender, all that stuff, so when we’re in committees and Senate meeting and we bring up things, they can go back to the people their representing and say ‘hey, this is what’s happening. How does it affect you?’”

The diversity senator position would be open to anyone and would focus on representing constituents of diverse races, sexual orientations, religions, mental and physical disabilities and ages, Chief Justice Natan Cronin said. 

Now that the change has been approved by Student Senate, the fate of positions lie in the hands of the student body.  

For Student Senate to make any changes to its Constitution, they must be voted and approved by students. According to Cronin, students are likely to get a ballot with the positions, as well as several other issues, by December.  

“From my understanding, it’s basically a responsibility of diminishing disparities that go against race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious views,” Ruth Mencia, student trustee, said.

In other news: 

> Senator Sarah Hough resigned, citing a busy schedule.  

> Student Senate allocated $1,375 to NAFME for its annual conference in Lincoln. 

> Student Senate allocated $2,659 to the Social Work Club for its Forgiveness Conference. 

> $190 was allocated to the fire pit committee for its fire pit town hall. 

> CAB and Senate will be hosting a free movie night at The Eagle theater Sunday. Doors open at 7 p.m.