Solicitor general, dorm senator positions filled

Student Senate approved a new solicitor general and two new senators by a 10-0 vote during the general assembly between CAB and Student Senate Monday in the Student Center Scottsbluff Room.
Immediately after the vote Chief Justice Megan Hodgson, sophomore of McCook, swore in Molly Langhorst, sophomore of Clarkson, as senate’s new solicitor general.
The position was left vacant after previous senator of liberal arts Ella O’Brian, junior of Chadron, was appointed the Student Senate vice president.
After a brief discussion about the High Rise dorm senator position, Hodgson swore in Hannah Pfeifly, junior of Stromsburg, returning as Andrews Hall’s dorm senator and Lakita Thomsen, junior of Ord, returning as the Edna dorm senator.
Both were uncontested in their races.
“The idea of being a voice on campus sounded very appealing,” Pfeifly stated in an email. “The position of dorm senator is important because it serves as a liaison between the senate and the dorm of representation.”
There were three applicants for the lone dorm senator position in High Rise, Corey Griffin, senior of Omaha, Porter Anderson, 23, junior of Russellville, Arkansas, and Jessy Sexton, 21, junior of Otis, Colorado. Online student voting is open now, results will be announced on Monday at the Student Senate meeting.
In addition, senators voted to pass a speaker request fund, which will set aside money for committees that need speakers on campus and help committees be better prepared for events.
In other news:

>The CAB vice chair of records position is still vacant and applications will close in two weeks.
>A speaker will be coming Monday from noon-1 p.m. for Suicide Awareness Prevention Month.