Student Senate

Senate allocated $13,494.11 for The Big Event. The vote was unanimous with two senators abstaining. Vice President of Finance Nathaniel Jones brought up concerns about the budget where The Big Event pays for advertising in The Eagle. He said this is a separate issue and may be considering it for the future.

Senate allocated $500 to entice students to attend the leadership conference Nov. 17-21.

Senate allocated $500 to entice students to attend the leadership conference Nov. 17-21.

After much discussion, Senate allocated $3,774 to renew the Student Health 101 magazine with a vote of 12-0 with six senators abstaining.

Senate is now full after swearing in a High Rise senator who cannot vote.

After no students showed up to the public forum scheduled for 4 p.m., today, Student Senate President Katrina Hurley said another

Senate President Katrina Hurley vetoed the $5,500 allocated to help fund a Christian concert sponsored by Chi Alpha and Revive.

A public forum on Monday, called on short notice and designed to garner student input on whether to fund a Christian concert sponsored by two Christian-based clubs, saw only a few students questioning the concert, nine members of one of the clubs defending it, and some student senators feeling as if they had no choice but to approve the request.