Senate may push for BOT tohear one student’s story

The Student Senate Wednesday will consider a resolution that would recommend to Eastern’s Board of Trustees that Ken Bauer, a student originally hired to move books back into Booth Library, be allotted time to speak at the BOT’s April 29 meeting.

Ken Bauer could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

The senate is also set to approve budgets for five boards funded through student activity fees.

Budget amounts for these boards were decided by the Apportionment Board before spring break, and the boards then adjusted their budgets accordingly.

The AB oversees the budgets of the University Board, Student Senate, Campus Recreation, Players Dramatic Performances and the AB.

The budget was split up so that the UB will receive $189,876, Student Senate will receive $31,035, Players Dramatic Performances will receive $8,614, Campus Recreation will $179,000 and the AB will receive $38,850.

In other business, two new Recognized Student Organizations are set for approval, as are members on the RSO Banquet Committee and the Award Selection Committee for the RSO Banquet.

Beta Phi Pi, a service fraternity, is set to promote better government, more unity and to encourage and ensure a high standard of moral and social development among its members.

Women’s Empowerment, a former all-Greek organization that is becoming an all-campus organization, aims to create awareness and increase consciousness about issues pertaining to women.

The senate meets at 7 p.m. in the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.