A bond revenue presentation, a resolution for Head Football Coach Bob Spoo and student senate speaker elections are scheduled for the Student Senate’s last meeting of the semester today.

Mark Hudson, the director of housing and dining, said he will present the bond revenue presentation to update the Student Senate on the work the six bond revenue members have done.

“The Bond Revenue Committee is made of three students from student government and three from RHA, and these students have met throughout the semester to establish what the new room and board rates will be for next year,” Hudson said.

Roberto Luna, a senior finance major and student senate member, is the chairman for the Bond Revenue Committee, and he said the room and board rate has increased by 3.25 percent, which is 0.25 percent less than last year’s increase of 3.5 percent. He said the total budget is about $25 million.

The increase comes from a combination of expenses such as inflation with the cost of food and labor, Hudson said.

Luna said some changes included in determining the room and board rate are expanding campus bandwidth for a faster Internet connection and allocating funds to add sprinkler systems to McKinney Hall, Ford Hall and Weller Hall.

“Last year we decided to save money by taking the phones out of the residence halls, and those designated savings will be used for expanding the bandwidth,” Luna said.

A bond revenue update will also be presented at the Residence Hall Association meeting on Thursday at 5 p.m., Hudson said.

After this week, the room and board rate determined by the Bond Revenue Committee will be presented to Daniel Nadler, the vice president for student affairs. Then it will go to President Bill Perry and will be presented to the Board of Trustees in January for a vote.

A resolution for Spoo will also be discussed at the Student Senate meeting.

Student Body President Ed Hotwagner, a senior mathematics major, said the resolution is from student government executives and student senators to thank Spoo for his 25 years of dedication to the university.

“We felt that this resolution representing the student body was the proper thing to do to acknowledge all that Spoo has done for Eastern and the community,” Hotwagner said. “We want to give him a farewell by appreciating and respecting all of his involvement.”

Luna said he thought the resolution would be effective in commemorating Spoo’s time and effort.

Student senate speaker elections will also occur at the meeting.

Zach Samples, a sophomore history major, is the only candidate who announced running for the position.

Hotwagner said nominations are done during the meeting so more candidates could run for student senate speaker. He also said 12 elected student senate members will be sworn in.

The Student Senate will meet at 7 p.m. today in the Arcola-Tuscola Room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

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