Senate discusses, plans ‘Blue Out’
The Student Senate will discuss and finalize plans for its “Blue Out” event as well as discuss budget freezes for the Student Recreation Center, student government and the University Board.
“Blue Out” will take place at the Feb. 15 men’s basketball game and will consist of spirit contests and getting the Eastern and Charleston communities involved to support the team.
Erin Deason, a freshman political science major and student senate member, is the chair of the Student Senate Student Affairs committee, which is teaming up with the Student Senate Internal Relations committee and Student Senate External Relations committee to put on the event.
Deason is a freshman political science major.
“We will have a ‘Show me the Blue’ contest to judge those people who dress in the most blue and spirited outfit,” Deason said. “There will be a student and future panther category to get the community involved.”
Each winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Bookstore.
Deason said there will also be raffles, and she is working to set up a super fan table to possibly hand out pom-poms.
“We’re working on a surprise involving student government and the fight song, but because it is a surprise I can’t talk about it yet,” Deason said.
Along with the Student Senate External Relations Committee, the Student Senate Internal Relations Internal Relations committee is getting involved by making the night an official Student Senate bonding activity.
In order to get to the game on time, Deason and the other chairs of the supporting committees have proposed a resolution to get the Student Senate meeting moved to 6 p.m. on Feb. 15.
Roberto Luna, a senior finance major, is also a Student Senate member.
“I think the last time they pushed a meeting was for the (Greek Life) award banquet,” Luna said. “Its really good they are all working together and we already have this allotted time so it works out to do an activity.”
Also on the agenda is a proposal to approve budget freezes for the Student Recreation center, student government and the University Board as recommended by the Apportionment Board.
The changes come because of an overestimation of enrollment and fees that would be collected on the part of Eastern.
“We’ve had to make adjustments with printing costs, with a few programs we’ve doubled up and put two adds on one, as well as teaming up with other organizations to help cut costs,” Luna said. “We know there is not a lot of money, since every week we hear the numbers getting lower and lower.”
The Student Senate will be meeting today begins at 7p.m. in the Arcola-Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
Amy Wywialowski can be reached at 581-2812
