Student Senate approves 3 RSOs, confirms new RSO creation process
Logan Raschke, News Editor
February 13, 2019
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Student Senate voted to approve InterVarsity as a new registered student organization, one they originally tabled during last week’s hearing because the constitution and student representation were contradictory, and introduced a new method to approving and disapproving new RSOs at the meeting Wednes...
Student Senate votes to approve 7 out of 9 RSOs
Logan Raschke, News Editor
February 6, 2019
Student Senate approved seven out of nine student organizations proposed at the hearing Wednesday night. The Senate voted to table the remaining two student organizations until next week’s hearing. Approved RSOs include Biology Ambassadors at Eastern, Percussion Club, E-Sports Club, Human Services...
Student Senate votes down endorsing BLM Flag, votes to find alternatives instead
Analicia Haynes, Editor-in-Chief
December 5, 2018
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The Student Senate voted to consider alternatives instead of raising the Black Lives Matter flag in the South Quad during African-American Heritage Month. The resolution also calls for the creation of a special committee to help come up with these alternatives and this committee is supposed to be est...
Student Senate to vote on BLM flag resolution
Analicia Haynes, Editor-in-Chief
December 4, 2018
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The Student Senate will approve one of four resolutions pertaining to the Black Lives Matter flag initiative 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Senate members will also elect a new speaker of the senate for the spring semester. The four diff...
4 resolutions regarding BLM flag presented to Student Senate
Analicia Haynes , Editor-in-Chief
November 28, 2018
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Four different resolutions were introduced to the Student Senate Wednesday regarding what members should recommend doing with the Black Live Matter Flag Initiative on behalf of the student body. Morgan Colvin, a junior political science major, and Keshyra Bluminberg, a junior English secondary educat...
Student Senate approves emergency bills
Analicia Haynes, Editor-in-Chief
November 14, 2018
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A timeline and several deadlines were created for the process and potential recommendations and suggestions regarding the placement of a Black Lives Matter flag underneath the American Flag in the South Quad during the Student Senate Meeting. Two pieces of emergency legislation were also approved. Ali...
Student Senate hears presentation on Black Lives Matter flag
Analicia Haynes, Editor-in-Chief
October 31, 2018
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Two students who started a petition to fly a Black Lives Matter Flag in the South Quad directly underneath the American flag during African-American Heritage Month presented the topic to the Student Senate Wednesday night. Morgan Colvin, a junior political science major, and Keshyra Bluminberg, a juni...
Student Senate offers recommendations for panther statue location, updated on BLM flag petition
Analicia Haynes, Editor-in-Chief
October 24, 2018
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The Student Senate heard an update regarding the Black Lives Matter flag petition and offered their recommendations on the possible relocation of the panther statue. When it comes to the petition, Alicia Matusiak, the student vice president of student affairs, said there is only so much the Student ...
Student Senate appoints parliamentarian, re-votes for student speaker
Analicia Haynes, Editor-in-Chief
October 3, 2018
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The Student Senate appointed a senator as parliamentarian for the Senate and re-took last week’s speaker election votes at its meeting Wednesday night. Zac Cohen, the executive vice president and the interim speaker of the senate, said since the senate did not do a roll call vote last week, which viola...
Candidate for student speaker of the Senate not elected at meeting
Analicia Haynes, Editor-in-Chief
September 26, 2018
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The only candidate for student speaker of the Senate was not elected by the Student Senate at its meeting Wednesday night. Student Senator Noor Ul Haash Khamisani lost 14-2 with two abstentions and was the only candidate because she served on the Senate for one semester, and according to the Senate b...
Candidate for Student Speaker of the Senate discusses goals
Corryn Brock, Staff Reporter
September 19, 2018
Eastern’s student body government heard a presentation from student senator Noor Ul Haash Khamisani, who is running uncontested for the position of the Speaker of the Senate. Khamisani gave a presentation introducing herself to her fellow senators and discussing her goals for the future if she is...
Student senate fails to meet quorum, voting for executive positions to start Monday
Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor
March 28, 2018
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The Student Senate did not meet quorum Wednesday night and only gave their committee reports and executive reports during the meeting. However, voting for the executive board positions will be next Monday and Tuesday. Four students will be running unopposed for the fall student government...
