Katja Benz , Student Government Reporter
• January 26, 2023
Despite two new senators being sworn in, the Student Senate did not meet quorum during the first meeting of the semester, having 11 of the 15 senators needed to meet it.
Senators Angel Adaya,...
The Student Senate approved a senate bill for releasing funds for date rape drug testing kits and coasters with 19 yeses and one abstain on Wednesday night at the second Senate-On-the-Go meeting in Stevenson...
The Student Senate approved the Senate Resolution 21-22-01 by a vote of 19-0 to recognize the five Miss Black EIU contestants, which includes one of their own senators, at Wednesday’s meeting.
The...
The Student Senate’s first Senate-on-the-Go meeting for the 2022 spring semester happened in Taylor Hall Lobby on Wednesday night.
The Senate’s Senate-on-the-Go meetings are intended to help the...
The Student Senate unanimously approved the University Board’s request on Wednesday for an additional $34,000 from the apportionment board revenue reserve account for the board’s budget.
The Senate...
The Student Senate unanimously voted to revive Eastern’s Chess Club Wednesday night at 7th Street Underground.
The Chess Club has been inactive for the last five years, and senior interpersonal communication...
Eastern’s first Black female student body president, Jacqueline Williams, represents students of color, diversity on campus and change for the history of Eastern’s Student Senate.
For Williams,...
Eastern’s Student Senate appointed Senator Jasmine Yusef as the spring 2022 speaker of the senate Wednesday night at the 7th Street Underground in the Union.
At Wednesday’s Student Senate meeting,...
The Student Senate met Wednesday night and were unable to meet quorum. In order to meet quorum, the senate needs at least 15 senators to meet quorum and only had 14 senators present.
If the senate can’t...
The Eastern Student Senate will be out and about for its Wednesday night meeting, which will be held in the Thomas Hall lobby as a part of Senate-On-The-Go at 7 p.m.
There is no new business on the...
For the second meeting in a row, Student Government was unable to officially hear Speaker of the Senate nominations or appoint multiple people to various committees on its meeting Wednesday night.
If...
The Student Senate heard nominations for Speaker of the Senate during their meeting Wednesday.
Senator Katelynn Alexander, a senior political science student, was nominated for Speaker of the Senate....
