The funding proposal for the food and refreshments towards the student government event Kickin’ It in the Quad passed on Wednesday at the student government’s meeting.

There was much discussion over passing the proposal that student senate member Alex Boyd proposed.

“I don’t see why anyone would say no to this bill. Are you joking?” said Holly Henry, a student senate member. “We are here to help the students and talk to the students and someone is doing something about it, it just seems ridiculous for someone to say no to this.”

Some senators told their opinion on why they would not vote for the proposal.

“I think that it is a horrible idea to have the event the day after voting on it,” said Jarrod Scherle, a student senate member.

Scherle was not the only senator mentioning concerns with the proposal.

“I’m a little worried about the precedent this might set since we have to commit to an expense that we haven’t yet voted on,” said Blake Pierce, a student senate member.

Scherle agreed.

“I’m definitely voting no now because of exactly what Mr. Pierce said, what precedent does this set?” said Scherle.

Tommy Nierman, a student senate member, disputed this.

“It’s easy to sit here right now and pick at the holes and say that you should have done this and you should have done this, but (Boyd) did something. People can see that it’s a solid event and a good idea,” said Nierman.

Michelle Murphy, student body president mentioned that the senators would not be voting on the event itself, they would be voting on the spending for the event.

There was discussion about possibly tabling the proposal and postponing the event.

To this, Boyd offered to pay out of his own pocket if the proposal failed.

However, the vote to table the proposal failed and after more discussion the proposal was passed.

Kickin’ It in the Quad will occur today in the South Quad from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

At the meeting, during audience participation, Danny Harvey, technology coordinator, made a presentation about “EIU Mobile.”

This is a website available in App form for iPhones, Droid phones and other mobile devices to access an immense amount of campus information.

This website includes: dining menus, textbook rental information, EIU directory, panthermail, maps integrated with Google Maps, Panther Shuttle scheduling, the weather, social networks such as Facebook, and much more.

“This is a live site and it is a constant work in progress,” said Harvey.

Murphy made a presentation named Event Planning: The Basics. This was aimed at the student government members for future event planning.

The presentation included how to address: food, booking a space, marketing, placing work orders, and the planning order for an event.

“As a new senator, I found it very useful, especially if I am to plan an event and I will save it after Michelle sends it to us so that I can always look back on it,” said Jordan Miller, a student senate member.

The Master Plan Presentation with Vice President for Student Affairs Dan Rolando and former Vice President for Student Affairs Eric Wilber was rescheduled for next week’s student government meeting.

The student government meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Arcola-Tuscola Room at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Rachel Rodgers can be reached at 581-7942 or rjrodgers@eiu.edu.