The student government will vote on the resolution against the renaming of Douglas Residence Hall.

“(We) opted to table (the resolution) last week so we could have a bit more time to actually go out and talk to the students and get their input on what they like and what they don’t like,” said Student Senate Speaker Jason Sandidge.

Christopher Hanlon, an English professor, proposed the name change during the Oct. 13 student senate meeting.

The faculty senate made a resolution supporting the name change whereas the student senate made a resolution against the name change.

“I’ve heard people say that they like changing the name and people say that they don’t like changing the name. I think the senate is kind of split right now,” Lucas Willman, a student senate member.

At “Chillin’ for Charity” there were opinion ballots asking if students are: in favor of changing the name, against it, undecided, or if they do not care either way.

“The paper for students not wanting to change the name is almost all the way filled and people have been saying that they don’t really care about it so I’m thinking that the resolution (against renaming Douglas Hall) will be passed,” Holly Henry, a student senate member, said.

Some senators have posted the issue on Facebook to see the different reactions of students.

“Facebook is not really a reliable source at all but, at times, it is deemed necessary and effective and what I’ve seen so far is that the majority of students are against the renaming of Douglas Hall,” Sandidge said.

There will also be approvals of student government members who have applied to go to the Conference on Student Government Associations.

Six student senate members have applied for COSGA and they will go through an approval process during the senate’s new business.

“Each person will get two minutes to talk and then there will be a discussion and voting and I think that, during the announcement period, the approvals will be announced,” Henry said.

Student senate members will have a chance to ask the applicants questions.

“We will be asking (the COSGA applicants) why they want to go and why they would be good for COSGA as our representatives,” Willman said.

Funding for COSGA is yet to be determined by the Apportionment Board.

The student government regular meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in the Arcola-Tuscola Room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Rachel Rodgers can be reached at 581-7942

or rjrodgers@eiu.edu.