Members of the Student Action Team will return to Springfield Wednesday to lobby for the new biological sciences building and the continued support of MAP grants.

The Student Action Team, which is comprised of members from Student Senate as well as others, went to Springfield in October to lobby.

In terms of the new biological sciences building, the members want to improve on the current building, which was built in 1963.

“As time progressed, EIU professors in the biological sciences department began placing greater emphasis on research-based work,” the proposal states. “The building needs to adapt to the ever-changing structural and technological advancements that were necessary for the department.”

Members of the Student Action Team will be departing for Eastern at 6:20 a.m. Wednesday. They will break up into their different groups to lobby for the biological sciences building, as well as thank the representatives for their continued support of the MAP grants.

When the members of the Student Action Team go to lobby, they will be divided into groups and visiting senators and representatives first in order to give their position on why Eastern needs a new biological sciences building, as well thanking them for their continued support with MAP grants. After which, they will go to the other offices to also give their position.

The Student Action Team went to Springfield in October to lobby for the new biological sciences building. The same day the Student Action Team went to Springfield to lobby at the Illinois Capitol, a group demonstrating against the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act were also present.

Bob Galuski can be reached at 581-2812 or dennewsdesk@gmail.com.