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Samantha McCullough from the Coles County Regional Planning and Development Commission speaks with the student senate at its weekly meeting on Wednesday in the South Quad Commons.

Student senate hears transportation, fee presentations

Jason Coulombe, Student Government Reporter November 8, 2024

The EIU student senate heard a presentation from the Coles County Regional Planning and Development Commission and discussed student fees on Wednesday in the South Quad Commons.   The meeting saw a...

 A major point in discussion from the weekly Student Senate meeting on Wednesday was the transparence of fees in the billing of students. Speaker of the senate Madison Veatch (left) senate parliamentarian Megan Fox (middle) and VPSA Mason Tegeler (right) discuss with fellow senate members at the senate weekly meeting on Wednesday

Student government discusses fees, approves RSO

Jason Coulombe, Student Government Reporter October 18, 2024

The weekly student senate meeting saw the approval of a new registered student organization and a discussion on the transparency and allocation of student fees on Wednesday. The student senate heard...

Student senator Megan Fox was appointed to parliamentarian at the student senate meeting on Wednesday in the Tuscola-Arcola Room.

EIU student government swears in new senator

Jason Coulombe, Student Government Reporter October 10, 2024

The student senate’s meeting saw the appointment of several senators to varies positions and the appointment of a new student senator.  Unofficial special election votes indicate that senator Megan...

The Student Government board announced new changes to its constitution Wednesday, March 6, 2024.

EIU student senate hears cases for vacant vice president of student affairs

Jason Coulombe, Reporter September 20, 2024

At the weekly EIU student senate meeting on Wednesday, the student senate heard the cases from three candidates for the vacant vice president of student affairs position.  The VPSA is charged...

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Student senate to revise constitution bylaws

Veronica Gipson, Student Government Reporter February 1, 2024

Student body president, Nidhi Patel, a senior finance major, appointed a Student Government Constitution Revision Committee during Wednesday’s meeting in the Arcola/Tuscola room in the Martin Luther...

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Patel named new student body president

Rob Le Cates, Editor-in-Chief September 12, 2023

The Senate validated the projected executive positions Friday, no changes were made. The new Student Body President Nidhi Patel, a senior finance major, won uncontested with 325 votes, Executive Vice...

Speaker of the Senate Karolina Guzek, a junior political science major, adjourns the first meeting in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union at the Arcola/Tuscola Room Wednesday night. Guzek said she is happy to see the recruitment efforts paid off seeing around 14 senators at the meeting, and having five more ready for interviews later this week.

Student Senate announces unofficial election results

Rob Le Cates, Editor-in-Chief September 6, 2023

Unofficial election results are in for the 2023-2024 Student Government executive board.  Three of the four positions ran unopposed with four other candidates dropping out of the running, according...

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Lack of interest postpones Student Government elections

Rob Le Cates, Editor-in-Chief August 28, 2023

Student Senate elections have typically been held during the spring semester, but due to a lack of interest and several executive positions running unopposed, elections will now take place this semester...

Student Senate Speaker Jasmine Yusef, a senior English major, announces the committees senators are on during the Senate's first meeting on Sept. 7 in the Arcola Room at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union on the Eastern Illinois University campus in Charleston, Ill.

Student senate meets quorum for the first time all semester

Katja Benz, Student Government Reporter April 7, 2023

The student senate met quorum for the first time this semester, with all fifteen senators present.   Allie Painter, a junior middle level education major, Ameenah Morris, a sophomore philosophy...

Student Body President Lucy Ade, a senior interpersonal communications major, introduces herself during Student Senate's orientation Wednesday night at the Arcola Room in the Union.

Student senate fails to meet quorum again

Katja Benz, Student Government Reporter March 23, 2023

The student senate has failed to meet quorum continuously all semester, with this being the seventh week in a row with quorum not being met. There were 10 senators at the meeting.   Despite this,...

Student Senator Connor Mellott, a freshman public relations major, asks Mark Hudson, Eastern's director of housing and dining services, about a misprint in the handout from last meeting about total cost calculations during the Student Senate meeting Wednesday night.

Student Senate fails to meet quorum for the 6th time

Katja Benz, Student Government Reporter March 2, 2023

The student senate has hosted their sixth unofficial meeting of the semester, which means the entire semester's worth of meetings has been unofficial due to the senate being unable to recruit senators...

Student senate misses quorum for the fifth time in a row

Student senate misses quorum for the fifth time in a row

Katja Benz, Student Government Reporter February 23, 2023

The student senate has not met quorum all semester, with five meetings under their belts.   There were 11 of the 15 senators present at the meeting. In order to meet quorum, there are fifteen senators...

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