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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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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