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UPDATES MADE TO PET AND SERVICE ANIMAL POLICIES ON CAMPUS

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As a governing body, Student Government has a lot of impact on how things are run on campus. Student Government cannot directly affect curriculum, but they make decisions about student clubs and organizations, fees and help with department budgets. They decide how student voices are heard by collaborating with Board of Trustees, proposing student discounts, creating proposals and more. They serve as advocates on student issues and voice student concerns about campus issues, so voting on who makes those decisions impacts education and the SIUE experience overall.

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The ins and outs of Student Government MADISON LAMMERT reporter

For some, Student Government represents free golf cart rides and foam fingers, but SG has a significant impact on campus.

From approving clubs and organizations, allocating program and travel requests to voicing student concerns to administrators, SG sets themselves apart from other organizations.

Kelly Jo Karnes, the Student Government adviser and Director of the Morris University Center, Student Success Center and Kimmel Student Involvement Center, said the organization is recognized as one of the three senate bodies on campus.

Further differentiating it from clubs and organizations, SG is run by a portion of the general student fee.

“They already have a set budget, so they wouldn’t need to go through Finance Board to request money because they already have a set student fee dollar that they get,” Karnes said. “So, they are not under the same student organization purview as the other clubs and organizations.”

Student Body President and junior psychology major Mackenzie Rogers, of Marshall, Illinois, said the allocation of student fee dollars is taken seriously by Stu-

dent Government.

“Another job of the senators [is] to vote ethically because it is the funds of the students that are going to these events,” Rogers said.

According to Karnes, the handling of student fee dollars is one of the primary reasons why there is large staff involvement with the organization. Besides Karnes, there are two other fulltime staff members who work directly with SG: Account Technician Vickie Sumner and Office Support Specialist for Student Government Robin Ermer.

“We are very hands-on with this group, much more than probably any other club or organization on campus, and partially because they’re overseeing a lot of student fee dollars, so we want to make sure that they are being appropriate with student fee dollars,” Karnes said.

SG is not subject to the same regulations as local Illinois governments, but its members must abide by the bylaws. The most recent version of the bylaws available online was revised in 2015 and details the minimum office hours and GPAs for each position.

It also outlines the duties of Student Government’s committees.

According to External Affairs Officer and junior biomedical major Matt Butler, of Alton, Illi-

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nois, the bylaws and structure of the meetings are drawn from the structure of federal and local governments.

“I think all of our bylaws stem from somewhere, and I think sometimes they do pull from examples seen in either local or federal governments because we follow the same parliamentary rules that they do,” Butler said.

“We follow Robert’s Rules of Order, which is the same style that they do.”

Senate meetings are typically held in the Goshen Lounge and are open to the public. According to Butler, before any topic is brought to a senate meeting, it is discussed within its respective committee.

“The way our organization is broken down is the majority of our executive board has their own standing committees and anything that goes into our packets or agendas, aside from guest speakers and open forum, those all go through a process of being vetted first,” Butler said. “So anything being presented as travel program requesting, that all falls under the financial officer, and he has his own standing board that students come and present to prior to the senate meetings.”

The group also holds pre-meetings before the public meetings. According to Karnes,

pre-meetings have been held for at least six years and provide a platform for discussion not relevant to the public.

“Generally, it’s just kind of giving them a preview of how the meeting is going to go,” Karnes said. “It’s also just an opportunity when they’re all together to say … some internal announcements that may not be pertinent at the Student Government meeting.”

According to Rogers, because the meetings typically do not draw a large crowd, SG uses social media to spread awareness of important meeting topics.

Recent meeting minutes have not been uploaded to Student Government’s website. Butler said the lack of posting was due to the former office support specialist unexpectedly not being able to return to her position. While he said he sees potential concerns arising from minutes not being posted, students wanting the minutes could obtain them by request.

“If a person would ever really want the information, the best thing that I could do for them, being that I don’t manage the website myself, would be to have that person come in [and ask for the documents],” Butler said.

Student Government recently obtained a new Office Support Specialist. For Student Government’s bylaws, visit Get Involved.

Updates to policy on pets and animals clarify expectations

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MADISON LAMMERT reporter

The university policy on pets and animals recently saw updates, including the mention of emotional-support animals and expansions on expectations for animals and their owners.

According to the updated version, if an emotional-support animal or a service animal is disruptive or poses a danger to itself or anybody on campus, the owner will be given the opportunity to regain control of the animal. If the owner cannot do this, the animal may be asked to be removed from the area.

Director of Accessible Campus Community and Equitable

Student Support Dominic Dorsey said the changes were made to more clearly communicate the expectations for animals and their owners.

“It’s more or less to provide individuals with informed decision-making,” Dorsey said. “So, these are all things that have always been a part of the [Americans with Disabilities Act], but not explicitly presented in our policy. So individuals may not know [or] may not have an understanding of what their rights are. This lays it out clearly for all parties involved, so students are informed of what the expectations are from us, and hopefully individuals who are coming onto campus … [are] aware of what the expectations are as well.”

Dorsey said before the updates, the policy did not specifically mention emotional-support animals.

“Emotional-support animals weren’t explicitly stated. It said ‘therapy animals only,’ but we also need to include emotional-support animals,” Dorsey said.

Currently, the ADA only permits service animals to venture outside of their registered housing, meaning emotional-support animals may not enter any building but their approved housing locations.

According to Dorsey, service animals do not have to be registered through ACCESS, but emotional-support animals must undergo a registration process. First, each student must have a licensed counselor, therapist or other treatment professional fill out an ACCESS form verifying the need for an emotional-support animal.

Sophomore art major Elsbeth Pearce, of Geneva, Illinois, said while she has been able to get a letter to support her bringing an emotional-support animal to campus from her therapist, she sees how this requirement could prevent others who need emotional-support animals from bringing them to campus.

“Say you don’t have a therapist or a registered disability, but you know that an emotional-support animal will help you. You won’t necessarily be able to get that because you have to have a diagnosis from a therapist to get registered [for an animal] with ACCESS,” Pearce said. “I know people who have depression and

don’t go to a therapist because they don’t believe in them, so then they won’t be able to get registered and they won’t be able to go through the process of getting an emotional-support animal if they wanted one.”

According to Director of University Housing Michael Schultz, Housing’s emotional-support animal policy was updated on Feb. 19, most notably requiring roommates to fill out a form stating that they agree to share their space with the animal, instead of just documenting the agreement through letters or emails.

“Once the accommodation comes from ACCESS, then we send them a letter and say that they have to provide us documentation that all of the animal’s shots are up to date, and we also require that they get the permission of their roommate because we cannot, under FERPA, tell a roommate about personal business of their roommate,” Schultz said. “So, we put that on us onto the student to tell their roommate, so that we’re not violating any privacy.”

If a student believes they could benefit from an emotional-support animal, Dorsey said they should register with ACCESS at siue.edu/access/students under the “Apply/Register” tab.

From there, they can set up an appointment.

MADISON LAMMERT 650-3527 @madison_alestle mlammert@alestlelive.com

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Police investigate Head Start teachers accused of stripping children DARIAN STEVENSON reporter

Police will begin a new investigation into two Head Start teachers after the allegedly forced children to strip naked and stand in a closet as punishment. The teachers have been placed on administrative leave.

According to Police Chief Kevin Schmoll, separate interviews will be conducted with each child enrolled in the class in April.

“Since these are children, all interviews have to be done through the Child Advocacy Center in Belleville, [Illinois,] and those are scheduled for April 3, 4 and 5,” Schmoll said. “They will be conducted by a child forensic interviewer.”

The teachers and students involved were part of the Head Start program operated by SIUE at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center in East St. Louis, Illinois.

“In this particular classroom, the teacher, if the children would act up, would have them undress completely and have them stand in a closet for five to 10 minutes,” Schmoll said.

Parents of the children within the school and the classroom involved were notified about the incident.

“A letter went out to the parents, letting them know about [the incident], and we are following up with each parent [with a child in] the classroom. Right now we have four victims and one child who was a witness to this,” Schmoll said.

Four of the 20 students, some as young as four years old, have come forward with the allegations against the two teachers. According to Schmoll, investigators may have more after they individually speak with parents.

Although it is reported the punishment may have been going

on since early February, Schmoll said the department wasn’t notified until March 14.

According to International Business Times, the center re-

“In this particular classroom the teacher, if the children would act up, would have them undress completely and have them stand in a closet for five to 10 minutes.

KEVIN SCHMOLL SIUE Police Chief

ceived a report from a parent regarding “a child safety violation” in the classroom on March 13.

“I was made aware by the human resources director [from SIUE] who was told by the staff supervisor [in East St. Louis]

from the Head Start Program,” Schmoll said.

In a statement from SIUE, the school said the children’s safety is first and foremost.

“The SIUE Head Start/Early Head Start Program is dedicated to protecting all children in its care, and the safety and well-being of all children is its top priority,” SIUE said. “The program will be working with SIUE Police, DCFS, and the federal and regional offices of Head Start to ensure First-year education student Ashley Orr, of Alton, Illinois, said she was sickened by the treatment the children in the classroom received. “[I was] disgusted, honestly.

I couldn’t imagine anyone doing that to children, especially with preschoolers, because obviously those preschoolers aren’t going to tell their parents right away because they don’t understand,” Orr said. “I hate how they took

advantage of their authority.”

Senior secondary education student, of Pekin, Illinois, Taylor Cruz said she doesn’t understand how the incident could have occurred more than once.

“My thoughts fell to where were the other adults in the daycare facility? Why was it allowed to go on for so long?” Cruz said.

“I don’t understand why [the teacher] would think it was okay to do that and why [the other teacher] would allow it to happen.” Cruz said.

Until the interviews with the children are conducted, no further action will be taken.

“Nothing is going to happen until [the interviews] are concluded, and from that point we’ll consult with the St. Clair County State’s Attorney for charges,” Schmoll said.

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Pritzker announces five new Board of Trustee members after removals MIRANDA LINTZENICH editor-in-chief

Following the recent removal of Marsha Ryan and Tom Britton, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker appointed five new members to the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees.

Individuals include Ed Hightower, Subhash Sharma, John Simmons, Roger Tedrick and Edgar Curtis.

Hightower graduated from SIUE with three degrees and served as the Edwardsville School

District 7’s superintendent for 16 years. He has been Vice Chair of the BOT, a member of the SIUE Alumni Association Board of Directors and Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee.

Sharma is an alumnus of the University of Kentucky and professor at SIUC in the Department of Economics. Named department chair nine years ago, the department website now lists Sharma as an emeritus faculty member. Sharma has given expert analysis both to the Illinois General Assembly for economic

impact on budget decisions.

Simmons served on the BOT from 2004 to 2013. He is an attorney in Alton who graduated from SIUE and Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. He is an SIUE Simmons Baseball Complex Patron and also a patron of the Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU School of Medicine.

Roger Tedrick is an alumnus of SIUC and President of Tedrick Insurance, a member of the SIUC Alumni Association Board and the SIUE Foundation Board.

He also served on the BOT from 2004 to 2011 as well as being board chair for some time.

Edgar Curtis is an alumnus of SIUE where he pursued a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Since then, he became the President and Chief Executive Officer of Memorial Health in Springfield, and he works closely with the SIU School of Medicine. Curtis is also a member of the Illinois Higher Education Commission on the Future of the Workforce.

Pritzker removed trustees Marsha Ryan and Tom Britton

from their positions in February.

The full list of Board of Trustees can be found on the BOT website.

The BOT will meet next Wednesday, March 27 and Thursday, March 28 in Springfield, Illinois.

The Alestle will continue to update as more information becomes available.

MIRANDA LINTZENICH 650-3527 @mlintze_alestle mlintzenich@alestlelive.com

Campus officials report no future plans for universal restrooms ALEAH GLODICH reporter

Campus officials have report ed there are no future plans to add more gender-neutral bathrooms on campus.

According to Director of Facilities Management Craig Holan, unisex bathrooms can not be found everywhere on campus.

However, the bathrooms that have been constructed are located in the Vadalabene Center, Morris University Center, Peck Hall, the Engineering building, the Early Childhood Center, one of the school’s buildings on Supporting Services Drive and a few at SIUE’s Alton campus.

The building with the most

gender-neutral restrooms on campus is Peck Hall with one on each of the building’s floors, according to Holan.

“It’s not just gender related; it’s parents with their kids or folks that might have other issues that they need a single-use facility for, so it really covers all kinds of needs,” Holan said.

Three newly-renovated areas in the VC that were added at the same time as unisex restrooms.

According to Director of Campus Recreation Keith Becherer, these areas include a unisex restroom, a family restroom and a nursing mother’s station.

The restrooms were created for multiple reasons: to accommodate transgender students or

students in the transition process, people with body image issues and people with physical limitations, among other situations.

“It was really us just trying to be proactive and continuing to look at our operations; at that same time, we were looking at some of our policies and practices just to make sure they were inclusive for everyone,” Becherer said.

The gender-neutral bathroom in the Student Fitness Center was built during Becherer’s beginning year.

“My first year here, when we were touring the Vadalabene and Campus Rec Center, we were talking about a little renovation over there. We worked with Athletics over there and the Director

of Campus Rec Keith Becherer to put in a gender-neutral bathroom in the Vadalabene Center mainly because we held commencements there and, having baby changing stations, thinking about the thousands of people that come there for commencement, summer camps, athletic events and Campus Rec events. We had some resources to develop that space there,” Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jeffrey Waple said.

According to Waple, the newest addition of inclusive restrooms was constructed in the library.

This construction took place fairly recently and is located on the first floor in the same area that Dunkin’ Donuts will be located.

“I think as we renovate build-

ings, and if we’re renovating restrooms, we should be thinking about that option as we do that,” Waple said.

Waple said there are no current plans to add any more of the restrooms to buildings on campus, but in the future campus officials are looking into adding them into new buildings that will be built.

“Our general policy in regards to these single-use bathrooms is that we will include it in new construction where possible, or retrofit where practical,” Holan said.

ALEAH GLODICH 650-3527 @aglodich_alestle aglodich@alestlelive.com

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Meet your candidates Elections are Tuesday, April 2 and Wednesday, April 3.

Check your SIUE email for a link to vote.

Unoffical results will be posted Thursday, April 4.

Student Body President The Student Body President presides over and makes appointments to the Executive Board, has the power to veto any Senate resolutions and bills, makes regular reports to the Senate, represents Student Government at SIU Board of Trustee and Illinois Board of Higher Education meetings, as well as oversees the marketing, branding and overall image of Student Government.

Jacob Graham If given the position as Student Body President, my initiatives would include dead week: no major assignments or exams the week before finals; a syllabus bank to view syllabi before you sign up for classes; scantrons available for free in the Student Government office and implementing an active shooter plan.

Colin Robinson My vision is to create a stronger relationship with the community of Edwardsville in order to transform the city into a college-embracing environment, revitalize support for our athletic programs and take necessary actions to push our administration to lay forth the groundwork for a NCAA Football program for our campus.

Jakhari Watson If elected as Student Body President, I will work to get Greek housing on campus, lower tuition and fees, change the university’s weather policies, bring a football team to campus, assist homeless/low income students, bring more restaurants to campus and work with local and state politicians to get even more things done.

Student Body Vice - President The Student Body Vice President votes in Senate meetings in an event of a tie, assumes the office of the President if the President is unable to fulfill their responsibilities, receives written proxies from Senators, monitors and oversees the office hours of Senators, maintains attendance records of Senators, enforces disciplinary actions outlined in the Bylaws.

Matt Butler As student body Vice President, I would work to combine my past three years of experience on Student Government. My goal is to be both a resource and support system to the Student Senate, encouraging representation of the ideals of students and the university.

Antronette Parker As Vice President, I will be ready and able for all tasks. I will make sure the voices of all students are truly heard and that everyone is accounted for. Students will have a say so in what is happening here on campus, including minorities.

Diego Espinoza As Vice President, I would like to continue working to retain success, diversity and leadership within current student organizations and those to come.

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Student Trustee

The Student Body Trustee will serve as SIUE’s student representative to the SIU Board of Trustees, attend regularly scheduled meetings and has the 2019-20 SIU system student-vote on Board of Trustee decisions.

Jerika Butler

Mahoggani Pickett

Being student trustee, I will ensure many voices are heard and represented well from the board by engaging in the SIUE community.

I wish to accomplish this by leading student projects with equality and an open mind. I plan on bettering social issues while implementing the values of SIUE.

If elected, I want to accomplish being an advocate for all students on campus and become the voice for those students who are not always heard. The student trustee position is our student voice being heard from a trustees level. I want to make sure you are heard.

Mackenzie Rogers

If I were to be elected as the student trustee for SIUE, I would aspire to represent our university in the best way possible. I intend to utilize my voice and implement my knowledge in order to advocate for enhancement of the university at a system level.

Graduate Senator Duties and Responsibilities of Senators • abide by the Constitution and Bylaws of Student Government

Robert Flowers Representation is needed to foster a diverse community that allows students the space to grow effectively. I plan to utilize resources to further submerge into the depths of inclusion with the goal of making SIUE more welcoming to students of various identities to stimulate that development of our community.

Lashata Grayson

Regardless of race, religon, sexual identity or expression, gender, disability or economic status, all students deserve to be treated equally.

As Graduate Senator, I pledge to make inclusion a proactive priority and cultivate an environment that encourages student success and promotes campus accessibility for all students.

Senator at Large

• serve on two committees, not including subcommittee meetings • attend scheduled meetings of the Senate and committee assignments • provide written and verbal reports of committee meetings • serve at least three office hours per week • attend at least three events sponsored or co-sponsored by Student Government each semester • attend mandatory training programs sponsored by Student Government

Ronald Akpan

Anna Miller

As your student body senator, I will not only adhere to the goals that students strive to achieve, but I will also use these goals to create a greater sense of belonging and inclusion throughout campus that will allow these students to further pursue these ambitions that they strive for.

Ensure all students have equal opportunities, celebrate and highlight diversity, provide a safe and welcoming environment allowing students to confidently share and contribute ideas, approach problem solving with an unbiased, creative attitude and create a platform where all SIUE students feel they can reach their full potential.

• must be enrolled full time in the fall and spring semesters and maintain full-time status • attend one Finance Board meeting and one informational session with the Student Government adviser

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School of Education, Health and Human Behavior

Elizabeth Loftus My passion and enthusiasm go hand-inhand in motivating me to be the best representative for the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior that I can be. I wish to show my dedication not only to my peers, but to the student body as a whole.

School of Nursing

Kathleen Antos As nursing majors, we all want to help anyone in need. As Nursing senator, I will ensure that your voice is heard on this campus.

Whether I’m listening to a classmate’s concerns or expelling them out to the administration, I will always speak for and proudly represent the School of Nursing.

Megan Sands I will improve aspects within the School of Nursing. While in office this past year, I have been able to meet with many nursing students to gauge their opinions on what Student Government can do to help them succeed. I will ensure that nursing students have the best experience possible.

School of Pharmacy

Mary Mitchell As a School of Pharmacy Senator, I would help keep the pharmacy students connected with the main campus. Accomplishing this goal would include involving pre-pharmacy students in events, keeping current pharmacy students up-to-date via routine postings and using my time at senate meetings to voice their concerns/ideas.

Anna Ngo Pham, a vote for Anna is a vote for a proven innovator, go-getter and experienced representative. I would like to push for 24-hour access to the classrooms, new microwaves with regular cleaning, easier access to the main-campus OneNote specialist and, if possible, optional technology fees.

Justin Shiau If elected as a Senator for the School of Pharmacy, I will do my best to create a strong connection between the SOP and main campus. I will make sure that the concerns and suggestions of pharmacy students are heard and taken into consideration to further educational opportunities.

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College of

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Arts and Sciences

Arts and Sciences

Arts and Communication

Science and Math

Christopher Malone Jr. I wish to provide students of all races, ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds and genders the opportunity to succeed. I plan to advocate for more scholarships, staff and faculty mentors and service openings for students to enhance and perfect their school experiences.

James Beverly III

Jarron Sorrell

If elected to be your senator, I’d like to work with Counseling Services to ensure that more students are able to receive treatment if they are not able to do so off-campus. I would also like to work with Parking Services as well as with BIRT and target their issues.

SIUE students and researchers are leaders in science, math and educational innovaton.

My goal as senator is to improve the educational opportunities in STEM fields, particularly for low-income and underrepresented students. As the President of the SIUE Chapter NAACP, I have promoted diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM fields.

School of Engineering

Jonathan Adeniyi

Shawn Gilles

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Student Government Committees Finance Board

Internal Affairs

-Maintains a comprehensive record of all Finance Board business -Makes recommendations to the Senate regarding the allocation of funds to support annual allocations for student organizations, student travel and programming -Exercises fiscal responsibility in establishing recommendations and will work with all organizations in developing a sound approach to program budgeting -Establishes subcommittees subject to a majority approval of the Senate

-Attends all Senate meetings -Organizes Student Government activities -Submits a report, including accomplishments and recommendations to the incoming officer.

-Establishes subcommittees

Finance Review Commission

Marketing and Communications

-Maintains a comprehensive record of all commission business -Makes recommendations to the Senate regarding fees in accordance with the University fee review process -Establishes recommendations and works with all university departments in developing a sound approach to budgeting -Establishes subcommittees

-Keeps Student Government’s website up to date -Maintains and updates Student Government’s social media -Responsible for creating an annual marketing plan -Oversees Student Government’s participation in activity fairs and any other events that recruit students and/or promote student government -Maintains a list of Student Government-sponsored events -Responsible for press releases, constructing newsletters and creating, organizing and documenting any surveys or petitions

Student Organizational Advisory Board

Election Commission

-Reviews the constitutions of petitioning student organizations and forwards their recommendations to the Senate -Reviews all constitutions of recognized student organizations within a two-year period, with each organization’s constitution being reviewed once within the two-year period following the procedures outlined in the Student Organization Handbook -Recommends which student organizations shall receive space allocations to Kimmel Student Involvement Center -Advises Kimmel Student Involvement Center regarding student organizations -Announces and selects recipients of the Annual Program Awards during the spring semester

External Affairs -Coordinates community-building activities between the SIUE community, the city of Edwardsville, and the metropolitan area communities -Coordinates community-building activities within the SIUE community.

-Informs the community of Student Government’s efforts -Acts on behalf of students’ needs -Researches higher-education topics that concern students -Coordinates lobby efforts on behalf of students -Maintains and coordinates the Student Discount Program, and contacts new businesses to begin the discount program and inform the students of existing discounts

-Prepares and distributes election materials -Meets with all candidates within three days following application deadlines -Determines and certifies the eligibility of candidates.

-Enforces election rules -Ensures polling places are properly arranged, staffed and secured during elections -Validates election results with ITS within 24 hours of the election

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