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SA OKs 4 executive nominations Three nominees unanimously OK’d Leah Nicolini Assistant News Editor
DeKalb | Four executive director nominees selected by incoming Student Association President Giuseppe LaGioia were approved at an SA Senate meeting Sunday. Christine Wang, SA Senate speaker-elect, was sworn into her position by SA Senate Speaker Dillon Domke.
Public Affairs Lark Lewis, SA director-elect of Public Affairs, said one of her goals is to increase the SA’s Twitter followers to 1,500 people and get 500 Instagram followers. The SA has 996 Twitter followers and 274 Instagram followers as of Sunday. The director of Public Affairs should communicate with students and address community concerns, according to the SA Bylaws. Mass Transit Logyn Hoxworth, SA directorelect of Mass Transit, prepared for the position by riding the Huskie Line and noting any issues in order to make the routes more efficient. The director of Mass Transit should oversee the Huskie Bus Line and Freedom Mobile, university transportation and road maintenance, according to SA Bylaws. Hoxworth will base route changes on feedback from an NIU summer consultant who will analyze current routes and infrastructure.
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Dillon Domke (left), Student Association Senate speaker, shakes the hand of Christine Wang, SA Senate speaker-elect, as Domke formally swears Wang in as speaker Sunday at an SA Senate meeting in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room.
of Athletics and Recreation, will reestablish the game-day Huskie Bus and will try to lift the transportation fee with restaurant sponsorships. The director of Athletics and Recreation should communicate with the Division of Development and UniAthletics and Recreation versity Relations, sports associations Michael Agro, SA director-elect and various alumni associations,
according to the SA Bylaws. director of Academic Affairs, which Addressing how sports clubs on entails including a survey with faccampus need more participation, ulty evaluations. Agro said he’ll advertise clubs more. The director of Academic Affairs should recommend changes for Academic Affairs NIU’s academic policy with the stuJorge Jemison, SA director-elect dent advisory committees and the of Academic Affairs, plans to incor- Faculty Senate opinions in mind, acporate advice from Rachel Jacob, SA cording to the SA Bylaws.
2016-17 SA Directors • Lark Lewis - Public Affairs • Logyn Hoxworth - Mass Transit • Michael Agro - Athletics and Recreation • Jorge Jemison - Academic Affairs
SA rejects bill for more contact with new organizations Experience, applied to become an SA-recognized organization in order to expand and receive a larger budget. The organization assigns a novel based on certain criteria for members to read and then participate in events based on the novel throughout the year. “Book clubs have to pick a book and read it,” said Alexis Massman, Common Reading Experience president. “The difference [between Common Reading Experience and book clubs] is we involve the entire campus and want to get students active.” The novel currently being read by the group is “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” by Bryan Stevenson. Stevenson will be coming to NIU in October to speak to students about his novel.
Leah Nicolini Assistant News Editor
DeKalb | A bill to require senators to serve as an advisory contact to student organizations was turned down, 6-8-1, at a Student Association Senate meeting Sunday. Senator Matthew Holt designed the bill to create a healthier relationship between new organizations and the Senate by requiring the advisory contact to update the SA monthly on news with student organizations and to serve as a guide, Holt said. SA Senate Speaker Dillon Domke was in favor of the bill because he said new organizations may not know the logistics of how organizations operate. “[The College Republicans chairman] had issues getting accounts receivable numbers, how to host a space,” Domke said. “He came to me knowing I was a part of the Stu- Dillon Domke dent Associa- SA Senate Speaker tion. I think this [bill] puts issues like that to bed.” Christine Wang, SA Senate speaker-elect, said the bill was brought up abruptly with little time for review which was a problem considering the bill had sparked discussion among at least five senators. “I’m not comfortable with it
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Lianne Abellar (left), freshman pre-elementary education major, and Minnika Hoggsterom (right), sophomore biological sciences major, talk about Promoting Leadership through Unconditional Sisterhood, an organization for female empowerment. The organization was approved at the Student Association Senate meeting Sunday in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room.
being brought on as a walk-on,” Part of the organization’s goal is Wang said. “Because this is such a to promote diversity and have an big change, I don’t think we should outlet for women to be empowered be voting on this right now.” with a focus on domestic violence and breast cancer awareness. The Diversity-focused organization group has existed for almost two approved years and has 14 members. Promoting Leadership through “We want to create a home away Unconditional Sisterhood, or from home for girls who aren’t sure PLUSH, was approved at Sunday’s where they want to be or what they meeting unanimously. want to do yet,” said Lianne Abellar,
co-academic chair and multimedia master for PLUSH, “[PLUSH] gave me confidence.” For more information, email plush.niu@gmail.com. Common Reading Experience approved The Common Reading Experience organization, currently operating through First- and Second- Year
Counselor training organization approved The Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling trains graduate students who want to become counselors on how to counsel people who identify within the LGBTQIA+ community. Matt Lonski, president of the group, said more than 50 members are involved and want to learn more about the LGBTQIA+ community to apply it to their future careers. For more information, email niualgbtic@gmail.com.