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 President August Biernbaum, a senior political science major, won uncontested at 325 votes, Brianna Hull-Dennis, a senior political science major, won against Nicholas Macaluso, a.
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 to former student body president Lucy Ade. The proposed executive board positions will be confirmed after a 48-hour period, to be announced Friday evening. The unofficial.
Student Government has seen a considerable dip in interest and engagement since the aftermath of the budget impasse in 2017. Back in 2016 during the heat of the budget impasse, an organization named Fund EIU rallied to encourage the state to appropriate funds to Eastern. Beginning on July 1, 2015, the state of Illinois couldn’t.
Student Government watched three budget presentations at Wednesday’s meeting while also meeting quorum with 12 senators out of the 11 needed to meet quorum present. These presentations came from University Board, Eastern treasurer, Paul McCann and the student government itself. The university board is asking for an increased budget of $59,702 for the fiscal year.
Dwight Lindley:“In my wife’s family, you are expected to get the father’s permission before proposing. I had to labor long and hard to get that permission, and when I finally did, I took her out to hike a small mountain outside Little Rock, Arkansas. Near the top, I knelt down, but because I was higher on the slope than she was, I actually ended up being slightly above her to propose! She said yes. I said, ‘Well, do you like the ring?’ She said, ‘. I could learn to like it.’ So we spent the rest of the day getting a replacement ring.”