The Student Senate met on Monday, March 31, to go over their usual agenda, as well as work to approve four new campus clubs.
As part of their agenda, members of Student Senate discussed allocations day, which will take place on April 6. They also discussed refilling the baskets for the feminine hygiene initiative, updates on CatPAC events, approving the senate election results, and approving four new clubs for the Wayne State College campus.
The first proposed new club was the Native and Indigenous People’s Club. There was not a representative for the club in attendance at the meeting, but Senator Emma Wilkinson read a description of the club that was sent in.
The main purpose of the club is to lower dropout rates of Native and Indigenous students, increase camaraderie amongst students who share similar backgrounds and cultures, showcase Native-made art and continue traditions. The letter stated all are welcome to join the club, and that it is not limited to Native and Indigenous students.
The club was approved by the senate, and is now an official club on the WSC campus.
The second club that sought approval from Student Senate was Aurae Voces, which is a group of students who sing acapella together. The group is currently holding auditions to find a fifth member.
The club had two spokespeople attend the senate meeting, Bre Matzen and Tyler Baue. The goal of the acapella group is to showcase different styles of music within the community and on the college campus.
Matzen and Baue emphasized the group’s desire to encourage music and a hobby beyond high school.
“People think music and singing is something you only do in high school,” Matzen said. “They think you can’t be involved in college music if you’re not a music major, we want to show them otherwise.”
Student Senate voted to approve the club, Aurea Voces, and make it an official campus club unanimously.
The third group that was seeking senate approval was the Muslim Student Association. The club had a representative present at the meeting to discuss the nature of the club. The representative said the main goals of the club are to bring diversity to the campus, address questions and concerns about Islam, spread awareness about and partake in religious holidays and positively represent the Muslim population on the campus.
Once again, the senate voted to approve this club unanimously.
The fourth and final club working to become official on campus was the Old at Heart Club.
Julya Metschke, a member of the Senate, was at the meeting to represent the Old at Heart Club.
Metschke said the club is for those who have hobbies that are considered “old people” hobbies. The activities the club would participate in include knitting, crocheting, making scrapbooks and quilting.
The club intends to not only participate in the hobbies typically associated with old people but also visit people in local nursing homes as well.
This final club was approved by all members of the senate.
The Student Senate approved all four groups to become official campus clubs, and they will likely be seeking allocations at the meeting on April 6.
