Students' Association is switching up its budget meeting this semester. Instead of allowing student groups to speak up about the proposed budget, SA Congress members will argue on their behalf. SA President Rodney Johnson, senior finance major from Odessa, said budget meetings in the past entailed hours of debate and banter between congress ... [Read More…]
Student speech is restricted at SA budget meeting
The Student's Association cabinet is not allowing student groups to debate at the SA budget meeting this semester. The Student Congress' official Rules of Order does not address students who attend open SA meetings but who are not members of SA. It does not say that they can take the floor, nor that they cannot take the floor. Yet come next ... [Read More…]
SA offers students a study break
In what is perhaps the busiest week of the year for most students, Students' Association is doing their part to provide a break from the stress. During Lighten Your Load Week, the week before final exams begin, SA will offer a different service to students with the goal to relieve some of the stress that comes with the end of the ... [Read More…]
SA to host night at the zoo
SA sophomore and junior class officers have pooled their resources to rent out the Abilene Zoo from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday evening. This year, SA allocated $1,000 to each of the four classes with the hope that class officers would put on bigger events. With the increased amount of funds, the sophomore and junior classes began brainstorming ideas for ... [Read More…]
SA passes bill to fund speed humps
Students' Association passed a bill during Wednesday's Congress session to assist in funding the refurbishment of speed bumps around campus. Sean Branchaw, senior mathematics major from Derwood, Maryland, has been pushing for legislation on speed bumps for the last few months. Branchaw's "bill to cooperatively fund the removal of speed bumps and ... [Read More…]
SA seeks to Lighten Your Load during finals
The Students' Association will conduct Lighten Your Load Week to help students de-stress during the week before finals. With the tension high and pressure on, the Student Association wants to help their students take a load off before stepping into their test rooms. "Lighten Your Load Week is something SA started last semester as a means to ... [Read More…]
SA listens in on construction update
Kevin Roberts, vice president of operations, shared a report of the progress of multiple university construction projects on campus at Wednesday's Students' Association meeting. Thirty-five of the 45 members were present at the session. The bottom floor of the Campus Center and Bennett Gymnasium are nearing completion and with that, a few ... [Read More…]
Wildcat Reign, SA offer new Christmas Slam competition
When you hear the words Christmas Slam, you probably think #ACUCHRISTMASSLAM. But that hashtag is so last holiday season as Students' Association and Wildcat Reign propose a twist to the competition created to encourage attendance to ACU basketball games. Last year, SA harnessed the natural competition between social clubs to increase attendance ... [Read More…]
The Optimist Print Edition: 10.29.13
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Congress passes bill to fund bike rental business
SA voted to give $2000 to a new Wildcat Ventures bike rental company. Connor Osburn, senior business finance major from Southlake and CEO of Wildcat Ventures, and David Guinn, senior marketing major from Graham, presented their business plan for UBikes to the 36 members present in Wednesday's session. UBikes is a bike rental service that will be ... [Read More…]
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