Spring Break
Savings program from 1989 reintroduced
Presentation shown about bringing back Student Savings Club
Heather Holm/Student Government Editor
Issue date: 10/16/08 Section: News
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The Student Savings Club is where Eastern sets up a savings program that provides the best values for its students at certain businesses.
Moriarty said he would go talk to any business that students have the most demand for.
"I would ask that business to provide the deepest discount and the best goods and services for Eastern students," he said.
This would need to go through Student Government, who would pick up a $1,500 fee that would be needed to put this program into effect.
Funds would come from leftover money from First Night and other activities, and then through Apportionment Board.
"It would then be Student Government's moral obligation to get the program out to other organizations, who could then use the program's services," said Student Body President Levi Bulgar.
Moriarty would talk to any businesses that had a program with giving discounts to only Eastern students.
"I will solve any issues with the businesses," Moriarty said. "If new businesses are a problem, then you can call me and I will work it out."
The program would probably be put into effect next year and could be looked into anytime this year.
This program was put into effect around 1989 with Collegiate Services and the Student Savings Club, but Moriarty said it had died out over the years.
"We are going to change the format on how we produce the program and re-implement it, and I have talked to President Perry about this and he agreed."
Moriarty came here all the way from Chicago.
Bulgar said he would go through the Tuition and Fee Review committee to see what kind of money Student Government could get for the new student savings program.
The Student Organization Council would then deal with marketing for the program.
Student Government wanted to look into having discounts at Starbucks and Jerry's Pizza.
In other business, Bulgar is still reviewing applications and setting up interviews for Student Supreme Court and is meeting with the adviser, Ken Baker sometime later this week.
The debate between the College Republicans and College Democrats will take place on from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union where Student Action Team will hand out its "reasons to vote" candy.
Also at the meeting, the proposals to have office hours changed from two to four hours failed with a 17-7 vote against the proposal with one abstention
There was heated discussion against the proposal because of senate members arguing that they did not have the time because of schoolwork, other activities and such.
Sandidge asked the senators before the proposal was voted on whether they think they will be successful doing the bare minimum and what they wanted their legacy to be.
A proposal restricting the proposal of bylaws to the last four weeks of a semester was tabled for next week's meeting though many members were against it during the discussion.
A resolution into researching the possibility of expanding library hours was also approved.
Heather Holm can be reached at 581-7942 or haholm@eiu.edu.
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Student Senator
posted 10/16/08 @ 5:32 PM CST
Really? A three hour long meeting where we discussed 7 different pieces of legislation, and three-quarters of the article is about someone who talked for ten minutes during audience participation? No wonder the students think we don't do anything on Student Government. (Continued…)
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