Senators Dissent After B&F Committee Allocates More Money Than Budgeted

PG. X3 PG. X4 PG. X7 REFEREMUSIC HEAD FESTIVAL HERE REFERK-12 FILM HEAD REVIEW HERE AND REFERCLUB BASEBALL HEAD HERE HOSTS AND AND HERE AND HERE AND HERE AND HEREAUTISM AND ACCEPTANCE HERE AND HERE AND HERE HERE AND HERE JJJJJ HEREGAME AND (GALLERY) HERE JJJJJ AND HERE JJJJJ MONDAY,MONDAY, SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 30 30 | | VOLUME VOLUME 136, 136, ISSUE ISSUE 4 4 SERVING EMU AND YPSILANTI SINCE 1881 Senators dissent after B&F Committee allocates more money than budgeted JENNA ROBINSON budgeted for allocations for the year is STUDENT GOVERNMENT $96,750. The money allocated to student REPORTER organizations on Tuesday, Sept. 17, end- ed up being more than double what was originally budgeted prior to the committee Director of Business and Finance Mo- meeting. hammad Aggour gave his executive report “I made sure that I told the Senators on at the Senate meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24, the committee that we have a limit of how regarding the previous week’s committee much we intend or want to hand out each meeting. Aggour discussed how more mon- committee meeting so that we don’t go ey was allocated at the meeting than what over budget and we definitely shot through was initially agreed upon to stay on budget. that,” Aggour said. “The amount that I told “We held the first meeting on Tuesday, the senators was $4,000 for student orga- Sept. 17,” Aggour said. “The committee al- nizations and $3,500 for club sports, so a located a total of $13,200 to four student total of $7,500. So right now in our first organizations and two club sports. Before meeting we allocated $10,000 to student the meeting, the committee discussed how organizations and $3,200 for club sports. I much we should allocate each meeting to believe that is way too much.” stay on budget. On Tuesday, we went over For student organizations, the commit- the recommended amount. Some Senators tee allocated $3,800 to Behind the Music, disagreed on how much money should be $3,000 to Surge EMU, $1,200 to The Na- spent, and this is what they were discussing tional Association of Black Accountants this past senate meeting.” and $2,000 to Mock Trials. The Business and Finance Committee For club sports, the committee allocat- has the responsibility of reviewing the allo- ed $2,000 to men’s baseball and $1,200 to cation requests from student organizations women’s lacrosse. and club sports to determine the amount SEE “FINANCE” PAGE 2 of money they will receive. The amount THE SENATE MEETING ON TUESDAY, SEPT. 24, BROUGHT TENSION WITHIN THE MEETING ROOM. JENNA ROBINSON Walk for mental health Pelosi announces impeachment and suicide prevention inquiry against President Trump MEGAN MORRISON who cares for you,” Phillips said, adding how NEWS REPORTER data from across the nation show stress and anxiety have a significant impact on student mental health. “We cannot stand around and EMU’s SAFE Now hosted the third an- allow people to feel like there’s no one here nual Walk for Suicide Prevention and Mental that will support them.” Health Awareness on Friday, Sept. 27. The The display of 110 backpacks on the pond event aimed to start a conversation about steps is a powerful and moving way for ‘Send mental health and suicide prevention in a Silence Packing’ to raise suicide awareness. way that will raise awareness and reduce the There are 1,100 college students who lost stigma. It was co-hosted by Active Minds and their lives to suicide this last year; each back- CAPS. pack represents 10 of those lives. Several of About 60 people arrived at the Lake the backpacks contain stories about the stu- House to show their support despite the rainy dents and their lives before they died. fall weather. After registering for the walk, “The Send Silence Packing display is the participants were able to choose from an as- most influential thing that we have ... it is an sortment of different beaded necklaces. Each amazing representative as to why we are here. color of necklaces represented a different We are here for those students,” says Madelyn reason for attending the event whether it was Dooling, president of Active Minds. “[Many your own struggle, a loved one’s struggle or to of the students have stories saying] ‘This stu- show solidarity with everyone who struggles dent was super involved in their community with issues of mental health. and nobody knew how they were feeling’ and The event featured a walk around the it makes you think about your friends who university pond, a display of 110 backpacks, may be struggling and you just have no idea.” a raffle and multiple student organization PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WHITE HOUSE The topics of suicide and mental health booths including Active Minds and Planned UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY AND UNITED STATES PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FACE QUESTIONS FROM THE awareness are close to Dooling’s heart. When Parenthood Next Generation. PRESS DURING A MEETING ON SEPT. 25, 2019. she started attending EMU, her high school Ellen Gold, dean of students, opened the released, filed a formal complaint that Trump in the Nixon impeachment, Pelosi was in no saw a significant increase in suicides of stu- ASHLEE BUHLER ceremony with a thank you to all of the stu- used military aid as leverage to pressure the hurry to do this and takes it extraordinarily dents, including someone who was close to NEWS EDITOR dents and organizations that attended. She president of Ukraine to investigate presiden- seriously. It seems to me, particularly in light her. was followed by Calvin Phillips, associate tial candidate Joe Biden’s son, who served on of the news regarding the transcript of his “It hits really close to home,“ Dooling Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi an- vice president of student affairs at Eastern the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company. conversation with the president of Ukraine, said. “I want to advocate for the people who nounced Tuesday, Sept. 24 that the House Michigan University. Professor Edward Sidlow, who teaches it’s probably appropriate that they launch an can’t advocate for themselves.” would initiate a formal impeachment inqui- “The impact that we have on the lives of courses on Congress and the Presidency at inquiry.” If you or someone you know is struggling ry against President Trump. Pelosi accused students ... is dear to my heart in terms of un- Eastern Michigan University, said he feels Professor Jeffrey Bernstein, who teaches with suicidal thoughts or struggling with other Trump of violating the Constitution by seek- derstanding the importance of helping each launching an inquiry is the appropriate move. Intro to American Government, Campaigns issues of mental health, reach out to EMU’s ing help from a foreign leader to tarnish a po- and every student feel like they belong, that “I think [Pelosi’s] message was appro- and Elections and Public Opinion, said he CAPS at 313 Snow Health Center or by call- litical opponent for his own gain. they’re valued and that there’s someone here priately somber,” Sidlow said. “I think like agrees with launching an inquiry against ing 734-487-1118. The move to put in an inquiry came after Thomas O’Neill, the Speaker of the House Trump. a whistleblower, whose name has not been SEE “TRUMP” PAGE 2 Finding your dash: political science New writing centers established for Ypsilanti professor speaks to EMU students SOPHIA KALAKAILO The writing centers will support writers of all ages, levels and back- grounds. Writing coaches will include trained EMU writing tutors and poverty. She discussed how your life.” ARTS REPORTER JAYLYN JONES professors, local teachers and other trained volunteers from the com- she sometimes didn’t have all Patrick said she has tak- NEWS REPORTER munity. the school supplies she need- en this quote and uses it to YpsiWrites is a new initiative that will place writing centers at all YpsiWrites will provide drop ins during the week at all three YDL ed for school; wearing shoes educate people. During the three locations of the Ypsilanti District Library (YDL) to extend the The Civil Rights Move- locations. They will run for a few hours one day a week at each loca- that had holes in them, not discussion, she talked about writing support already present for EMU students into the Ypsilanti ment has long passed but tion. Drop ins take place on Tuesdays at YDL-Superior, on Wednes- being able to afford socks to a time she visited her sister community. economic, political and so- days at YDL-Michigan and on Thursdays at YDL-Whittaker. wear in the winter and com- in Mississippi and her sister “We’ve done a lot of writing outreach on campus with the Univer- cial disparity still exist. Dr. Additionally, YpsiWrites will host workshops in the evenings and ing home to no electricity informed her of a nine year sity Writing Center,” said Ann Blakeslee, a professor of English and Barbara Patrick, a political on Saturdays. Upcoming free programs include memoir writing work- was somewhat common. old boy in the neighborhood director of the Office of Campus & Community Writing at EMU. “It’s science professor at Eastern shops in September, National Novel Writing Month in November and From as young as six that was repeating the first always been a dream of ours to extend that reach into the community.” Michigan University, gave a poetry writing workshops in December. A new schedule of programs years old Patrick said she grade for the third time.

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