Dec 01 0 comments
Senate Updates

Fun with Food and Friends

By Khadiyjah Jordan


Hello All,

I hope everyone had a great break and is geared up for finals and next break! This week’s senate meeting was short n’ sweet so please take a peek at the briefer than usual minutes!

Committee and Class Council Updates

  1. Wednesday, December 2nd is the 2012 class dinner in Emerson from 4:30pm to 7:00pm!
  2. Thursday, December 3rd is the 2011 class dinner at the Loft from 6pm to 8pm!

Executive Board Updates

  1. Treasurer: Finance Committee conducted audits of approximately 22 clubs.
  2. VP: Senate is accepting applications for two (possibly more) senate seats for the spring. Applications are due by Sunday and attendance at next senate meeting is mandatory for those interested.
  3. HCC Chair: There was an Honor Code Commission (HCC) meeting held the Friday before break to rework questions from the 2007 Honor Code Survey.
  4. PC: KLMC/KGBW 26/28 snowball dance is this Friday (December 4th) complete with food, music, and snow globes! Snowflakes are being sold for a dollar on Thursday and Friday in Balfour. The list for spring weekend is being finalized but as of now the small band booked is My Dear Disco. (If you don’t have a clue who that is then you should check out the handy embedded link and have yourself a listen, or check them out on any site for listening to music.) If you want to help plan spring weekend contact Natalie Allen at allen_natalie@wheatoncollege.edu.
  5. Secretary: Check out the SGA suggestion boxes and drop us a line.

Orders of Business

  1. Formally known as Best Buddies program, the Wheaton College/Arc Friendship Club passed its constitution and is placed under the education tier!
  2. The SGA website has moved on from botox to serious face lifts and is loving it! Take some time to poke around the rest of the new SGA site.

Try not to stress out over exams!

Nov 11 0 comments
Senate Updates

Blame it on the ah-ah-ah-alcohol

By admin


Hello All!

As some of you many know, this week in senate the big ticket topic of discussion was alcohol policy and how it pertains to off campus residences. Students engaged in conversation with senate, each other, and Deans to find some common ground on the understanding of the alcohol policy for those off campus. The dialogue was quite fruitful. If you have any questions you can contact your dorm senator, Dean Williams, or attend President Crutcher’s office hours.

The rest of Senate’s agenda for the evening includes the following fun bits:

Senate Announcements:

  1. AAC presents Kelly Tsai, Nov. 18th @ 7:40pm in Balfour Atrium
  2. Roosevelt Institute is seeking to do a panel discussion on the Incident relation to the Pride Flag as well as bias related incidents in general. Please contact Chris MacDonald by November 13th to be on the panel discussion.
  3. iSpeak presents ARTiculation, Nov. 23rd @7pm in the Experimental Theater (Watson). Check ill performances from both ARTiculation and iSPeak!

Executive Board Updates:

  1. Food Advisory Committee meets Thursday in the cafe at 7:30pm with John Bragel. If you have a say on the food around campus please come with ideas, questions, and ears to listen.
  2. Honor Code Commission is meeting Nov. 20th @ 11:30 in the SGA office. (BTW: The alcohol policy relates to the social aspect of the Honor Code!)
  3. Soon you will be seeing snowflakes for a dollar around campus to support Christmas is for Kids and the Cupboard of Kindness food pantry (courtesy of KLMC, KGBW 26/28, & the WAMs)
  4. Vegas Night is next weekend! Come enjoy Vegas themed fun complete with responsible drinking (for those 21+) and food!
  5. If you have any awesome large scale ideas to change Wheaton check out the Vision 2014 goals.

Senate Did What?

  1. This week senate also passed a resolution to change the procedures for bias related incidents. The change in the procedure calls upon help from the campus in educating and creating a safe space.
  2. It ain’t easy being green, so let Eco Reps teach you! If you want to be an Eco rep you can snag an application off the SGA website or shoot an email to Rebecca Procter, Khadiyjah Jordan, or Gabe Amo and they’ll hook you up with an application.

Don’t forget Senate meets the same time and place every week. In case it slips your mind, it’s Tuesday @ 7pm in the SGA office.

Deuces,

Clay Evans

Khadiyjah Jordan

Samantha Rogers

Solomon Odame

Nov 10 0 comments
News

At the end of slavery

By admin


The Battle for Justice in our Time

The Battle for Justice in our Time

Around the world, people will simultaneously be viewing “At The End of Slavery” on November 14th. The International Justice Mission along with KGBW Quad is showing the film @ 7PM in the Old Game Rm/Conference Rm in Balfour. The 30 min film will be followed by a discussion.

ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY:

Narrated by actor Danny Glover, At the End of Slavery: The Battle for Justice in our Time takes you inside the violent and ugly business of modern-day slavery — the buying and selling of human beings — from the brothels of the Philippines to the brick kilns of India.

Undercover footage and first-person testimony from former slaves and respected experts expose the enormity of the crime — but a remarkable strategy and the courage of today’s abolitionists offer hope for a final end to this brutal trade.

Shot on location in the Philippines, India, Cambodia and the U.S., At the End of Slavery takes you to the frontlines of today’s battle for justice and includes true stories of former slaves and undercover footage from police operations to rescue children from brothels. International Justice Mission’s investigators, lawyers and social workers and their clients, along with other leading abolitionists and anti-trafficking experts, show that there is nothing inevitable about slavery. Law enforcement success in finding and rescuing victims, and prosecuting perpetrators, demonstrates the real possibility of an end to this trade.

Oct 28 0 comments
Senate Updates

Senate say what?

By admin


This week in senate we got real and we got spooky…check it out!

Senate Updates:

  1. Den-PC Haunted House on Thursday from 10pm to 12 am, $200 TAB
  2. Den Costume contest on Friday, winner of each category gets a free double chocolate chip cookie!! (Oh snap!) Sample categories include: scariest, funniest, cutest, silliest.
  3. Bash is on Nov. 6th
  4. Greener Wheaton Competition starts this Saturday and kicks off SGA week!
  5. Senate Housing Awareness Started up and wants to know your thoughts on housing around campus

Executive Board Updates:

  1. Education Council are starting to think about books on reserve for the spring. Their budget is about $1500. I suggest you look up cost of books and ask the professor to put them on reserve, then you may get multiple copies on reserve, AND you don’t have to buy books!
  2. Lots of money left in Senate, Speaker, and Venture funds. If you want to submit an application for an awesome event, look them up on the SGA website and write a bomb proposal!
  3. Thursday at 5pm=Treasurer’s social!
  4. Finance committee is accepting audits, which are formally due November 16th
  5. ICB stereo<typed> event went well, and included a discussion about the Pride Flag
  6. On Monday there was a gathering for the pride flag that went well. If you want to see more contact a member of ICB.
  7. There are now SGA suggestion envelopes in your dorms so keep an eye out.
  8. SHAC (Sexual Health Awareness Club) is hosting its 4th Annual Sex Toy Party TONIGHT in Hindle @ 8:30pm! Want to talk about sex, toys, and safety? I know Salt n’ Pepa does and has! Tickets are only 3 dollars at the door.

Halloween Weekend & SGA Week!

  1. Friday 30th food in Dimple @ 2pm, and @ 4pm dance groups will be teaching thriller. Then, in an epic ct of awesomeness, there everyone will break it down like Michael Jackson @ 12am in Balfour.
  2. Sat. 31st, there is a Dance from 10pm to 2 am. This includes a costume contest from 12-12:30, Loft food starting at 10pm, and a photobooth!
  3. SGA week starts with GWC on Saturday!
  4. Monday will features stipend reports on the SGA site with helpful and interesting information on summer stipends. If you have an idea but you’re broke, check this out!
  5. Crutcher comes to senate, yeah, on Tuesday @ 7pm.
  6. Wednesday features a wonderful SGA meet and greet at the Loft with a $250 tab @ 10pm!

Have ideas? Contact your dorm senator, a club member or leader, or straight up come to senate on Tuesdays at 7pm.

Oct 20 0 comments
Senate Updates

Senate updates

By admin


Upcoming events:

1) Greener Wheaton Competition starts November 1st so keep a look out and get ready to save energy

2) Wheaton’s Ecco Reps Program starts Oct. 21st with an info session @ 8pm in the SGA office. If you are interested in helping Wheaton’s efforts to keep up with with the sustainability movement, you should come!

3) Stereo<typed>: Speaking Up & Pushing Back takes place on Thursday, Oct. 22nd @ 6:30pm in the Chapel Basement. This event features food, discussion on what the campus has seen and heard, and deconstructing stereotypes.

4) PC’s Annual Halloween Dance–Oct. 31st, 10pm-2am in Balfour Atrium

5) PC’s Thriller Carnival–Oct. 30th, 2-6pm, Dimple

6) Haunted House (Sponsored by PC & the Lyons Den)–Oct. 29th, 10pm-2am @ the Den

Updates:

1) Anime Club’s constitution was ratified tonight and is now under ICB

2) Objectivist Club’s constitution was ratified tonight and now functions under the Education tier

3) November 16th is the submission date for club semi-annual audits

Discounts & Shopping:

Hey Guys,

Tell student government where you would like to see discounts, and we will try and get the best we can for you! Like Monday Madness at Qdoba? Want more? Email any of the following friends: firment_emily@wheatonma.edu, jordan_khadiyjah@wheatonma.edu, or odame_solomon@wheatonma.edu