Senators pass two internal proposals

SGA receives NCAA Division II update and chooses recipients of research scholarship

Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief • February 22, 2018

Student Government Association discussed Biola’s transition into NCAA Division II, reviewed housing application procedures and voted for Celebration of Scholarship and Research scholarship recipients before voting on two internal proposals.

Athletic director Bethany Miller spoke to senators regarding the history of Biola’s NCAA Division II entry. Biola remains in the second year of a three-year provisional process in which the university can pass or fail annual NCAA compliance reviews. After completing its third provisional year, Biola will gain access to full NCAA membership in 2019, including participation in Division II championships.

Miller discussed athletic initiatives supporting the game environment, including financial backing of the Flock, issuing a survey for student input and offering food promotions. Miller also informed the senators of upcoming renovations to Chase Gym, a recent fitness center dress code change allowing tank tops and construction plans for the intramural and events center.

Senators heard from manager of housing services Heidi Herchelroath and housing operations specialist Alexander Coleman, who explained the housing selection process for students and answered questions concerning apartments, types of rooms and student prioritization.

SGA senior vice president Ella Corey had senators score 10 Celebration of Scholarship and Research applications requesting funds based on the criteria formed last senate meeting. The top three applications with the most points received $60 each to fund students’ research presentations.

VOTING

Off-campus and community senator Daisy Salazar’s proposal for a BiolaShares student survey passed in the full amount with a vote of 10-0-1.

Sigma senator Makayla Smith’s proposal for a temporary BiolaShares student employee passed in the full amount with a vote of 10-0-1.

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Christian Leonard is a junior journalism major whose affinity for chickens is really getting out of hand. He can often be found singing in the office, wrapped around a book, or arguing for the classification of cereal as a soup. [email protected] I came to Biola a nervous freshman, not really sure what I wanted to do during my time at university. Years of prayer and waiting seemed fruitless, until an academic counselor recommended I contact the Chimes, since I had shown a modest interest in journalism. I figured it was worth a shot, so I got in touch with the news editors. After a brief chat, I left, figuring I would write for them the following semester. I was assigned my first story a few days later. The following semester, I became a news apprentice, stepping into a full editorship my sophomore year. Through the experience, I gained a greater appreciation for the bustling community that is Biola—its students, its administration, and its culture—and a deeper desire to serve it through storytelling. As my time as news editor drew to a close, I was encouraged to apply for the editor-in-chief position, a prospect which both intimidated and thrilled me. Yet I ultimately saw it as a way to better support the publication through which God showed me His desire for my life. Now, as I oversee the Chimes, I am committed to upholding myself and the newspaper to standard of excellence, and to helping train the next generation of student journalists.

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