{"id":75174,"date":"2023-10-13T09:46:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=75174"},"modified":"2023-10-13T09:46:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:46:28","slug":"sga-meeting-provides-updates-on-free-period-products-and-accessibility-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=75174","title":{"rendered":"SGA meeting provides updates on free period products and accessibility issues\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By RAEGAN NEUFELD<\/strong>
Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senators received updates on several student issues from executive staff members at the Student Government Association meeting on Thursday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Ella Burrows\u2019 initiative to provide free period products in the bathrooms of academic buildings will potentially see action next week when she hopes to purchase the products and 12 new dispensers. Burrows\u2019 goal is to have the new dispensers installed, existing dispensers transitioned to free dispensers and the products available by the end of the semester. The total cost of $4,800 will be funded by the SGA student fee account. Excess funds from previous years may also be used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have a substantial amount of funding left over from when we moved from the basement of the Union to Fischli-Wills,\u201d Burrows said. \u201cWe initially thought that we had to buy a ton of furniture for the office and we ended up not having to do so. I\u2019m working with (Vice President for Administration and Finance) Wesley Wintch to see if we\u2019re able to use those funds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the initial implementation, Burrows estimates the cost to restock products will be $500 to $1,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have to wait and see how much of that supply we\u2019ll run through in a year to see how much we need to purchase,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m also hoping to get additional funding through grants, but we won\u2019t know how much we\u2019ll get from that until the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following last week\u2019s discussion<\/a> on accessibility issues with automatic doors on campus, Vice President Emma Day reported that the issue has been reported to several different people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWesley Wintch is emailing building managers and they\u2019re going to be doing routine checks on all the buildings,\u201d she said. \u201cResidential Life is already doing this for their buildings, and if there\u2019s any other issues regarding the handicap doors, we are to report them to Will Burns, who\u2019s the accessibility services advisor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the updates, senators also heard about a concern with maintenance employees and TigerTech employees entering dorm rooms without knocking or giving notice. Maintenance visits can be needed for anything from changing a light bulb to plumbing issues, TigerTech employees have had to be in some of the dorms this year to rewire internet routers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Burrows, when an employee has to enter a student\u2019s room, the protocol is to knock, wait 15 seconds, knock again and wait five seconds. If the student is asleep, employees are supposed to close the door and knock harder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re hoping we can re-up that training and make sure everyone is aware of the policy,\u201d Burrows said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several upcoming events were also discussed at the meeting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n