Senators who won the fall Senate election were sworn in and three bills passed during the Student Government Association’s Tuesday, Oct. 1 meeting.

Chief Justice Ellen Henderson swore in the five newly elected Freshman Senators Cayden Bailey, Ciin Lun and Jakob Barker, International Senator Hermes Olmos and Gatton Academy Senator Lola Norman.

“Welcome to the organization,” Student Body President Sam Kurtz said to the senators. “I hope you guys had fun campaigning and I hope you are ready for it. We have a fun semester ahead.”

Bill 3-24-F and Bill 4-42-F, written by Sophomore Senator Jade Ismail, both passed unanimously. Bill 3-24-F gained SGA’s support for Spooktober, a fundraiser for the Potter Children’s Home Initiative, while Bill 4-42-F allowed $200 to fund the event.

Spooktober will be a Halloween movie screening on October 28th from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in DSU 3020. Tickets will be $15 with a cap at 100 people, per Downing Student Union regulations. There will also be a raffle for all in attendance with the prize being Halloween Boo Baskets valued at $60 each. 

All ticket revenue will go towards the Potter Children’s Home Initiative.

Bill 4-24-F will make School Safety Training mandatory for all WKU professors, and require emergency exits to be posted in each instructional classroom. The bill passed and was authored by Senator Annalise Finch. 

This School Safety Training is currently not mandatory for professors.

“It gets a little bit trickier for college age because the same laws [K-12] can’t apply,” Finch said. “A lot of us are 18 and older.”

Professors will have the option to opt-out due to true mental health concerns.

News Reporter Bradlee Reed-Whalen can be reached at [email protected].