Duke Student Government approved $51,603.49 in student funding requests and received Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention and Education training at its Wednesday meeting.
Senators also nominated sophomore Yash Sharma, vice president of Durham and community affairs, to serve as the speaker of the senate for the upcoming academic year. Senators will vote to confirm him next week.
SOFC allocations
Senators approved the following Student Organization Finance Committee requests:
Duke Sports Business Conference: $14,395.75 out of a requested $21,000 to cover costs for its annual conference on April 11, with catering cut to fit SOFC’s allocation policy.
Something Borrowed Something Blue: $1,750 funded in full to cover sound mixing costs for its April 12 spring a cappella concert.
Black Women's Union: $4,432.10 out of a requested $6,053.64 to cover catering, space rental and supply costs for its April 9 awards gala, with several items cut to fit SOFC policy.
Mi Gente: $10,747.11 out of a requested $11,837.11 to cover catering, equipment and event supplies costs for its April 11 Quinceañera event.
Devils en Pointe: $1,925 funded in full to cover space rental costs for its April 11 Spring Showcase event.
Chinese Dance Troupe: $2,424.13 out of a requested $3,417 to cover catering and space rental costs.
Duke Arab Student Organization: $8,134.40 out of a requested $10,585 to cover catering, event supplies and space rental costs for its April 17 Eid and Easter Gala.
DukeLIFE: $3,970 out of a requested $4,170 to cover catering costs for its April 10 Spring Gala event.
Nakisai: $2,075 out of a requested $3,740 to cover entertainer and travel costs for its ADE annual spring showcase on April 12.
Senators also voted to approve a budgetary statute allocating $1,750 to the Small Town/Rural Student Coalition to cover various end-of-year events.
SHAPE training
DSG President Heather Raslan, a senior, emphasized the importance for senators to undergo SHAPE training as “leaders on this campus” with a responsibility to “care about student wellness.”
“I know there were a couple of questions about why we’re having SHAPE training at this point of the year, and what I will say very loudly about that is that there is never an inappropriate time to be SHAPE trained,” she said.
Three SHAPE representatives gave a presentation to senators and DSG’s executive board regarding key concepts such as consent, substance use and power dynamics.
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Jeremiah Fang is a Trinity junior and a staff reporter for the news department.