Student Senators informally debated the merits of helping fund extended hours of operation during Dead Week and Finals Week at the Knight Library after a request by a library official on Wednesday.
University Librarian Deborah Carver asked for $4,000 to help pay for three security guards needed to secure the library when it is open 24 hours from Wednesday of Dead Week until the end of Finals Week, Senator Sarah Wells said.
Senators raised several concerns about the validity of using incidental fees to pay for library services, eventually deciding to form a committee to address the issue.
Also at the meeting, Senate Ombudsman Stephanie Erickson said a student had filed a grievance Wednesday over content from the Oregon Commentator’s last issue. In a controversial decision, the Programs Finance Committee denied the Commentator’s mission and goals at a hearing in December. Erickson said she will work with Senate President James George, the Commentator and the unidentified student who filed the grievance to resolve the matter.

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