Out with the old and in with the new — student senators said their farewells Wednesday and the newly-elected 2002-03 legislative body took charge and ran the ASUO Student Senate meeting.
During the meeting, the Senate voted unanimously to move $560 from the Black Student Union’s Black Arts Festival account to its food holding account for an upcoming barbecue that will be held at Oregon State University. The Senate also transferred $500 from BSU’s Black History Month food account to its spring graduation account.
“This year, we have opened up our graduation ceremony to all students and not just BSU students,” BSU Co-Director Haben Woldu said. “We are expecting a larger number of people this year.”
In addition, the Senate transferred $800 from the BSU’s Black Arts Festival account to its spring graduation account to help pay for a keynote speaker and a pianist.
The Senate transferred a total of $2,996 from various accounts within the Native American Student Union’s budget to help pay for the group’s Spring Pow Wow, which was held earlier this term.
“I think that NASU does a great job, and they work hard to put on successful events,” Sen. Dominique Beaumonte said. “They’re a cute group.”
The Senate voted unanimously to move $6,000 from Spencer View Family Co-op Center’s student employee account into its work-study account because the group had more student employees than work study students this academic year.
Returning Sen. Kathryn Kranzush was nominated for this summer’s senate president, and newly-elected Sen. Levi Strom and returning Sen. Beaumonte were nominated for the vice president position. The positions will be voted on in the next meeting, which will be held June 5.
Sen. Rebecca Cambreleng resigned from her senate position at the conclusion of the meeting.
For a complete list of the newly elected student senators, go to www.dailyemerald.com.

— Danielle Gillespie