Next Monday, March 2, is the final opportunity to petition to become a part of next school year’s Students’ Association (SA). For more information on becoming an SA senator, vice president or president, members of the student body can email current vice president, Wesley Siira.
OPEN FORUM
During the open forum, Brookings City Council member Brianna Doran addressed the senate. She gave updates on The Marketplace, a growing site on the East side of Brookings, which currently has ALDI, My Place Hotel and will have a Target and Kwik Star by next fall, according to Doran.
While a portion of the land has yet to be auctioned off, Doran said the former Whiskey Creek restaurant is being replaced with something new by a local entrepreneur, Al Kurtenbach.
“There’s a potential for a patio and kind of expansion area there as well, to just create more of a shopping center down there with ALDI,” Doran said.
Doran also mentioned a community conversation that has been “decades in the making.”
“We need a new public safety center,” she said.
While the new fire station will remain in the same location, designs are in the works for a new police station. The police station will be located near the Dacotah Bank Center. Doran said if students have thoughts or input on the designs, they should email city staff.
ANNUAL PRESENTATIONS
Adviser for the International Relations Council (IRC), David Huffman, addressed the senate for the IRC’s annual presentation.
Huffman said many of the countries that SDSU’s international students come from, now have travel bans due to the U.S. government restrictions, and students will not be able to get visas.
The Quarter Scale Tractor Team also gave their annual presentation on Monday night. The team is a student-led organization that designs a mini-pulling tractor to compete at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers’ international quarter scale competition each year. The competition is hosted in Bloomington, Illinois.
The Rodeo Club gave their annual presentation. They discussed their funding needs and money raised during One Day for State in September. Their biggest fundraiser, Buckles & Bling, is coming up on April 9. Following this fundraiser, the Jackrabbit Stampede is April 10 and 11 at the Dacotah Bank Center.
