Jason Badeaux and Leah Sanders secured the 2017 Student Government president and vice president positions, respectively, after running unopposed on the Affect ticket.
“We’re just excited to sit down and finally get to work and start making these moves for the students,” Badeaux said.
Both Badeaux and Sanders said not having an opposing ticket has allowed them to begin their work for the University early.
One of the first tasks on the agenda is to hire an executive staff. The applications opened March 29 and will remain available for the next few weeks. Badeaux said he and Sanders look forward to interviewing and hiring the applicants, whether they were on the Affect ticket or not.
Badeaux said the first goal is to expand the LSU Student Union hours of operation during finals week.
They have plans to work on the remaining initiatives during the summer, he said.
SGB No. 4 was proposed to reallocate 10 cents per student into the New Initiatives Programming Fund, 65 cents per student into Organization Initiatives and Conference Support, and 25 cents per student into the Testing Materials Fund each semester. The proposal was passed, with 79.4 percent of the votes.
SGB No. 20 was proposed to amend the bylaws of the Graduate Organizational Relief Fund. The amendment will increase the current limit from one graduate or veterinary student within an organization to a maximum of six to be considered for travel funding to academic events.
Additionally, the GORF will be granted the ability to fund supplies for academic events hosted by University graduate and veterinary school student organizations.
The bill was passed with 78 percent of the vote.
Another ticket, Grad Gold, had students running for seats in the Graduate School, Paul M. Hebert Law Center and LSU School of Veterinary Medicine.