Students passing through Middleton Library received an unexpected bonus in the form of free scantrons and blue books Thursday.In the first Straight Talk with Student Government session of the semester, SG representatives gave out testing supplies to students and tried to engage them in campus-wide issues.This session of Straight Talk was the first to be held in Middleton — in the past, most were held in Free Speech Alley.”We’ve seen the library become more accessible over the past couple of years. It’s a common place students pass through,” said SG President Stuart Watkins.Watkins said he thinks Straight Talk has recently been more successful and credited this to varying the location of the event.Watkins said his administration held Straight Talk events in Free Speech Alley, the 459 Commons, the Patrick F. Taylor Hall walkthrough and a mobile bus route through campus.”We know the majority of students won’t pass just through Free Speech Alley; we have to reach out to them through other areas,” Watkins said. Though only a few students stopped to speak to SG representatives, many picked up their free scantrons and blue books.Sen. Andy Palermo, University Center for Advising and Counseling, said the free testing material is especially useful to students right now because midterms are approaching.Palermo said the students he spoke to are mostly concerned with upcoming budget cuts and the governor’s proposal to allow universities to increase tuition levels to compete with peer institutions.Watkins said SG will organize an informational campaign during the next two weeks to get students more active in fighting budget cuts. “The important thing is not only informing the students about what’s going on with budget cuts, but actually getting them to pick up the phone and contact the people who represent them on a state level,” Watkins said.Watkins also said students were interested in the lineup for Groovin’ on the Grounds. The list of performers will be released on Monday at noon.Chris Waller, history junior, stopped by to ask Watkins about Tuesday’s incident in the Quad in which a student parked his car and unloaded a wide assortment of seemingly random and possibly dangerous items.”They definitely should have sent a text message to tell people to stay away from the Quad, especially if there was something dangerous,” Waller said.____Contact Adam Duvernay at [email protected]