Keg-A-Thon returns to CMU for the first time since 2010. ASG approved bill 13-51 (with 19 voted to approve and two abstained votes) Wednesday Night. The MESA/ Environmental fund will provide $500 for the Point and Sustainability Club to bring the event back to campus in a much safer way. The money will pay for T-shirts for the winners and mugs for 10 teams of 10 people, which will be used to measure how much each team drinks. In order to avoid recreating the hospital trips caused by 2010’s Keg-A-Thon, participants are limited to three drinks per day, which cost happy hour prices and teams must drink a keg’s worth of beer, coffee, or mixed drinks from March 10th, to May. The proceeds will benefit green initiatives around campus.

ASG unanimously approved again to sponsor Rockestra, the topic of ASG 13-53, the concert held at the opening of each fall semester. $5,000 from the operating budget will help fund the concert so students and the Grand Junction community can attend the event free.

Last year, in a surprise to the club, CMU’s Exercise Physiology Research Club won the Trivia Bowl at the Regional American College of Sports Medicine Conference, to send them to compete in the national conference. The club needed to ask for ASG’s help in bill 13-52 to get there, requesting $905 to travel and stay in Denver, along with $300 of its own contribution. One student is presenting his research done in part in the Monfort Human Performance Lab, and other students will gain exposure to employers and graduate schools. The request was passed unanimously along with 13-54, allocating $753 from the operating budget for 18 trophies to be awarded at Mav Awards.

Also, President Diamond announced that architects have been chosen for a project in the University Center game room, including a complete makeover that will relocate the Point there as an on-campus pub. The renovation is hoped to be completed before the Fall 2014 semester starts.

ASG also passed more amendments to the bylaws this week with ASG 13-49 and 13-50. The appeal process for funding requests will now require the board representative to submit a request to the Chair of the FAC. If approved there, both will go to the Director of Student Life to seek final approval. The Fee Allocation Committee now adds a representative from the newly christened Maverick Board as well as changes for the term of the FAC Chair. Following the start of their term, the term of the highest ranking FAC member will be one year and at the end of the term the chair must request reappointment by the Student President and Student Senate.

The Senate also confirmed the amendments that passed last week in the meeting. All amendments from both weeks passed unanimously.

brjthomp@mavs.coloradomesa.edu