Amanda Moore and Anna Gindlesperger
Editor-in-Chief and Copy Editor
January 27, 2006
Milligan’s Student Government Association met Tuesday evening for the first time this semester to discuss upcoming events and projects.
Junior Mark Ford, firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician, briefed the attendees on the importance of installing Automated External Defibrillators on Milligan’s campus. These computerized devices are used to shock a person’s heart in the event of cardiac arrest.
Ford’s proposal was to install a minimum of six AEDs at various points around Milligan’s campus: Sutton Hall, Seeger Chapel, Steve Lacy Fieldhouse, Hardin Hall, the security vehicle and the clubhouse by Anglin Field. Each defibrillator costs about $2,500 each, bringing the minimum total cost to $15,000.
“This proposal would be the bare minimum for the safety of the campus,” said Ford.
SGA senate approved a request from junior Tom Jones and senior Joe Dyer to purchase 1,000 bracelets featuring Steven Hunter’s initials on one side and “In the Lord’s hands” on the opposite. Jones and Dyer plan to ask for $1 or $2 donations for the bracelets and to ask Milligan to match the total amount raised. Proceeds will contribute toward the purchase of AEDs.
Other announcements include:
•Sophomores Jackie Libby and Abby Dalton’s update on Family Weekend
•Junior April Martin’s update on the Junior / Senior Banquet
•Faculty auction scheduled for Feb. 14
•Class presidents’ updates on Winterfest; reset dates for Feb.6-10
•Next year’s SGA elections scheduled for the first week of March
SGA meets twice a month, assembling in the SUB every Tuesday evening on which a convocation service is not scheduled. These meetings are open to the public.