Downtown Undergraduate Student Government met on March 22 to discuss how they plan to get students invoved with student government elections and Spraky's makeover.
The College of Public Programs is giving prizes to encourage students to vote in the upcoming student government elections, Senator Cecilio Porras said.
Students will have a chance to win $200 dollar gift cards for their participation.
USGD President Joseph Grossman addressed the resistance from the University community regarding the Sparky redesign and the student involvement for the new Sparky.
"They are going to take the highest votes, and that's gonna be the Sparky costume," Grossman said. "They came back on their orginal costume to do that. That's the compromise."
Senator Travis Arbon said a correction needs to be made in the USGD by-laws regarding the number of USGD senators. He said the maximum number allowed is incorrect.
The the Locavore Challenge is kicking off on Sunday through March 30, Local Affairs Director Michael Homan said. The challenge is to push students out to local businesses.
Thirteen businesses are going to be participating in the challenge, and all are in walking distance of Taylor Place, Homan said. The students’ receipts will be entered into a raffle for prizes to reward supporting local businesses.
Homan said he wants the students to be more involved with the downtown community.
"If students go to the local business one time they're going to fall in love with it, and they're going to come back," Holmain said. "My main reason for this is uniting the Downtown Phoenix campus with the downtown Phoenix community and vice versa."
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