Senate introduced a bill Monday that encourages students to bring their own devices to general access computer labs on campus. If the bill passes, the General Access Lab Steering Committee would be created to evaluate general access labs and make them more capable for students to bring laptops, tablets and smart phones.

 
A bill that passed last spring improved Wi-Fi reception around campus. The new committee will take further steps to improve the efficiency of general access labs by coming up with new models. General access labs would continue to exist, just not in the same way.

Other senate news

Student Body President Bryan Larson met with representatives from Eau Claire Transit as they begin the process of evaluating their routes. Larson said Eau Claire Transit will likely be seeking more student input in the future, as students make up about 30 percent of riders. A few issues Larson raised at the meeting included access to real-time updates and more busses on the campus routes during busier times.

 
The Public Relations Committee plans to send out a survey to the student body to gather feedback on Student Senate.

—The Spectator staff