With three weeks left until finals, the Student Government Association has yet to get approval to open Bracken Library for 24 hours during finals week.
The executive board’s platform point during their campaign was to keep Bracken Library open and provide food, snacks and the availability of Charlie’s Charter transportations services in a project named Campus Camp Out.
At the SGA's most recent meeting, President Nick Wilkey said he is still waiting for approval from the dean of university libraries.
Wilkey said he expects to receive a final answer by Nov. 21 at the latest.
“I am hoping that they are getting their ducks in a row, but I am a little nervous about it,” Wilkey said.
Wilkey and vice president Bryan Kubel met with associate deans from the library a few weeks ago.
When they presented their idea, Wilkey said one of the points he brought up was that he wanted Ball State to be comparable to Mid-American Conference schools that also have 24-hour library services during finals week.
They also want the library to be available to students who may not have access to computers or printers.
“If it helps out 50, 60 or 100 students, I am perfectly fine with testing it out,” Wilkey said. “This is something we want to show the university that students use.”
There is $3,000 in the budget for the Campus Camp Out according to the SGA Drive. Wilkey said the funds would be used to pay workers for the extra hours and to keep Charlie’s Charter running.
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