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SGA Senate Votes to Rename Mascot “Lumen”
ELON, N.C. The Elon University Student Government Association Senate voted 24 to 8 on Thursday, April 16 to rename the organization’s mascot Lumen, passing S.B. 26-4.1 during the Senate’s weekly meeting in Moseley 215.
Senator Maric authored the bill and said the name was chosen to represent the whole Elon community rather than lean toward either the beach or mountain sides of campus. Several senators raised questions about representation before the bill passed, and one amendment was proposed to tie the name more directly to Elon before the final vote.
“Hope you like the name Lumen. Go beaches,” Maric said after the vote.
The Senate also swore in several new senators this week. Capelle was appointed Engagement Senator, Goldstein will represent the Class of 2028, Iyer was appointed Sustainability Senator and Davis will represent the Class of 2027. Riley was appointed to the Finance Board and Jocelyn was appointed Assistant Comptroller, both passing 30 to 0. Chris Guider was elected Speaker Pro Tempore 31 to 0, and Murphy Davis was elected Parliamentarian by voice vote.
In her Vice President of Finance report, Cayce Becker said SGA has approved $303,207.37 in funding requests so far this year and encouraged student organizations to read the SGA bylaws closely before submitting new funding requests.
The Senate’s next public meeting is Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Moseley 215. Meetings are open to all Elon students.
About SGA: The Student Government Association represents the rights and opinions of Elon’s student body, supports student activities and organizations, and works with faculty and administration to strengthen campus life. The Senate meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in Moseley 215, and meetings are open to all students.
Media contact: Tyler Mastrangelo, Vice President of Communications, tmastrangelo@elon.edu