The event, which has been sponsored by LDSSA for the last seven years, will be hosted at the University of Wyoming Conference Center. At the ASUW senate meeting last year, senators argued over whether the UW Conference Center is on campus.
“I’m a little bit concerned that it’s still not on campus. Last year, that was the deal. They’ve known since last spring that they were going to hold this event,” Sen. Jaymie Sheehan said. “I feel like they had plenty of time to make this on campus.”
The group was approved for the full amount requested, partially because the organization is covering 52 percent of the cost of the event. The banquet and ball will be on April 23.
Also on April 23, the Wyoming Blues Dancing Club will host the Bootleggers’ Ball, a night of swing and blues dancing. The group plans to bring live blues musician Ronnie Shellist and his band from Denver. The venue will be the Blossom Yoga studio.
The style and dress will be from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. People are encouraged to dress accordingly, in attire such as flapper dresses and pinstripe suits.
Senators did have concerns over the dances occurring on the same night. The blues dance will go significantly later than the Brown and Gold Ball, so some students may find a way to go to both, senators said.
“There are approximately 10,000 people on campus. They [the banquet and ball] normally get maybe 350 people, which leaves about 9,000 people to go to this other dance. And if they don’t want to pay for the ticket, they will go to the blues dance,” RSO Funding Board Coordinator Glen Kwende said.
LDSSA and the Wyoming Blues Dancing Club will have to appear before ASUW for final approval. The meeting will convene in Coe Library room 506, not at the usual location in the senate chambers.
Finally, the Associated Students of the Performing Arts received $500 toward sending students to two conferences—the American College Theater Festival in Sacramento, Calif., and the American College Dance Festival in Salt Lake City. The group plans to send about 80 students to the two festivals.
Correction: In the Nov. 20 blood drive ban story, the vote was 20-8, not 20-28 as previously printed.
