campus@technewsiit.com Divvy bike sharing available at discounted rate to ”T students Kayleigh Stevens TECHNEWS WRITER Often on a college campus, you see students whizzing by on the sidewalk rushing to their next class. At IIT, the campus is smaller than other colleges, and you can make it from the Life Sciences building to the Tower within 10 minutes if you’re walking at a quick pace. But what happens if you, as a student, are run- ning late? What if you need to make it to the Tower more quickly than your legs can man- age? You’re in luck! This year, IIT is part of an offer for a student discount on the Divvy Bi- cycle Service. That means you can register for the services and grab a bike quickly to get to your next class. Normally a bicycle rental from the Divvy services is $9.95 for 24 hours. The stu- dent discount through IIT is only $55 for a year’s membership, as opposed to the regular $75 per year. This means that as long as you grab a bike and go for a ride six times within a year, you are getting your money’s worth. There are two Divy bike racks on campus; you’ve probably seen them. One is on the south side of the Tower along 35th Street, and the other is on the south side of MTCC on Genevieve Hummel TECHNEWS WRITER The senators of the Student Govern— ment Association (SGA) at IIT are the legisla— tors of the association. Each year, new senators are elected to represent each of the schools within IIT. The senators’ job is to represent the students. According to the SGA website, “in addition to voting on new and existing student organizations, senators work within subcom— mittees on projects to improve IIT in various areas”. Elections for this school year took place last Wednesday, with voting happening 33rd Street. This is convenient for going from MSV or SSV to the Tower, and can help you get to class on time. Unfortunately, there isn’t a rack on the north side of campus yet. You can only keep the bike out for 30 minutes at a time, but there are bike racks all over the city, and an app that helps you locate the nearest station. And, once you check a bike in, you can check a new one out immediately to continue your journey and explorations. There are many positives to this mo- bile option. You get places quicker, and you can see where the closest stations are to you. This registration opens opportunities to explore the great city of Chicago as well, as there are bike stations all over the city. Go explore the grand city in which we live and get some exercise along the way! Registering for the membership is easy! Iust visit this website: http://divvybikes. com/student and click on IIT. Make sure to use your IIT email address to register, and en— ter the special code “DivvyIIT”. Once you’ve registered and paid, Divvy will send you a" key fob that gains you permission to the bikes au- tomatically. Easy as 1, 2, 3! all day through an online form. Students ex- perienced some technical difficulties with the online voting during the morning, however, the problem was fixed before the polls closed. Fourteen students ran for a position repreéentin‘g the Armour College of Engineer- ing. Of these 14, the following 10 students won: Alyssa DeLuca. Xavier John, Sany Nguy- en, Sirisha Damaraju, Tung Nguyen, Ielani Canty, John Munoz, Alvah Bickner, Jacob Fog- arty, and Ianek Wasag. Five students ran for the College of Science and positions were obtained by Shailee Shah, Morgan Peters, and Cosmin Lungu. Only one student, lose Sosa, ran for the School of Applied Technology; he won the position. Irma Rios and Ricardo Morales Tor- res Were the two senators elected to represent the Stuart School of Business out of the four students who ran for the position. Represent— ing the College of Architecture, Tejas Prasade, Paul Erickson Nagtalon, and Akash Raina, the only candidates to run, were all elected to posi— tions in the senate. The results of the elections were an- nounced during the SGA meeting Wednesday night. All of the candidates attended the SGA meeting for the announcement of the winners. Once the winners were announced, the new senators were led in the recitation of an oath to uphold the values of the SGA and were sworn TechNews | Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015 Photos by Kayleigh Stevens GA Senate Election Results in as members of the senate. Aside from the technical difficulties some students experienced while voting, there were a few other concerns voiced about the SGA senate elections. For example, students were noticing that not all of the colleges at IIT were represented in the elections. This is a problem that the SGA is aware of. However, the problem is not that the SGA does not want these colleges represented, the problem comes form a difficulty in publicizing the elections and finding students willing to represent those colleges. Hopefully this will become less of a problem in future years. Career Fair to bring over 100 companies to campus Abhinaya Iyer TECHNEWS WRITER After putting in hours of hard work studying, every student wants a job. A job that pays and treats the students well. If a student had to search on their own it might not be too easy. Illinois Institute of Technology makes it easier for all students by hosting a career fair each semester. The next question might be, “What is a career fair?” The answer is simple. Career fairs are a great opportunity to meet representatives of companies looking to hire O...OOQOOQGOOOQQQOOQQO... talented employees—including Illinois Tech students and graduates. At career fairs, stu- dents also can get tips about finding a great job from students who are getting ready to gradu- ate or alumni who are back to recruit more outstanding talent. It helps the ease problem of looking for a job by providing an insight into various companies and their roles. This year, the Fall Career Fair is to be hosted on September 24 from noon until 4pm in Hermann Hall. The preparation for this fair is going on with full enthusiasm on campus and is awaited by all graduating students. In addition to the over one hundred companies attending the main event, there are about 32 different companies coming to speak about their company and the different roles offered by them in smaller sessions. All majors have varied options, from Google for computer sci- ence majors to Blinderman Constructions for architecture majors. The variety of companies will give a range or opportunities to all stu- dents and spread hope about the job life and help them get one step closer to their dreams! editor@technewsiit.com O...IO.I.OI0.0C.C0.00..O..0.00....OOIOOOOOIOIOOIOOOOOOOOO . Since career is a professional side to one’s life. There are certain norms and customs to be maintained. The professional dress code for both men and women alike has been speci- fied on the Career Fair website. Prior to that, certain rules and manners have to be followed by students attending the fair at all times. A workshop has been allocated to all those stu— dents who wish to attend the fair but are un- aware of its norms. In the excitement of going to the fair, don’t forget to read the instructions. QWW/vrwne EN @MNT Become a; TechNews mm OOOOOOOOOO¢OOOOQOOGOOOOO