Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) met on Wednesday evening in the Mills Hall Event Space to discuss campus lighting, the Jack Magee’s Pub and Grill initiative and Thanksgiving transportation.

President Aidan Aybar ’28 began the meeting by asking members to brainstorm ideas for what they would do if they had $1,000 for a BSG project. Answers ranged from using the money for Canva Pro or affordable textbooks to organizing a student beach day or training students as barbers.

Aybar then moved to the first item on the agenda. BSG has organized a night walk with the members of the College’s administration to take place on November 10. BSG representatives will walk around campus with administrators to see which locations on campus could benefit from more lighting to promote student safety. Using this feedback, the Facilities and Sustainability Committee would continue its project of adding new lights. Aybar explained that the response is also due to feedback from students who feel as though campus is too dark in the wake of the sexual assault case at Cornell University.

Aybar then moved on to the Pub initiative, BSG’s ongoing efforts to bring more social programming to Jack Magee’s Pub and Grill. They plan to make a document outlining their vision to ensure all involved parties are in agreement. BSG will meet with senior College administrators next week to discuss next steps.

Finally, Tyler McGrath ’28 described the progress that has been made on continuing the Thanksgiving break transportation initiative from previous years. BSG sent out a student survey last week to assess interest in transportation to the Portland Airport at the start of Thanksgiving break.

McGrath pitched his proposal to use a portion of the BSG’s transportation money to charter a shuttle. A vote was held and the proposal passed unanimously, so they will provide multiple vans and a charter bus on the Friday and Saturday before Thanksgiving.

Afterward, BSG members split into committees. The Academic Affairs Committee is collaborating on a project to improve Workday for Students, hoping to add more information to course descriptions to help students, especially first years, make more informed course registration decisions. While the committee considered pitching a new requirement for professors to submit a syllabus, they ultimately decided it would disadvantage new professors and classes.

The committee also plans to improve the Bowdoin Course Reviews website.