The Baker University Student Senate had its last meeting of the semester on Tuesday. Members addressed their accomplishments for the semester and what they hope to achieve next semester.

Senate President Owen Lewis told the group that he hopes next semester makes a bigger impact on the Baker community.

“You all were elected here for a reason — to be the governors of our student body,” Lewis said at the beginning of the meeting. “We want to be sure that everything we do is for the betterment of the campus, and let’s make sure we accomplish all of the goals that we promise to do.”

Class officers were told to ask their class members what they wanted to see changed on Baker’s campus and bring them to Tuesday’s meeting. Suggestions ranged from a better recreation center to less mashed potatoes in the cafeteria. Lewis promises to try and fix the problems, whether they are big or small, to the best of his and the senate’s ability.

“The core things that students are having problems or issues with are things that make sense, and they can be done,” Lewis said. “We just need to focus on those ideas and get them to the right people to get taken care of. These are ideas that might be under the radar from staff and faculty, but at least now we know how to shape and drive next semester to help fix things for students.”

Students also brought to light issues they had with teachers not knowing the classroom technology and the lack of capable Wi-Fi. Lewis hopes to fix those in order to help students achieve their academic goals.

“A lot of the things people brought up were ones that I hadn’t even thought of before,” Lewis said. “Anything that affects students’ abilities to learn is obviously of the most importance, because that is what they are here for. There are no excuses as to why we can’t get the basic issues fixed, the things that are affecting students, things that are important.”

Once meetings start back up in late January, Student Senate will begin on a journey to help make Baker a more student-friendly campus.

“Last semester we made a lot of constitutional changes, and now that we like how we are set up, we are now able to focus on what is import an — empowering the voices of students,” Lewis said.