Students have a chance to interact with legislators and have their voices heard over dinner tonight.

The Student Government Association is sponsoring Dine with the Decision Makers, an event where students can discuss higher education issues with legislators, SGA President Kevin Smiley said.

The dinner is set to take place from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Cupola Room in Downing University Center, he said.

Tommy Adams, former Warren County Republican Party Chair, right, jokes with State Rep. C.B. Embry, R-Morgantown, and his wife Wanda Embry after the Western College Republicans’ 50 year celebration at the Carroll Knicely Conference Center on Sunday. BEN SEVERANCE/HERALD

Regular flu season has yet to approach, but state officials say a shortage of the seasonal flu vaccine throughout the United States has already occurred.
However, Western officials say they’ll have plenty of seasonal flu vaccines to last through the season.
Gwenda Bond, spokeswoman for the Kentucky Cabinet of Health and Family Services, attributes the nationwide shortage [...]

At tonight’s Student Government Association meeting:

* President Kevin Smiley announced that SGA has been added to President Gary Ransdell’s listening tour, which consists of meetings with departments across campus.

Smiley will discuss Western’s future and parking at SGA’s meeting with Ransdell.