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‘The worst in people and the best in people’: Notre Dame student body election results in allegations and online hate

Bella Laufenberg | Wednesday, February 15, 2023

The Notre Dame student body election campaign was a tumult of ethics violation allegations and online hate for candidates. On Jan. 31, campaigning started for Notre Dame student body president and vice president. Three separate tickets, all made up of sophomore male students, had successfully gained the 700 verified signatures in order to make it

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Jung-Rezner wins Notre Dame student body election

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, February 9, 2023

With 1,254 votes, making up 50.22% of the total votes, Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner have been elected the next student body president and vice president, respectively, as announced by the Judicial Council at 7 p.m. on Thursday evening. The ticket was elected in a 30% turnout vote, down from the previous year’s turnout of

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Williams-Brooke to forfeit 20 votes due to incorrect election links

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, February 9, 2023

The Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke ticket will forfeit 20 votes from Wednesday’s student body election after the Judicial Council determined the ticket’s campaign engaged in “unethical behavior by sending out incorrect election links,” according to a press release distributed to campus media Thursday morning. After an allegation was brought against Williams-Brooke, the Elections Committee

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Judicial council announces 2023 Notre Dame student government election tickets

Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Campaigning for the student body government elections began Tuesday after three tickets received the 700 required signatures for placement on the ballot and to officially enter the race. The three tickets for president and vice president, respectively, are as follows: Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner; Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew; Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke.

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Student body campaigning

lettertotheeditor | Wednesday, February 1, 2023

The campaigning period for the student body president and vice-president election has begun. We are very excited to announce that three tickets were able to secure enough of your signatures to officially become candidates for the student body election. Listed in alphabetical order by last name of the presidential candidate, these tickets are: Daniel Jung

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Senate votes not to impeach Carroll Hall senator

Sam Godinez | Wednesday, December 7, 2022

On Wednesday, the Notre Dame student senate discussed a bill of impeachment put forward against Carroll Hall senator Hunter Brooke. A majority of senators voted not to move to an impeachment trial after the Student Union Ethics Commission (SUEC) issued a bill of impeachment after Brooke contacted first-years in FUEL (First Undergraduate Experience in Leadership)

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Senate amends constitution, previews on-campus events

Kathryn Muchnick | Thursday, October 6, 2022

The Notre Dame student senate convened Wednesday night in DeBartolo Hall to discuss upcoming campus events and pass an amendment to the constitution. Student body vice president Sofie Stitt began the meeting with executive announcements, where she reminded senators that they are required to get GreeNDot certified. Stitt also asked all senators in men’s dorms

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Senate discusses ND Safe app, dorm gyms

Kathryn Muchnick | Wednesday, September 21, 2022

The Notre Dame student senate passed resolutions regarding first-year class council elections and received nominations for Judicial Council’s Committee on the Constitution in its meeting Wednesday evening. ND Safe app Keri Kei Shibata, chief of the Notre Dame Police Department (NDPD), began the meeting by introducing the NDPD’s new app ND Safe. The app is

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New senators meet for the 2022-23 term, swear in executives

Liam Price | Friday, April 8, 2022

The 2022-23 Notre Dame student senate held its first meeting Thursday night on the second floor of the Duncan Student Center. The meeting opened with oaths of office for student body president and vice president Patrick Lee and Sofie Stitt, respectively, followed by the oath of office for the newly elected senators. After the oaths

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Senate rejects referendum to poll student body on funding, elects incoming executives

Isa Sheikh | Thursday, February 24, 2022

The 2021-2022 Notre Dame student senate convened Wednesday night in the Notre Dame Room on the second floor of the LaFortune Student Center. After opening with a prayer for peace in Ukraine, student body vice president Matthew Bisner moved on to executive announcements. Incoming student body vice president Sofie Stitt made an announcement regarding executive

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