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Observer Staff Report | Thursday, February 13, 2020
Student body vice president junior Patrick McGuire announced in an email to campus media Wednesday that the student senate declined to overturn the appeal of an earlier Election Committee decision. “The student senate has concluded their hearing of an appeal to an Election Committee decision and decided not to overturn it,” McGuire said in the
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Student body vice president junior Patrick McGuire announced in a press release Tuesday night that the student senate will hear an appeal to an “Election Committee decision” in the ongoing race for student body president and vice president. The results of the election were not announced Wednesday at midnight as originally scheduled. The new date
Jack Jerit | Thursday, December 12, 2019
Elizabeth Boyle, a senior and student body president, delivered the annual State of the Student Union address to the student senate Monday night. The senate also discussed potential election reforms before the next election cycle begins in the spring semester. Boyle extended congratulations and thanks to the senate for their performance this semester so far
Jack Jerit | Thursday, December 12, 2019
Student government vice president Patrick McGuire — who also chairs the student senate at its weekly meetings — has tried to let the senators themselves guide the meetings this year. The more self-guided senate has been prolific in passing resolutions. “Last year, there were a total [of] 33 resolutions,” McGuire said. “But we’ve already passed
Jack Jerit | Thursday, November 14, 2019
In its weekly meeting Wednesday, the Notre Dame student senate met with Natalie Munguia, a sophomore and director of Health and Well-Being, to discuss the health and well-being of students on campus. In particular, senators were asked to pitch ideas to improve mental health on campus. “The reasoning behind this is just so we can
Jack Jerit | Thursday, October 10, 2019
The Notre Dame student senate met Wednesday with Sara Agostinelli, Gender Relations Center (GRC) assistant director for LGBTQ initiatives and administration, to discuss programming and allyship for LGBTQ History Month. “Coming up next Tuesday, we’re offering ‘LGBTQ 101,’” Agostinelli said. “This is a great opportunity if you would like to learn more — we talk
Jack Jerit | Thursday, September 26, 2019
At their weekly Wednesday night meeting, the Notre Dame student senate met with the Financial Management Board (FMB) Student Union treasurer Christine Arcoleo in a follow-up to a previous meeting two weeks prior. The presentation from Arcoleo, a senior, sought to clarify some of the senators’ previous questions. According to numbers provided by Arcoleo, across
Jack Jerit | Thursday, August 29, 2019
In its first meeting of the new academic year, Notre Dame’s student senate convened in the Lafortune Student Center and discussed a series of issues which arose over the summer. One focus during the meeting was the South Bend Transpo’s Midnight Express, which was funded by Notre Dame but cancelled due to rising costs and
Genevieve Redsten | Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Notre Dame’s Student Senate challenged vice president for student affairs Erin Hoffmann Harding to outline the University’s plan for inclusivity at Monday’s meeting, the first of the semester. The discussion followed the school-sponsored, diversity survey, which revealed nearly 50 percent of students have experienced adverse treatment based on their identity while on campus. Hoffmann Harding presented the
Claire Rafford | Tuesday, December 4, 2018
In their last meeting of the fall semester, Notre Dame’s student senate heard a presentation from Campus Dining about new on-campus retail locations and discussed recent Observer articles regarding the porn filter. Senior director of Campus Dining Chris Abayasinghe and director of retail dining Luigi Alberganti led the presentation, where they announced the addition of