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Kathryn Muchnick | Thursday, November 30, 2023
The Notre Dame Student Senate convened for a brief meeting Wednesday night to discuss the funding of the Student Union and delay consideration of a resolution addressing the proposed changes to The Moreau First Year Experience. Student body vice president Aidan Rezner began the meeting by promoting Student Government’s “Steps to Wellness Week.” The week
Redmond Bernhold | Friday, September 22, 2023
Last week the Notre Dame student senate considered raising the student activities fee by $1 ($0.50 per semester), noting that it would accumulate an additional $8,000 to the student union. Currently, an annual $90 from each undergraduate’s tuition funds the student activities fee. The current undergraduate tuition is $40,035.50 per semester — $80,071 for a
Ty Harrington | Thursday, September 21, 2023
During its weekly meeting Wednesday, Notre Dame’s student senate unanimously approved a resolution to restore quesadilla stations to the dining halls for normal lunch hours. The senators also promoted upcoming campus events such as the Fisher Car Smash Friday afternoon outside of LaFortune Student Center. Additionally, they discussed the opening of the Diversity, Equity and
Gray Nocjar | Thursday, September 7, 2023
Wednesday afternoon, the second iteration of the Notre Dame student senate took place. A variety of hall and campus events were publicized, including Red Zone Awareness Week and Teach@ND Day. Nominations for the Judicial Council Election Committee were reviewed and applications for various positions of leadership within the Notre Dame community were explained. In executive
Annelise Demers | Thursday, August 31, 2023
At 5:32 p.m. Wednesday night in the Mendoza College of Business, the first official Senate meeting of the year took place. New council members were chosen, a student union parliamentarian was elected and the role of executive cabinet director of LGBTQ+ advocacy was filled. Clayton Chauncey guided the group in prayer then the meeting began,
Liam Price | Thursday, April 20, 2023
Wednesday afternoon’s Notre Dame student senate meeting featured a debate on the best state and a promotion for Baumer Hall’s “Fr. Pete [McCormick]” shirt sale, but it began with an ad-libbed prayer. Notre Dame student senators typically volunteer ahead of time to lead opening prayer for a given meeting, but at the start of Wednesday’s,
Allison Elshoff | Thursday, March 2, 2023
Notre Dame’s student senate convened Wednesday night in the Mendoza College of Business for its sixth meeting of the spring semester. During the meeting, the senate tabled a proposal to add a sustainability requirement to Hall of the Year scoring and nominated the 2023-24 Judicial Council President and Student Union Board (SUB) Executive Director. They
Heaven Carter | Thursday, October 28, 2021
The Notre Dame student senate congregated Wednesday evening on the second floor of LaFortune to discuss the Shirt Project president nominations, orders to amend the constitution, orders to amend electoral procedures and resolutions for the divestment in the fossil fuel industry. Student body vice president Matthew Bisner kicked the meeting off with a prayer,
Maxwell Feldmann | Thursday, September 16, 2021
The student senate convened on Wednesday to provide new members with the general information on what the Financial Management Board (FMB) and its several subcommittees do to enrich the Notre Dame experience for the student body while still maintaining affordability. After a few logistical executive announcements were given, the senate transitioned into a breakdown of
Mia Moran | Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Last Wednesday, student government announced the University’s full observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day for this academic year. The announcement followed the senate resolution calling for its full observance passed last March and a Letter to the Editor addressing how MLK deserved more than a photo in June. The process for the full observance of