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Mary Bernard | Thursday, April 12, 2018
Student senate voted to bestow emeritus status on the former student body leadership Wednesday. Former student body president Rebecca Blais, former student body vice president Sibonay Shewit and former chief of staff Prathm Juneja all received the status by unanimous decisions. Student body president and junior Gates McGavick presented a resolution highlighting the achievements of
Mary Bernard | Thursday, March 22, 2018
Student senate passed nine election reform resolutions, voted on the winners of campus-wide awards and heard from residential life regarding the incoming waiver policy Wednesday. Judicial Council president and senior Matt Ross brought the election reforms to the senate, many of which dealt with issues experienced during the previous campaign cycle. All nine passed with
Mary Bernard | Thursday, March 8, 2018
The Judicial Council president and the student union parliamentarian presented potential changes to the Student Union Constitution as a result of complications during the recent election cycle to student senate Wednesday evening. Due to mutiple unheard appeals, sanction discrepancy and confusion about constitutionally acceptable actions during the petitioning, campaigning and voting processes, senior Judicial Council
Natalie Weber | Friday, February 9, 2018
The student senate voted to postpone the student government presidential runoff election until Feb. 23 and suspend campaigning until Feb. 19 during a meeting Thursday night. Under normal circumstances, a runoff election would take place the Monday following the original election, per the Student Union Constitution. However, out of respect for those mourning the death
Mary Bernard | Thursday, February 8, 2018
Student senate discussed The Observer editorial “We deserve better” in senate Wednesday before holding a second, closed meeting to hear an appeal regarding a recent sanction placed on the Kruszewski-Dunbar ticket. “It’s not just this [editorial] but just how senate’s been talked about recently,” Sibonay Shewit, student body vice president, said. Student body chief-of-staff Prathm
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, February 8, 2018
In response to the “We Deserve Much Better” letter to the editor by David Carmack, I just had a few points that I wanted to make, as I was a senator last year and feel like I can give some input into the situation. Carmack mentions that the allegations against Alex and Julia are “blatant
Mary Bernard | Thursday, December 7, 2017
Student government vice president Sibonay Shewit revised the committee structure in student senate this year, a slight departure from issue-specific committees formed last year. “We have one that does student outreach, one that does faculty and administrative issues and one that works on the constitution,” Shewit said. “I thought that by doing this they’d be
Mary Bernard | Thursday, November 16, 2017
At Wednesday’s student senate meeting, senators discussed issues ranging from the Shirt Project, student health and wellness updates, revisions to the Constitution of the Undergraduate Student Body and a response to the new university housing policy. The senate confirmed junior Kristin Andrejko as the Shirt Project President by unanimous vote Wednesday evening. Student Union treasurer
Thomas Murphy | Thursday, November 9, 2017
The Notre Dame student senate discussed a resolution proposed by McGlinn Hall senator Morgan Williams and Duncan Hall senator Steven Higgins on Wednesday night. The resolution supports the “Stand 4 IX Campaign,” a campaign led by sophomores Isabel Rooper and Elizabeth Boyle, asking the administration reaffirm Notre Dame’s commitment to Title IX. According to the Stand
Mary Bernard | Thursday, November 2, 2017
The Notre Dame student senate spent most of their weekly meeting discussing the new University housing policy, announced via email Sept. 13, requiring students to live on campus for six semesters beginning with the class of 2022. “As senate, since we’re the most representative body of the student body, we may not be able to