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Residential life associate VP speaks to senate about on-off campus differentiation policy

Isabella Volmert | Thursday, March 5, 2020

Associate vice president of Residential Life Heather Rakoczy Russell spoke with the student body senate during Wednesday’s weekly meeting concerning the on-off campus differentiation policy. Rakoczy Russell met with the Hall Presidents Council (HPC) last week to discuss the same policy. The controversial policy was first proposed in April 2019 and was met with widespread

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Senate asks University to eliminate single-use plastic

Isabella Volmert | Thursday, February 27, 2020

The student body senate passed a resolution Wednesday formally requesting that the University eliminate single-use plastic on campus. The resolution was drawn up by junior student body vice president Patrick McGuire and sophomore director of sustainability Juliette Kelley. The resolution calls on the University to permanently halt the sale and provision of all single-use plastics

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Senate shoots down reallocation of funds resolution

Isabella Volmert | Thursday, February 20, 2020

After last week’s closed meeting, in which the Notre Dame senate heard and declined to overturn an appeal regarding the sanction of the Dugan-Pozas Garza ticket, it reconvened for its regular programming last night. The agenda included further debate over the allocation of funding between Student Union organizations and the Club Coordination Council (CCC). First,

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Senate requests ID card access policy info, debates allocation of funds

Isabella Volmert | Thursday, February 6, 2020

Wednesday’s weekly Senate meeting started with a unified resolve to request information on the ID Card access policy and ended with postponing an ongoing debate over club and student union funds. The senate first passed a resolution which formally requests the Division of Student Affairs to release and share any and all unclassified statistics, studies,

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Student senate passes resolution to suspend election, discusses campus well-being

Isabella Volmert | Thursday, January 30, 2020

Student senate voted Wednesday to reschedule student body elections to grieve the loss of senior Annrose Jerry, who was found dead on campus Friday after going missing Jan. 21. Student body vice president and junior Patrick McGuire opened the session by leading the senate in prayer and a moment of silence for Jerry. “We pray

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Student senate discusses effectiveness, representation

Ciara Hopkinson | Thursday, January 23, 2020

At its weekly meeting Wednesday evening, the Notre Dame student senate focused on issues of representation and reflected on its effectiveness in serving the student body. The session began with a conversation about race and reactions to Walk the Walk Week. “I think this is a really valuable time, especially during Walk the Walk Week,

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Possible CCTV cameras outside dorm entrances mentioned at senate meeting

Jack Jerit | Thursday, September 19, 2019

In its weekly Wednesday meeting, the student senate met with Heather Rakoczy Russell, associate vice president for residential life, and Keri Kei Shibata, chief of the Notre Dame Police Department (NDPD), to discuss the new rules implemented this year about residence life card access policy and some potential future safety measures such as police-operated CCTV

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Senate discusses oversight with FMB, approves Judicial Council nominees

Jack Jerit | Thursday, September 12, 2019

At their weekly meeting, the Notre Dame student senate met with Financial Management Board (FMB) Student Union treasurer Christine Arcoleo to discuss fiscal policy and spending for this upcoming year. Arcoleo, a senior, began the meeting by giving a presentation about the FMB. The FMB is composed of a member from every Student Union body

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Senate meets with officials, discusses GreeNDot proposal

Jack Jerit | Thursday, September 5, 2019

In a meeting last night in the Lafortune Student Center, the Notre Dame student senate met with Club Coordination Council (CCC) chair Jordan Isner to discuss CCC fund allocation and expenses. It was the first meeting between the two organizations since legislation was passed mandating CCC leadership meet with the senate at least once a

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ND adjunct law professor confirmed as federal judge

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, July 11, 2019

Notre Dame adjunct professor of law Damon Leichty was confirmed as a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for northern Indiana in a 85-10 vote by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. Nominated by President Trump in July 2018, the South Bend lawyer will replace Judge Robert L. Miller Jr. As an adjunct professor at the

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