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-130 posts tagged "Senate"
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)
Liam Kelly | Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Holy Cross College student body president Dion Payne-Miller and vice president Oscar Jarmon focused their efforts in the first semester on making student government more responsive to students and instituting policy to bring the community together. Payne-Miller emphasized that one of his biggest priorities was making student government more efficient and responsive to the students.
Kathryn Muchnick | Thursday, December 1, 2022
The Notre Dame student senate convened Wednesday night to nominate a new co-director of Diversity and Inclusion, discuss procedures for the upcoming elections and amend senate laws regarding proxies. Vice president Sofie Stitt opened the meeting with executive announcements. Stitt introduced the director of sustainability, Nick Albrinck, who updated the senate on the sustainability department’s
Liam Kelly | Wednesday, November 16, 2022
This Wednesday, the Notre Dame student senate passed resolutions focused on amending the University constitution to address student petitions and improve the student government election process. The senate first discussed a resolution put forth by the Committee on the Constitution to table a vote on SO 2233-10b, which would amend Article XIV of the University
Liam Kelly | Friday, November 11, 2022
On Wednesday evening, the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study hosted a panel discussing the implications of the 2022 midterm elections results on democracy, abortion and the 2024 presidential election. The panel was moderated by political science professor David Campbell and included Notre Dame alum and New York Times opinion columnist Carlos Lozada, Notre Dame
Maggie Eastland | Thursday, November 10, 2022
During Wednesday evening’s student senate meeting, the director of faith initiatives announced Catholic bishop Robert Barron is coming to speak on campus, and the Club Coordination Council (CCC) president said the clubs it funds could benefit from a greater share of Student Union funding. ‘Second most-followed Catholic priest’ to speak at Notre Dame Bishop Robert
Sam Godinez | Tuesday, November 8, 2022
On Tuesday, Nov. 8, the midterm elections will be held for all 435 seats of the House of Representatives, 35 out of 100 U.S. Senate seats and thousands of local elections in each state. With many students voting for the first time, the midterm elections are an indication of where the nation will head towards.
Isa Sheikh | Monday, November 7, 2022
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) struck notes of optimism and unity in a fireside chat on Friday morning, discussing his book “America, A Redemption Story: Choosing Hope, Creating Unity.” Scott, a potential 2024 presidential candidate who has beefed up his political operation in recent months, released the memoir in August. At an event hosted by
Sophia Torcelino | Thursday, November 3, 2022
On Wednesday night, the Notre Dame student senate met in the Montgomery Auditorium at LaFortune Student Center to discuss campus enrichment activities, dining hall updates and amendments to the constitution regarding informed debate during meetings. During executive announcements, director of diversity and inclusion Jill Maudlin, gave a progress update on the initiatives completed thus far
The Observer | Thursday, October 13, 2022
On Wednesday night the Notre Dame student senate met in Montgomery Auditorium to confirm sophomore Quinn Akerman as the director of national relations and political engagement, discuss hall vacancy elections and American Sign Language (ASL) as a foreign language in undergraduate admissions. Notre Dame student body president Patrick Lee began the meeting by delivering the