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Peter Breen | Thursday, March 23, 2023
The 2022-2023 Notre Dame student senate convened for its second to last meeting Wednesday evening in the Mendoza College of Business. Student body president Patrick Lee offered his final State of the Student Union address and senators deliberated on four Student Union awards. After opening prayer, roll call and the approval of minutes, director of
Liam Price | Wednesday, November 16, 2022
At last week’s Notre Dame student senate meeting, Club Coordination Council (CCC) president Connor Patrick detailed the disparity in funding between clubs and student government organizations during a report on club funding. Each year, the student union’s Financial Management Board (FMB) sources its funds from a $95 student activities fee, interest on the Student Union
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
Alysa Guffey | Thursday, March 31, 2022
The 2021-2022 senate convened for their final meeting Wednesday night, with senators pushing for amendments on residence hall endorsements and off-campus student representation. To start the meeting, student body president Allan Njomo delivered his final State of the Student Union speech — highlighting the accomplishments of the Union during his term while stressing that there
Liam Price | Thursday, March 3, 2022
Notre Dame’s student senate convened Wednesday on the second floor of the LaFortune Student Center. The meeting featured resolutions to bestow emeritus status on student body vice president Matthew Bisner and off campus president Thomas Davis and to commend the Division of Student Affairs for their work to provide housing for Gateway students in the
Isa Sheikh | Thursday, February 24, 2022
The 2021-2022 Notre Dame student senate convened Wednesday night in the Notre Dame Room on the second floor of the LaFortune Student Center. After opening with a prayer for peace in Ukraine, student body vice president Matthew Bisner moved on to executive announcements. Incoming student body vice president Sofie Stitt made an announcement regarding executive
Heaven Carter | Thursday, December 2, 2021
The student senate kicked off their last meeting of the fall semester Wednesday evening on the second floor of the LaFortune Center. The agenda for the meeting consisted of a presentation from the Class Coordination Council (CCC) on funding and a debate regarding the need for the presence of priests-in-residence in dorms. Student body vice
Siobhan Loughney | Thursday, March 11, 2021
The Notre Dame Student Senate assembled Wednesday evening to vote on nominations for Student Union treasurer and Judicial Council president, as well as several resolutions. As the meeting began, the student body vice president, senior Sarah Galbenski, updated the senators on the state of COVID-19 restrictions on campus and the University’s vaccination site. Current restrictions
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,
Jim Moster, Evan McKenna, Sarah Kikel and Mary Steurer | Monday, November 11, 2019
This week’s edition of From the Archives is all about impeachment — no, not the kind of impeachment you might expect. In 1973, student union director Jim Rybarczyk was unanimously impeached by the Student Body Board of Commissioners. His alleged crime? Siphoning off football tickets to sell to his student union colleagues. Rybarczyk’s impeachment was