Meeting date: 1/30/17
Top take
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A group of students brought up concerns of gender and sex discrimination in 55 student organizations, including fraternities, sororities, a cappella groups, and club sports teams.
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Senators, committee chairs, SA President Vito Martino, SA Vice President Lance Floto, and ACJC Chief Justice Alec Girten discussed five courses of action: sending the concerns to ARC for review, requesting ACJC to review concerns via an appeal, drafting a statement in support of protesters’ concerns, creating a group of senators to review the constitutions of the organizations in question, and sending the concerns to the SA President for executive action.
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Senate voted to create a small group of senators to review constitutions, draft a statement in support of the concerns brought up at the meeting, and organize a meeting between the protesters and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs (FSA).
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Senators conducting review are Kamel Awayda, Leif Johansen, Zoë James, Joey Stephens, and Joshua Pachter
Other bits
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Magnum Opus Rochester Entrepreneurs had its appeal dismissed by ARC.
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Preliminary status of Table Talks tabled.
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UC Actuarial Club given preliminary status.
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Student Life drafting petition to City of Rochester to remove “Indian Town” sign located near the Genesee.
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UofR Stars and Stripes initiative started.
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Would provide recognition of facilities, dining services, and transportation services workers.
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Executive branch has created the “Senator Projects Fund” that allocates $2,000 for senators to work on personal SA-related projects.
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Past SA Vice President Melissa Holloway and current Executive Director of Student Life Nicholas Contento organizing nobannowall
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Welliora Campaign set to return in April.
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Senator Leif Johansen appointed to replace Nicholas Pierce on the Constitution Task Force.
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Chief Justice Alec Girten resigned from the Constitution Task Force.
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Justice Christian Keenan appointed to fill Chief Justice Girten’s spot on the Constitution Task Force.
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SA President Vito Martino appointed Deputy Speaker Marco Ramos to the Constitution Task Force.
Next meeting
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Feb. 6 in Wilson Commons’ Gowen Room at 8 p.m.
