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Senate Summary: 4/3/17

The Students' Association (SA) Senate debated the merits of a change to its bylaws that would alter the ways in which senators can use executive session. Read More

Students volunteer in Haiti over break

Elliot and four students traveled to Borgne, Haiti in collaboration with the Haiti Outreach Pwoje Espwa over spring break to assist the local leadership generate ideas for building libraries in the poverty-stricken country. Read More

Students tackle issue of affirmative action

Two teams debated whether affirmative action is "an effective policy in the advancement of certain minority groups in the U.S." Read More

Button walk aims for accessibility

Campus Services Committee Chair and senior Dan Matthews, was inspired by the Walk for Light last fall. Read More

SA Constitution rewrite tabled for the semester

The decision follows several weeks of contentious discussion at Senate meetings and a lack of transparency for both senators and the student body. Read More

Senate Summary: 3/27/17

The Students’ Association (SA) Senate passed a bill for fossil fuel divestment. Read More

Senate Summary: 3/20/17

The Constitution Task Force (CTF) hasn’t met recently, and its progress was again questioned. Read More

Poetry slam tackles race, gender, and class

The (X) Agenda tackled the intersections of race, gender, and class. Read More

RCL pop-up programs seek to bring students into the fold

Pop-ups from the fall semester included a dance performance by a senior student and an exhibit of AIDS education posters. Read More

Panel aims to fight racism in all forms

The two-hour event was led by Dean for Diversity Beth Olivares and Academic Program Coordinator for the Office of Minority Student Affairs Sasha Eloi, alongside five students who shared their experiences of race relations and discrimination at the University. Read More