In the final meeting of the 92nd sesssion of Student Congress, members had their say on a variety of issues, ranging from executive branch appointments to Snoop Dogg.
Read More »Student Body President-elect Mary Cooper’s appointees for executive branch officers will appear before Student Congress tonight for confirmation. Cooper’s picks for student body vice president, student body secretary and student body treasurer — Zealan Hoover, Adam Jutha and Zach Dexter, respectively — will answer questions from members of the body. Hoover, who is in Cambodia, will appear via Skype.
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One distinguishing feature of Mary Cooper’s team of executive branch officers — that two members are rising juniors — has required the reinforcement of another message: Cooper is the only student body president, current or future, among them.
Read More »When Student Body President-elect Mary Cooper was choosing her executive branch officers, she wanted to make sure their first priority would be helping the student body. On Wednesday, Cooper announced that Zealan Hoover, Zach Dexter, Adam Jutha, Olivia Hammill and Lily Roberts would draw on their diverse array of experiences to do just that.
Read More »Dakota Williams wants to use his last few days as student body treasurer to make a portion of the Student Code easier to read. Williams presented a bill to revise Title V of the Student Code to the final meeting of the finance committee of Student Congress. The committee voted to pass the bill to the rules and judiciary committee, which will meet later this week.
Read More »The Student Code outlines only one job for the student body secretary. Tuesday night, that job was stripped from the role. After approving a budget of more than $135,000 to be dispersed among 53 student organizations with few objections, Student Congress passed a bill Tuesday that not only transferred the student body secretary’s duty of updating the Student Code to the clerk of Student Congress, but also repealed the $1,500 stipend allotted to the position. Congress also passed a bill that addressed a messy topic in the past student election.
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The congratulations have flowed in to Mary Cooper. But after the initial shock of winning the student body presidency over Ian Lee with a sweeping 62 percent of the vote, Cooper said she isn’t waiting until her April 5 inauguration to get started
Read More »One bill passed through a committee of Student Congress Tuesday night came in response to controversy. The other is just plain controversial, members said.The first bill would make sure certain student government leaders know they cannot run for elected office.
Read More »Applications are being accepted for executive board officers in Mary Cooper student body president administration. Positions available include vice president, secretary, treasurer and chief of staff.
Read More »A bill that will arise in the rules and judiciary committee of Student Congress today could make this year’s student election the last to be riddled by conflicting interpretations of election rules. The proposal would specifically require that select student government members resign from their high-level offices before campaigning for another position.
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Alex Mills’ promotion came at a momentous time for Student Congress. And it was momentous in itself. By stepping in for Deanna Santoro as speaker, Mills became the first graduate student in recent memory to serve in the role.
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Alex Mills will be the first graduate student in recent memory to serve in the position of speaker of Student Congress. Mills, who previously served as speaker pro tempore, will replace Deanna Santoro.
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With little more than a month remaining in its 92nd session, Student Congress is looking to fill the speaker position vacated Feb. 7 by Deanna Santoro. Though speaker nominations and the internal election will not come until Tuesday, representatives said the decision will likely come down to Alex Mills, speaker pro tempore, and Zach De La Rosa, chairman of the rules and judiciary committee.
Read More »Amid an election season plagued by lawsuits, the status of the UCommons referendum is mired in uncertainty. Those involved in the suit, which accuses Student Union officials of campaigning for the referendum in a way that violates the Student Code, said they don’t know what comes next.
Read More »The road leading up to tonight’s pre-trial hearing that could result in the release of student body president election results has featured more than just the filing of legal briefs. Accusations have surfaced against the conduct of both former Speaker of Student Congress Deanna Santoro and Student Body Secretary Ian Lee.
Read More »The results of the student body president election won’t be released until Tuesday at the earliest, said Jessica Womack, chief justice of the Student Supreme Court. The court will hold a pre-trial hearing Tuesday at 8 p.m. to hear arguments on the issue of whether or not to dismiss a complaint levied by Deanna Santoro, former speaker of Student Congress.
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The student body president election ground to a halt Tuesday when the Student Supreme Court issued an injunction that prevented the release and certification of the election’s results. The injunction to the Board of Elections to delay the release of results comes in response to a complaint filed by Deanna Santoro, the former speaker of Student Congress who resigned her position Monday.
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In the latest complication to an already tumultuous campaign season, Deanna Santoro, speaker of Student Congress, resigned her post Monday and filed a lawsuit with the Student Supreme Court against the Board of Elections.
Read More »Deanna Santoro, speaker of Student Congress, resigned this morning in order to pursue a lawsuit against the Board of Elections for “refusing to acknowledge legitimate complaints and ignoring serious violations against the Student Code,” she said in an e-mail to members of the body. The Student Code prohibits the speaker from speaking out against any campaign or candidate.
Read More »With just six days left before student elections, volunteers are rushing to collect signatures to breathe life into a Student Union renovation, requiring a student fee increase.
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