Student Senate Holds First Meeting
The Swarthmore Student Senate—comprised of elected representatives, committee representatives, and student council members—met for the first time on Thursday evening. Student Council Co-Presidents...
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No Referendum Joyce Wu ’15 did not formally present the Greek Life referendum petition that she created at Sunday’s meeting, though the petition does have at least the required number of signatures,...
View ArticleStuCo Report: Greek Life Referendum and Constitution Amendments
Referendum Joyce Wu ’15 formally presented a petition for a referendum on Greek life to Student Council (StuCo) during Sunday’s meeting, meaning that StuCo is constitutionally required to conduct a...
View ArticleStuCo Report: Greek Life Referendum, GA’s, and Student Senate
Referendum Student Council Co-President Victor Brady ‘13 announced the opening of campus-wide voting on the petition for a Greek life referendum via an e-mail sent to the student body last night. The...
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One Referendum Passes, Students Wait to Hear from Administration
Uncertainty remains about the interpretation of the referendum that was passed this week, which asks Greek organizations to admit students of all genders. The results of the referenda released by...
View ArticleStuCo Report: Spring Elections, SBC, and Social Policies
StuCo Spring Elections Terms are up at the end of the semester for the following StuCo members: Student Groups Advisor Lanie Schlessinger ’15, Campus Life Representative Tony Lee ’15, Educational...
View ArticleStuCo Report: SBC Budget, Elections, Publicity, and Committees
Elections Co-President Victor Brady ’13 said that the email announcing spring StuCo elections went out to campus on Friday, April 19. At 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, StuCo held a meet-and-greet in Paces for...
View ArticleStuCo Report: How to Address Sexual Assault, Fundraising, Wrap-Up
Discussions to Address Sexual Assault StuCo Co-Presidents Gabby Capone ‘14 and Vic Brady ‘13 will meet on Wednesday with Dean of Student Liz Braun for the last time of the semester. At the meeting, the...
View ArticleSBC Works to Publicize Funding Information
Many students find the Student Budgeting Committee (SBC), the group of Swatties charged with paying out funds from the Student Activities Fee and its own long-term account to student groups, as well as...
View ArticleStuCo Report: Sexual Assault, Committee Reform, and More
Sexual Assault Prevention Mia Ferguson ’15, one of the students who has filed complaints with the federal government alleging that Swarthmore violated the Clery Act and Title IX, was present at the...
View ArticleStuCo Report: IDs, Forums, Party Hosts, and More
New IDs According to Co-President Lanie Schlessinger ’15, students over 21 can now get a new ID for free from Benjamin West with a red barcode so that it is easier for the Party Advisors to see who is...
View ArticleStuCo Report: Meeting with Margolis Healy Representatives
StuCo did not hold a regular meeting on Sunday, September 29. Instead, members met with representatives from Margolis Healy and Associates, as part of the firm’s campus visit this week. Margolis Healy...
View ArticleStuCo Report: Collections, Halloween Changes, SEPTA Tickets, and More
Resource Awareness After recent events, sexual assault resources on campus have grown in scope and visibility, but the same is not true for other resources, such as support for sufferers of eating...
View ArticleStuCo Report: Halloween Party
Editor’s Note: Large portions of this StuCo meeting took place off the record in order to preserve a safe space for discussion. As this discussion continues in other settings, portions of it will...
View ArticleStuCo Report: Spirit Week, Student Senate, Committees, Alumni Relations
Spirit Week StuCo members are working on a proposed series of events tentatively called “Spirit Week,” which will be held once it gets warmer. Like its high-school counterpart, it will include...
View ArticleStuCo Report: Add/Drop, Parties, Public Safety, and More
Add/Drop Period The council heard a suggestion, submitted via its Smalls Steps Forward initiative, to push for the extension of the College’s Add/Drop Period from two weeks to four weeks. Co-President...
View ArticleStuCo Report: RA and Public Safety Relationships, Student Senate...
RA’s and Public Safety Officers Co-President Gabby Capone ’14 and Senior Campus Life Representative Jason Heo ’15 discussed ways to strengthen the relationships between RA’s and public safety officers....
View ArticleCamCo Report: Adenbaum Stepping Down, Student Assembly, Top-Down Programming
This week’s CamCo meeting was marked by an important announcement: Student Budget Committee (SBC) President Jacob Adenbaum ‘14 is stepping down within two weeks to help ease the transition into an SBC...
View ArticleCamCo Report: Student Assembly Roles Uncertain, CamCo Meetings Remain...
The bulk of last Sunday’s CamCo meeting was devoted to clarifying Student Assembly’s (SA) role in student government. Co-Presidents Lanie Schlessinger ‘15 and Jason Heo ‘15 said CamCo is still trying...
View ArticleStuCo Report: Constitution in Progress, LSE Funding
Constitution StuCo is still working on drafting and, ultimately, ratifying a new constitution. As work on the constitution continues, StuCo will hold another open meeting during the week. LSE Funding...
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