The Student Senate held its first full meeting for new senators and officers Wednesday night, in which the Senate made nominations for several positions and discussed the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic. Former Senator and External Affairs Committee Chair Allison Lantagne and current Senator John Bagley were both nominated to positions on the Court, which…
The April 8 virtual University of Rhode Island Student Senate meeting was dominated by game-changing internal elections in the first meeting with last week’s newly-sworn in senators. The most contentious election of the night turned out to be the Cultural Affairs Chair, which was contested between incumbent Lulu Alryati and candidates Bolu Taiwo and Wahija…
The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate approved student organization budgets and swore in newly-elected senators during two online meetings Wednesday night. During the first meeting, the Senate finished its remaining unfinished business from earlier this semester, including recognizing the aforementioned budgets and the elections held on Feb. 26 and 27. Before the final budget…
In their first virtual meeting since the University of Rhode Island’s COVID-19 shutdown, the Student Senate discussed internal elections, the budget for the 2020-2021 year and the re-recognition of student organizations. The meeting opened with reports from the election committee. Senator John Morabito said that elections were essentially completed and everyone that had been…
Vice President Kathy Collins visited the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate tonight to talk about two topics and bills that were discussed at this week’s meeting. Collins began by answering questions about the Women’s Center, which will be closing and reallocating its resources elsewhere. The Women’s Center, located in an old fraternity house on…
The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate discussed bills at length, chose an interim representative for their designated board of trustees position and discussed issues with the ongoing elections during their meeting yesterday. The bill that caused the most controversy on the floor called for the passage of a new First Amendment to the Student…
Student Senate poses for picture after their weekly Wednesday night meeting. Photo by James McIntosh. At this week’s meeting, the Student Senate passed a resolution, provided information about elections and held a public forum. A resolution by Senator Tim Berard to provide free menstrual products in all bathrooms passed unanimously with no abstentions. “I talked…
Full Student Senate poses for a picture after meeting. Photo by James McIntosh. The University of Rhode Island Student Senate welcomed President David Dooley yesterday for a presentation on URI’s budget. Dooley announced to the Senate that the University is expecting to collect $10 million more from revenue over the next academic year. This is…
The Feb. 5 University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate meeting featured one passed bill, discussions about three others were tabled and a speech from a presidential candidate. Student Senate voted unanimously, with one abstention, to give club organization Uhuru Sasa a $2,000 contingency grant. Senator Annabel Cimbal, the bill’s sponsor, explained that the money would…
The University of Rhode Island Student Senate ended off the semester by passing nine bills during an approximately three-hour-long meeting yesterday night. Much of that time was spent discussing changes to the Student Senate bylaws, which were proposed by the Instruments Committee. In the absence of Instruments Committee Chair John Bagley, Senator Annabel Cimbal…