Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Senate floor: discussions about accessibility, new student organizations and a push for vending machines in Brookside Hall. To begin, Director of Disability, Access, and Inclusion (DAI) Paige Ramsdell took the floor. Ramsdell has worked in the DAI office for 11 years, and has been…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Student Senate: a speech from President Marc Parlange, a warning to partiers in Narragansett and recognition for three new organizations. To begin this week’s Student Senate meeting, Parlange took the floor to discuss a multitude of topics, including highlights in enrollment and future goals. …
This week from the Senate chambers: the announcement of three new clubs receiving bills at their next meeting, whether a hot dog is a sandwich and a reminder of kindness. As a general notice, Senator Jose Montoya reminded the senate that he has been compiling election information in an effort to get students to vote….
This week’s gathering of the Student Senate was highlighted by a meeting with the interim Vice President of Student Affairs and Director of Health Services, Ellen Reynolds, as well as the official recognition of two student organizations. Reynolds’s time on the floor began with her receiving recognition from the Senate for receiving her doctorate. From…
This week from the senate chambers: a discussion with chief of police and director of public safety officer Michael Jagoda and director of transportation and parking services Joe Paradise. Jagoda began by addressing safety concerns at the Memorial Union in relation to public transportation. Recently, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) modified the number…
This week in the Student Senate: President Marc Parlange spoke about new plans for the University of Rhode Island, Faculty Senate President Audrey Cardany and Interim Provost Laura Beauvais’ speech about cornerstone values and five bills were passed. Parlange started off the meeting by wishing all of the senators good luck on their last week…
This week in the Student Senate: new and former committee chairs and senators were sworn into Senate, WRIU Radio Station requested a $500,000 grant and a $300,000 loan to fix their radio tower and two bills were passed. The meeting began with President Grace Kiernan swearing in newly elected and re-elected Senators onto the Senate….
This week in the Student Senate: The clubs Uhuru SaSa and the Student Entertainment Committee aired their grievances about the budget and Director of Dining Services Pierre St-Germain spoke about the new dining plan. The senators heard from two representatives from Uhuru SaSa about the $12,000 reduction in their proposed budget. The organization said that…
This week in the Student Senate: seniors in the Senate bid farewell to other senators during their last meeting, as well as the swearing-in of the new president and vice president of the Student Senate. The meeting was split into two separate sections, which happened consecutively. The first meeting involved the reports of the standing…
This week in the Student Senate: the selection and decision for the 2022 commencement speaker and a bill calling for approval of the budget for student recognized organizations. Speaker Christopher Bove began the meeting by announcing that the Senate earned enough money to pay for their formal, after receiving $1,000 from the Student Entertainment Committee….