Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Student Senate: Dining Services Director Pierre St-Germain and the Student Senate found common ground after year-long tensions between the two organizations at Wednesday’s Student Senate meeting. The apprehension began during a tumultuous April 2022 meeting, where St-Germain compared multi-million dollar budgets to a “pee-pee” contest. Focusing…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Student Senate: members of the University of Rhode Island Student Senate butted heads with Michael Rice, president of the Faculty Senate over the Student Senate’s controversial attendance policy bill at the Wednesday Student Senate meeting. The bill, which was drafted by the Student Senate and will…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Student Senate: steering wheel locks for car owners on campus, new developments in the ongoing Narragansett three-person housing ordinance and new security camera coverage. The University of Rhode Island Chief of Police Michael Jagoda spoke to the Student Senate stressing the Police Department’s initiatives to give…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor The Spring 2023 session of the University of Rhode Island Student Senate is off to a quick start. A fourth amendment to the URI Student Senate Constitution was proposed, a new at-large representative was elected and concern was expressed regarding an elevated level of complaints regarding off-campus student…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Senate floor: Farewell speeches from graduating senators and a closed discussion about Uhuru Sasa. The Senate began this week with a closed-door executive discussion regarding Uhuru Sasa, with the thirty-minute discussion resulting in putting the organization on probation. Following this, the Senate elected a…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Senate floor: Uhuru Sasa passionately presented their case opposing a potential Senate bill. After their Spring Fashion Show last semester, Uhuru Sasa received a notice from Memorial Union citing multiple infractions by the organization. This notice was later brought to the Student Senate, which…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Senate floor: an open discussion with Director of Dining Services Pierre St-Germain and Vice President of Student Affairs Ellen Reynolds. To begin the Senate’s proceedings, Reynolds reminded everyone that this time of year can be incredibly stressful and difficult for many, and that students…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Senate floor: opposition to dining plans, hopes to make communal bathrooms a safer environment and events around campus. Before any events, announcements or policies passed, President Grace Kiernan announced an executive order for everyone to take their daily BeReal photo, as she was notified…
Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor This week from the Senate floor: elections, events around campus and a hope for modifications to attendance policies. To begin, it was announced that Pierre St-Germain, director of Dining Services, will be meeting with the Senate on Nov. 16, along with Vice President of Student Affairs Ellen Reynolds….
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…