Senate Discusses Statement on DACA, New Budget Procedures in Second Meeting
By Miranda Feeley, Staff Writer The second Student Senate meeting of the semester began without a quorum, preventing any official votes from being held. The Executive Board reminded representatives and senators that three unexcused absences could result in consequences such as removal of the official or probation of the club. They then proceeded to business that did not require voting. Treasurer Sarah Berkowitz introduced a new method...
Dodging the Bullet: Office hours Alleviate the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’
By Miranda Feeley, Staff Writer After three months of not speaking a single word of French, I walked into my first college-level French class last Monday and promptly got a bucket of ice dumped on my head. It wasn’t a real bucket, don’t worry! It’s just that when you’ve never had a class entirely in another language before, and you’re out of practice to boot, 50 minutes straight of French can be pretty shocking. There was one part of...
Senate Begins New Year with Introductory Meeting
By Miranda Feeley, Staff Writer The first Student Senate meeting of the academic year passed without incident Monday evening. The board for this year introduced themselves: President Luke Frigon, Vice President Aimee Bosman, Treasurer Sarah Berkowitz, Secretary Kaitlyn Helmstetter and Parliamentarian Pat McKenna. Club Liaison Jackie Crowley was introduced in absentia by Frigon. Berkowitz announced that she is working with the Budget...
Burritos and Conversation Kick Off OME’s Fall Programming
By Miranda Feeley, Contributing Writer The line stretched around the building at the Office of Multicultural Engagement’s (OME) first event of the academic year, the First Day of Class Food Truck. The event attracted students of all backgrounds to bond over Soul Burrito in the OME’s backyard; 330 students were served over the course of the evening. Monique Gore, Director of Multicultural Programming and Outreach for OME, emphasized...
