Frist provides a 24-hour workspace for students only during exams and reading period, in effect this Sunday through Wednesday. Café Vivian, however, would maintain a 24-hour schedule throughout the academic year under the new plan.
In response to a question about whether the new space would encourage unhealthy sleeping and studying habits among the student body, Breitman stressed that the purpose of Frist has always been to provide space for socializing and interacting, not merely individual studying.
Pending a meeting Friday, plans to make Café Vivian open 24 hours will soon be underway.
Ivy Council delegate Bryan Hiscox '04 and USG senator Pettus Randall '04 brought to the table a recent resolution by nearly 70 schools, including Columbia, Dartmouth and Yale universities, to counteract the Drug Free Student Aid Provision of the Higher Education Act of 1998.
The provision, known also as the Souder Amendment, denies federal financial aid to any student convicted of a drug-related felony for a period of at least one year.
In response, many student government groups are pressing admission departments at their schools to provide any needed aid for students affected by the Souder amendment. They are also calling for the House to pass a ban on the amendment. The Yale College Council, citing the "counter-productivity of punishing someone by withholding his/her education," passed such a resolution on Feb. 27. Although the topic bears more discussion, the USG Senate voiced strong support of these measures.
The senate also devoted a large amount of time to issues surrounding mass emailing by candidates during elections. Several in this year's elections, and in past years, were sent out with a full list of recipients at the top as opposed to the list being blind carbon-copied, "bcc."
This allowed non-candidates to send out mass responses to the emails. A proposed change to the USG Elections Rules and Regulations would require candidates to "bcc" all emails sent as part of their campaigns.
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