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(05/08/16 3:31pm)
The Undergraduate Student Government Senate approved new appointments to the Honor Committee and Committee on Discipline and discussed referenda and sexual misconduct policies during its last meeting of the semester on Sunday.
(04/24/16 2:40pm)
The Undergraduate Student Government Senate discussed campus transportation and the results of the USG spring elections during its Apr. 24 meeting.
(04/17/16 3:40pm)
The Undergraduate Student Government senate discussed the Tiger Chef Challenge and the Princeton Perspectives Project at its weekly meeting on Apr. 17.
(04/10/16 3:01pm)
The Undergraduate Student Government Senate discussed bathroom codes and the upcoming USG elections during its weekly meeting on Apr. 10.
(04/03/16 7:04pm)
The Undergraduate Student Government senate discussed the Passport to the Performing Artsprogram during their weekly meeting onApr. 4.
(03/27/16 3:25pm)
The Undergraduate Student Government Senate discussed the bike share program during their weekly meetingon Sunday.
(03/06/16 3:45pm)
The Undergraduate Student Government Senate discussed mental health programming and the calendar survey during their weekly meeting on Mar. 6.
(02/28/16 4:12pm)
The Undergraduate Student Government senate discussed replacing bathroom codes with proximity card access in their weekly meeting on Feb. 28.“I’m very happy that after a year and a half, we finally have a bathroom recommendation,” University Student Life Committee chair Jenny Zhang ’18 said.According to Zhang, survey results revealed that 71 percent of the student body opposed having codes only on women’s bathrooms, 72 percent opposed having codes on either gender bathrooms and 56 percent voted in favor of prox access to all bathrooms.The USLC, Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students and the Department of Public Safety have decided the best way to move forward would be switching to Tiger Card access to dormitory bathrooms, Zhang explained.The new Salto locks for bathrooms would not require a PIN number, unlike the locks on dorm rooms, according to Zhang. Housing is trying to get funding to replace the bathroom locks, and the changes could be in place as early as late 2016.Zhang said that all the locks for both genders would be accessible with a student’s prox, regardless of the student’s gender, adding that this option would enable students to have independence as well as privacy.“I think it’s an extra layer of protection [for those] who feel uncomfortable,” Zhang explained.U-councilor Ethan Marcus ’18 said that many students would find this new system to be a hassle.“I’m not saying that it should be a one-sided standard… rationale that only University students should have access is convoluted because to get into the building you need a prox,” he said.Zhang added that the prox access would also provide for a record of who accessed a bathroom at a certain time. If, for example, someone were to be assaulted in a bathroom there would be a record to see who went in, she noted. According to Zhang, the records would be protected by relevant University protocol regarding prox data.U-Councilor Dallas Nan ’16 noted that if the data is pertinent to a certain case then the committee on discipline and the honor committee can ask for those records, but the record would not be released for anyone’s common knowledge.Although both genders will have access to any dorm bathroom, the bathrooms will still remain “Men’s” or “Women’s” rather than being relabeled as gender-neutral.“The University is still working on ways to include gender-neutral bathrooms; it's in the strategic plan,” USG president Aleks Czulak ’17 noted.Maxim Zaslavsky ’17, IT committee chair, said that the goal of the new committee members would be to provide ample support for students pursuing projects or apps that could be useful for the student body at large.“I think the name ‘IT’ is a little misleading, and I think our primary goal is fixing the way websites are hosted,” Zaslavsky said.He added that there has always been a gap in support between students."Students have had to reinvent the wheel each time," he said.Czulak noted that USG should push for greater integration among committees, including the IT committee, to increase communication. In addition, she explained that many developers and entrepreneurs have contacted USG with ideas that could benefit the school, which USG could support in the future.The senate has been working on a resolution to support the inclusion of co-op and “Block 95” students into the independent housing room draw, Nan said.Nan said his working group hopes to alter the independent pledge, because the current stipulations are too restrictive.Nan added that there seems to be an oversupply of rooms for independent students, which then get moved to the general upperclassmen draw. Further, Nan added that students in co-ops and “Block 95” are getting nearly two-thirds of their meals on their own and need a kitchen.“That is one piece of the puzzle that hasn’t been thought through,” Nan said.He explained that changes to the independent housing draw would affect other rooming options as well.Mary Heath Manning ’17 said that the Princeton Perspective Project is currently working on a number of projects, including a collaboration with the Inter-Club Council to continue conversations on diversity. PPP will also be working with female leaders in the student body to discuss challenges and obstacles that women on campus face.Nan suggested that the PPP reach out to freshmen during orientation.“I know it’s jam-packed, but I’d love to see the mindfulness brought out in that,” Nan said.Manning noted that Community Action and Outdoor Action leaders serve as crucial sources of information for freshmen, so the PPP could work with those leaders to make information available.
(02/21/16 4:16pm)
The Undergraduate Student Government senate discussed spring Lawnparties budget and student wellness during their weekly meeting on Feb. 21.
(02/14/16 3:46pm)
The Undergraduate Student Government Senate discussed residential programming to make information about room draw more available to students during their first weekly meeting on Feb. 14.
(02/07/16 4:26pm)
According to the statistics from the Interclub Council, provided to the Daily Princetonian by ICC president Jean-Carlos Arenas '16, the six bicker clubs received 705 applications in total this year, a slight decrease from 716 applications last year. The overall bicker acceptance rate was 77 percent this year compared to 72 percent last year.
(02/06/16 11:27pm)
FormerUndergraduate Student GovernmentpresidentElla Cheng '16said that the past year in USG was highlighted by revision of the P/D/F reversal policy, efforts to spread awareness about financial aid andanalysis of studentneeds through the 'What Matters' survey.
(02/05/16 7:40pm)
The number of bicker participants decreased this year compared to last year for multiple eating clubs, Cannon Dial Elm club president Ian McGeary '16 said.
(01/10/16 3:55pm)
The Undergraduate Student Government is working to set up a bike share program on campus, U-Councilor Ethan Marcus ’18 said at the last senate meeting of the semester on Jan. 10.
(12/14/15 5:15pm)
Princeton is among 84 cities and counties nationwide to sign an amicus brief, put together by the Cities United for Immigration Action, that supports President Barack Obama’s Executive Order on immigration and opposes a Texas court decision that has put a hold on the executive action on a national level, Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert said.
(12/13/15 4:07pm)
The Undergraduate Student Government will be implementing efforts to increase student turnout at USG elections, chief elections manager Sung Won Chang ’18 said at the senate meeting on Sunday.
(12/06/15 3:58pm)
The Undergraduate Student Government is discussing a complete reversal to the pass/D/fail policy in which students would be allowed to reverse a choice to take a class with a P/D/F option, academics committee chair Ramie Fathy ’16 said at the weekly senate meeting on Sunday.
(11/22/15 6:51pm)
The Undergraduate Student Government senate convened for a closed meeting on Nov. 21 in light of the recent Black Justice League walk-out and sit-in in Nassau Hall.
(11/15/15 4:09pm)
The Undergraduate Student Government senate discussed changes to the elections handbook during the weekly meeting on Sunday.The senate voted to split the elections handbook into two separate handbooks, one governing candidacy and the other governing referenda specifically.The senate then approved voting and passing thresholds for referenda, making it necessary that at least one-third of the student body vote on a referendum for that referendum to be on the ballot and that of those students, more than 50 percent must vote in favor for the referendum to pass.Some members of the senate said that it would be desirable to have referenda only during regular USG election cycles instead of allowing students to vote on referenda at any point during the year.“I think this is a reasonable action to take,” U-councilor Ethan Marcus 18 said. “We have limited resources. We have one elections manager, who has to deal with two elections.”Other members disagreed, saying that pressing issues should be addressed quickly and effectively, regardless of the time of the year.“As leaders of the university, us as a USG, it’s our job to facilitate conversations,” U-councilor Dallas Nan ’16 said. “If we choose this option, I think we're doing a disservice to our peers. It should not be our job to decide what is and isn’t a pressing issue to them.”Nan added that rather than taking into account what peer institutions do regarding referenda, we should support and give voice to students who wish to discuss topics affecting them here and now.In past elections, 200 signatures during elections cycle and 500 signatures off-season were required for a petition to be considered. The new referenda handbook contained a tentative clause requiring 400 signatures to be on the ballot.U-councilor Jacob Cannon ’17 said that the number of signatures required for a petition should be a percentage of the school's population, as the population of the school changes every year and a percentage would better reflect how much support the petition has. He noted that he thinks this percent should be 10 percent specifically.USG president Ella Cheng ’16 noted that during theHose Bicker referendum, those seeking to petition had been actively impeded and had a hard time reaching the required number of 500 signatures. People had ripped the paper ballots, Cheng noted.Cheng said that she was afraid something similar could happen with more controversial referenda.Cheng is a former staff writer for the Daily Princetonian.After extensive discussion, the senate passed the 10 percent amendment.Princeton Perspective Project chair Mary Manning ’17 presented a brief overview of the direction the project is heading this year. Whereas they had focused on acquiring stories to put on the website last year, the group hopes to spark more conversations this year.“Getting people talking is more important than increasing the number of stories on our site,” Manning said.One of the events that PPP has been organizing is the Battle for Burrito in the residential colleges, she noted.Manning added that the PPP is more than open to possible collaborations with other student groups on campus. For example, Manning explained that PPP hopes to reach out to freshmen through residential college advisers, since freshmen in particular might be more overwhelmed because everything is new to them.Mental Health Initiatives Board co-chair and U-council chair Naimah Hakim ’16 said that the MHIB will also be working with PPP for Mental Health Week.USG vice president Aleksandra Czulak ’17 said that the USG has been looking into working with the Interclub Council in the past.ICC president Jean-Carlos Arenas ’16 said he hopes to increase cooperation with USG, noting that the hydration stations set up at 1879 Arch during Princetoween had been successful.Arenas is a former chief copy editor and staff writer for the ‘Prince.’Czulak said that it was necessary to also consider the needs of students on financial aid, or those that are independent or in co-ops.“At this point, we’re at the stage when we can consolidate our efforts,” Arenas said regarding ICC and USG’s work on financial aid for eating clubs.Cheng noted the fact that cultural or affinity groups on campus have recently been experiencing difficulty in procuring funds or booking rooms for events.Cheng also noted that students had recently noticed late meal prices going up.“There’s no reason a sandwich would cost six dollars,” U-councilor Miranda Rosen ’18 said regarding late meal prices.Correction: An earlier version inaccurately stated the location of the hydration station. It was 1879 Arch, not Campus Club. The 'Prince' regrets the error.
(11/08/15 7:48pm)
The Undergraduate Student Government senate discussed the upcoming elections timeline during its weekly meeting on Sunday.