SA's 2026 Fall Fest delayed
By AIDEN DICKERSON | Sep. 30The undergraduate Student Association will postpone its annual Fall Fest to the spring semester, citing “logistical issues” arising from leadership changes and scheduling conflicts.
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SA Senate reforms finance, staff policies
By AVA MARSALA | Sep. 16
Q&A: 2026-27 SA presidential candidates
By DOROTHY SIMILIEN and LOGAN CARLIN | Sep. 16More Student Association
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SA finalizes 13 Senate, five presidential candidates four days before elections
By DOROTHY SIMILIEN | Sep. 12This fall’s undergraduate Student Association 2026-27 elections will see 13 candidates on the ballot for the Senate and five for president. Names were finalized four days prior to Monday, Sept. 14, the start of the voting period for both elections.
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SA will ask students to raise mandatory activity fee from $109 to $115
By MYLIEN LAI | Aug. 23The undergraduate Student Association is asking its students to raise the mandatory activity fee from $109 to $115 in this year’s referendum, held from Sept. 14 to 18. The fee is SA's sole source of funding, and is directed towards the 200+ undergraduate clubs it oversees and student events.
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Student Association president, senators up for election Sept. 14 to 18
By MYLIEN LAI | Aug. 23Elections for the undergraduate Student Association president and Senate for the 2026-27 year will be held simultaneously from Sept. 14 to 18. Any full-time undergraduate can run for either the presidential role or one of the 12 Senate seats, or both.
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SA president quits amid allegations of misspending, misconduct, attempted fraud
By MYLIEN LAI | Aug. 2Incoming Undergraduate Student Association President Jack Koscinski has resigned, following a letter from his fellow e-board members accusing him of inappropriate conduct, mismanagement of funds and attempted fraud.
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SA Senate fails to pass resolution by one vote in third attempt to raise e-board wages
By MYLIEN LAI | May 11The undergraduate Student Association (SA) Senate’s third and final attempt this semester to raise e-board stipends to $24,180 has failed to pass by a single vote.
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SA officials trade accusations in no-contact orders
By MYLIEN LAI | May 6Two elected officials in the undergraduate Student Association have obtained no-contact orders against each other through the university, with each student accusing the other of harassment and stalking.
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SA Senate falls short in second vote to pass resolution to raise e-board stipends to $24,180
By MYLIEN LAI | May 6After a nearly two-hour-long meeting Friday evening, the undergraduate Student Association Senate voted to pass a resolution to raise annual e-board stipends to $24,180 in a vote of 10 ayes and four nays.
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SA Senate denies resolution to raise e-board wages
By CASSANDRA CHIAPPETTA | Apr. 28The undergraduate Student Association (SA) Senate rejected a resolution that would have increased the e-board’s salaries by at least three percent after a tense hour-long discussion Wednesday evening.
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SA Senate denies senator’s motion to leave committee
By MYLIEN LAI | Mar. 3A senator wanted to leave the undergraduate Student Association Senate’s advocacy committee — a decision that his fellow senators did not like.
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SA Senate calls for student referendum on student space allocation
By MAIRA FAYYAZ | Mar. 3The undergraduate SA Senate called on the university to host a referendum on the allocation of student spaces during a meeting Wednesday night, with 19 ayes and one nay.
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Cole DeVantier to fill SA Senator vacancy for spring ‘26
By MYLIEN LAI | Feb. 13Cole DeVantier will fill a recently-vacated seat on the undergraduate Student Association Senate as by a unanimous vote held during a meeting Wednesday evening.
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SA Senate’s stance on SU 373 draws tensions in ‘25-26 SA advocacy committee chairperson election
By CASSANDRA CHIAPPETTA | Nov. 26The undergraduate Student Association Senate’s stance on the future closure of a queer community space drew tensions between the two candidates for the Senate’s advocacy committee chairperson position during a committee meeting last Wednesday evening.
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SA Senate unanimously calls on UB to review ban on club-exclusive rooms
By CASSANDRA CHIAPPETTA | Nov. 26The undergraduate Student Association Senate called on the university to review and potentially revise policies that banned club-exclusive rooms in a resolution unanimously passed during a meeting last Wednesday evening.
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SA senators critical or silent on SU 373’s closure
By EMMA MENDOLA | Nov. 18Student Association (SA) senators were either critical or silent on a request to oppose the closure of a queer community space during a meeting Wednesday evening.
