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.
The undergraduate Student Association will postpone its annual Fall Fest to the spring semester, citing “logistical issues” arising from leadership changes and scheduling conflicts.
All undergraduates will now pay a $115 mandatory student activity fee towards the undergraduate Student Association each semester, ending the $109 activity fee that was charged for the past seven years.
Charlene Okine will serve as the undergraduate Student Association 2026-27 president with a win of 1,296 votes.
All 12 candidates have run uncontested in this year’s 2026-27 elections for the undergraduate Student Association Senate.
The undergraduate Student Association Senate voted to pass five reforms that addressed the misspending and misconduct allegations that led to former 2026-27 SA President Jack Koscinski’s resignation during its first meeting on Sept. 2. The vote was unanimous: 14 ayes to zero nays.
Four candidates are vying to become the undergraduate Student Association’s president for the 2026-27 year.
This 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.
The 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.
Elections 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.
Incoming 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.
The 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.
Two 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.
After 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.
The 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.
A senator wanted to leave the undergraduate Student Association Senate’s advocacy committee — a decision that his fellow senators did not like.
The 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.
Cole DeVantier will fill a recently-vacated seat on the undergraduate Student Association Senate as by a unanimous vote held during a meeting Wednesday evening.
The 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.
The 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.
Student 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.