With a unanimous vote of 3-0, the UB Student Association Executive Committee called upon the private UB Foundation to “not invest in entities, companies or organizations that engage in human rights abuses” in a Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)-backed resolution that passed on Aug. 16.
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel students clashed with each other and with Student Association (SA) President Becky Paul-Odionhin for more than an hour at a tense and sometimes fiery SA Senate meeting Wednesday evening. Attendees argued over experiences of hate and discrimination at UB, and over Paul-Odionhin’s continued blockage of a vote on a Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)-backed resolution.
The resolution follows the use of a Stampede bus to transport arrested protesters from the scene of a pro-Palestine demonstration last week.
The undergraduate Student Association (SA) has allocated $314,405 — aside from artist fees, which the SA has not made public — for expenses for this year’s Spring Fest concert.
The call for Schulze’s resignation follows more than a month of protests against hiring cutbacks led by graduate students in the Classics Department.
The resolution was proposed by UB’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, and was backed by several senators. Paul-Odionhin said the resolution could endanger SA if passed.
A policy that would introduce a formula for awarding undergraduate clubs supplemental funding failed to pass at the SA Senate Wednesday night, but is likely to emerge in an updated form at the body’s next meeting.
SA President Becky Paul-Odionhin told organizers she would need more specific information before backing a resolution.
The advocacy push, focused on the five-year broad-based fee increase plan and the end of the student health insurance plan. Both decisions were finalized this February and last November, respectively.
Beginning in the fall semester, Samin Bhuya will be SA’s president, Killian Hannigan its vice president, and Louis Poon its treasurer.
The SA has booked two artists and is seeking a third to perform at this year’s Spring Fest, which will be held on May 4.
The Spectrum spoke with representatives of all parties about their prior experience, their platforms and the future of UB’s undergraduate student government — and the clubs that depend on it.
The Student Association (SA) Senate joined other student governments across New York State to endorse amendments to a statewide bill that would require schools, colleges and universities to train staff for suicide prevention and adopt reporting policies.
The bevy of new policies aim to improve club funding allocation, ensure club participation and maintain Senate attendance, while eliminating a budget review process.
Of seven scheduled Senate meetings so far in the 2023-24 academic year, three were canceled because too few senators showed up.
The UB Student Association (SA) extended the deadline for club officer training to Sept. 30 from the original deadline of Sept. 11.
The student petition, which has garnered more than 300 signatures, demands a student referendum on the policy, calling it “an extreme disservice."
The Student Association (SA) is in the process of creating a sanction appeal policy after men’s club ice hockey asked SA to overturn a $4,197.50 fine levied on the club in December.
Clubs in the hobby, POC, special interest and international councils have until May 17 to dissolve ties with any third-party groups or be derecognized by SA.
The Student Association (SA) Senate passed a highly-contested resolution last Monday to remove an election rule that prohibited campaigning for SA positions in forums with 10 or more non-candidates without approval from the Elections and Credentials Chair.
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