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No confidence option skewed results, USG election candidate claims

“No confidence” option skewed results, USG election candidate claims

Arielle Martinez August 15, 2015
A candidate in the 2015 USG elections claimed to the USG Supreme Court that a “no confidence” option on the ballot unfairly affected the results of the elections.
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USG Treasurer Kathryn Michaud, above, presented an explanation of the 2015-2016 budget to the senators. MANJU SHIVACHARAN / THE STATESMAN

Campus briefing: USG senate passes new version of $3.2 million budget to fund clubs and agencies

Arielle Martinez April 27, 2015
The Undergraduate Student Government senate passed a new $3.2 million budget for the 2015-2016 year at its Thursday meeting.
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Current USG President, Gary Lachar, above, said about $176,000 in unallocated funds would be added per year with the fee increase. MANJU SHIVACHARAN / THE STATESMAN

Campus briefing: Students to vote on Student Activity Fee raise

Christopher Leelum April 20, 2015
Along with potential candidates, students will have an important issue to vote in during this year’s USG elections—a possible increase of the Student Activity Fee.
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Campus briefing: USG budget deadline extended to April 24

Campus briefing: USG budget deadline extended to April 24

Arielle Martinez April 15, 2015
At an emergency meeting on Wednesday, April 15, the Undergraduate Student Government senate extended the deadline to pass the 2015-2016 budget to April 24.
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Jack Littman, above, brought up his resolution to support procurement policy reformation towards verifiably conflict-free products. MANJU SHIVACHARAN / THE STATESMAN

USG gives floor to online learning and support to product reformation

Christopher Leelum April 6, 2015
MOOCs and the Democratic Republic of Congo were the highlights of the USG Senate meeting on Thursday, April 2.
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Evan Artza, a senior psychology major, smokes a cigarette outside of the Javits Lecture Center. Stony Brook forbids smoking within 25 feet of any on-campus building. MEGAN MILLER / THE STATESMAN

Campus briefing: USG discusses tobacco-free campus

Arielle Martinez March 30, 2015
The USG Senate discussion regarding tobacco came in the midst of a SUNY-wide effort to ban tobacco use, including smoking and chewing tobacco, on all SUNY campuses.
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Campus briefing: Men’s Club Lacrosse budget fails

Hanaa’ Tameez March 1, 2015
A motion to move the men’s club lacrosse team to line budget status failed by a vote of 11-8-0 during the Undergraduate Student Government senate meeting on Thursday, Feb. 26.
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College of Arts and Sciences Sen. Marissa Peterson advocated for a personalized solution based on each clubs situation. SAHER JAFRI / THE STATESMAN

Campus Briefing: Nine clubs lose budgets after USG Senate passes Appropriations Act

Christopher Leelum February 17, 2015
The Appropriations Act was the star of the show for the Feb. 12 USG senate meeting, passing by a vote of 18-1-0, but not before some misunderstandings and reconsideration.
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James Alrassi, Executive Vice President, proposed the My Senator’s Keeper Act this past fall. The act requires each senator to propose a project within two weeks of the start of the semester in order to strengthen the campus community. (MANJU SHIVACHARAN / THE STATESMAN)

USG plans to implement “My Senator’s Keeper Act” this semester

Arielle Martinez February 1, 2015
This spring semester will be the first semester that the new Senator’s Project Act, which the Undergraduate Student Government senate passed Dec. 4, 2014.
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I work over 60 hours every single week and could use some help because I still cant get everything done in that amount of time even with two other people working twenty hours every week, Michaud said. (MANJU SHIVACHARAN / THE STATESMAN)

Campus briefing: USG assistant hours adjusted

Arielle Martinez November 18, 2014
The Undergraduate Student Government senate unanimously approved new bylaws for the USG executive council, which capped the number of hours per week that executive council assistants can work.
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USG senate disbands ASAB, officially recognizes new clubs

Arielle Martinez October 20, 2014
The USG senate passed new bylaws for the senate and the Student Activities Board, effectively dissolving the Agency of the Student Activities Board and the Office of Law Revision, on Thursday evening.
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Campus briefing: USG senate condemns SUNY student assistant policy

Arielle Martinez October 14, 2014
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) senate passed a resolution condemning State University of New York (SUNY) student assistant employment restrictions at its meeting Thursday evening.
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