At the Senate Meeting of December 12, 2011, guest student Andy Debbins presented a petition to the Senate that requested that the Gold Line continues to make stops along Genessee Street even though it is not included in the route. Projects & Services addressed this concern and assured the students that they would make improvements. Student, Alykhan Alani, voiced concerns regarding increasing tuition rates at the University of Rochester. The Senate and members of the gallery participated in discussion. President Halpern stated that there will be information on the Hive regarding the breakdown of tuition in the near future. Laurel Contomanolis from Residential Life presented information about the new Housing Lottery System. The Senate approved constitution changes to UR Debate Union. Additionally, Humma Sheikh was approved to serve as Co-Chair of the Projects & Services Committee and Senator DeMeo resigned from the Senate.
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The Senate Meeting of December 5, 2011 was marked by a motion to grant the appeal of Phi Delta Epsilon and overturn the decision of the Policy & Review Committee. The group brought the concern to the Senate that they felt as though they were not being heard when they first presented their request for preliminary status to the Policy & Review Committee. The motion failed. Additionally, the Senate approved constitution changes to UR Concerts and Wendy Wang was approved to serve as Deputy Treasurer of the Appropriations Committee. Senator Brookstein, Senator Brill Chief Justice Petersen, and President Halpern discussed changes that will be put in place for Dandelion Day this spring.
