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IN THE SENATE: April 25, 2021

• Te Dining Committee told the senate that they were planning a Tik Tok inspired event in the dining halls on May 4.

It would feature dishes from the popular app to be enjoyed before fnals season. Tey also announced that the dining staf would be reviewing the survey results from earlier in the semester to improve student’s experiences and keep dining accountable.

• Te Community Enhancement and Emergency Fund (CEEF) Committee announced that they had placed an order for water bottle flling stations. Te items would arrive in mid-May and be installed in the frst year quads of

Masell and North to replace existing ones and provide new ones to residence halls without.

• Te Facilities, Housing and Transportation Committee reported that they had ordered small plaques to be installed on Student Union projects completed throughout the academic year to increase their presence and accountability on campus.

• Te Senate unanimously passed fve bylaws by acclamation during this meeting. Te frst bylaw passed, the

Endorsement Bylaw, clarifes that members of the Allocations Board and the Judiciary members are unable to give endorsements to candidates during elections to maintain their a-political nature. Te second bylaw passed, the

Judiciary Ofce Hours Bylaw, changed the requirement for ofce hours from three ofce hours per week to ofce hours by appointment. Te third, the Executive Board Bylaw, specifes what is expected from the Executive branch of the student union during their meetings. Te fourth and ffh, were two Election Bylaws: the frst one is an amendment meant to clarify the process of the election, clarifying timing for campaigns and expenses, while the second is an amendment to the frst amendment.

• Te Senate introduced a Club Bylaw, to be voted on next week, which simplifes the wordiness of the current club support bylaws. Tis will assist in making them read easier and be simpler to understand instating a new tier system rather to organize clubs rather than the name order they have been using thus far.

• Te Senate passed, by way of a roll call vote, their budget for the next academic and fscal year.

Student Union President and Vice President discuss goals for next year

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versity, equity and inclusion (DEI) training on campus. She has already begun collaborating and strategizing with community members to tackle this issue. “My experience as Racial Minority Senator has shown me, and continues to show me, that these changes and improvements are not only possible, but are well within our reach,” wrote Trun. Sourirajan wants to bring more support to clubs on campus, specifcally Intercultural Center (ICC) clubs, wrote Sourirajan. She wants to make sure there is constant communication between the Student Union and club leaders in order to make sure that their needs are met. Sourirajan said she wants to “help direct the university on communications to students and more quality programming on campus.” As the university transitions back to in-person learning, Sourirajan wrote that she will be bringing concerns to the administration like she is currently doing in her role as Student Union Vice President.

She also plans to meet with Trun in the summer to plan the structure of the Student Union so they can efectively handle the transition back to an in-person set up. Trun wrote that they have plans for supporting students during the transition from online learning to in-person. Something she believes will be benefcial for students is increased mental health resources. Trun noted that students have been experiencing large amounts of stress from the changes being made and this has led to a negative impact on student’s mental health. “As [Sourirajan] and I move into our roles as President and Vice President of the Student Union, we are planning to increase the number of morale boosting events on campus, continue pushing for breaks during class to reduce burnout and fatigue, advocate for higher quality wellness days, and many other things that will, hopefully, improve the mental well-being of the Brandeis student body as a whole,” wrote Trun. Both Sourirajan and Trun encouraged students to reach out if they have any questions. Sourirajan wrote that she is excited to advocate for students in her new position as Student Union president. Trun also wrote that she is excited to take on the role as Student Union vice president and is thankful for the students who trusted her and Sourirajan in these positions. Sourirajan and Trun ran against Nany Zhai ’22 and Ben Topol ’24 who ran together as president and vice president respectively. Sourirajan and Trun received 377 votes making up 50.47 percent of the vote and Zhai and Topol received 351 votes making up 46.99 percent of the vote.

SOURIRAJAN THRUN

PHOTOS COURTESY BRANDEIS STUDENT UNION