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Student Government

11/20/09 6:03am

UA reform faces apathy

Students' apathy could be a challenge for the upcoming referendum that would establish direct elections for the Undergraduate Assembly’s top two positions, which requires at least 20 percent of the student body to care enough to vote.
11/20/09 2:11am

Sophomore class board will profile a student every week

Sophomores who have done something significant on or off campus will be profiled in the weekly “2012 Spotlight.”
11/16/09 7:20am

Students to decide on UA reform

With 600 student signatures on a petition and a two-thirds vote from the Undergraduate Assembly, the proposed reform to the UA’s internal executive elections is now officially a referendum.
11/12/09 2:27am

Upcoming 'Quakerpedia' to serve as online manual

The Undergraduate Assembly Student Life Committee’s Quakerpedia will serve as a one-stop resource guide to all facets of Penn.
11/11/09 1:20am

UA talks late-night dining

After a number of on-campus dining options reduced their hours last semester, the Undergraduate Assembly responded to students’ concerns with discussion of new venues.
11/10/09 1:47am

UA discusses PennCard security, MERT housing, textbooks

College junior and Undergraduate Assembly member Rico Moorer was shell-shocked after he arrived, before 10:30 p.m., at a UA meeting that was already ending.
11/09/09 1:35am

SAC elects new executive members

Last week, College senior Natalie Vernon was re-elected as the Student Activities Council chairwoman for the next term, which lasts until February 2010.
11/06/09 5:43am

Proposal draft details UA reform

The proposal would rename the chair and vice chair for external affairs the Undergraduate Assembly "president" and "vice president."
11/03/09 12:59am

UA members clash over Ivy Council funding

Undergraduate Assembly members became heated at Sunday’s meeting as members participated in a spirited, if not confrontational, debate.
10/29/09 3:49am

UA election reform gains support

The proposal calls for the direct election of some leadership positions. Student leaders say it would give groups a greater voice in student government.
10/27/09 4:54am

UA responds to calls for reform

The Undergraduate Assembly had much to say in response to last week’s call for election reform, discussing the topic for more than an hour on Sunday.
10/23/09 12:35am

Meeting discusses UA reform

Students calling for reform in the Undergraduate Assembly want to adjust the election process for chairman and VP for external affairs.
10/21/09 2:35am

UA plans to help students cut costs

Undergraduate Assembly members are trying to combat thinning wallets, one proposal at a time.
10/16/09 3:18am

Student govt. members seek to reform UA

Two seniors involved in Penn Student Government are organizing a meeting Wednesday night to discuss the possibility of reforming the Undergraduate Assembly.
10/15/09 3:59am

Forbes will be SPEC fall speaker

The editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine and former Republican presidential candidate will speak in Irvine in November.
10/14/09 1:59am

UA, Dining consider student input in late-night options

Although the Undergraduate Assembly is making efforts to bring students late-night dining options, Penn Dining officials say the initiative’s success will depend entirely on students.
10/14/09 1:51am

Freshman reps increase diversity in student govt.

Leaders say the freshmen have increased their groups’ diversity, but add that race shouldn’t be a factor.
10/13/09 4:51am

Two UA members resign

Sunday night, College sophomores Cornelius Range and Adam Hamilton resigned from their seats on the Undergraduate Assembly. College juniors Rico Moorer and Michael Chen will step up to replace them.
10/13/09 2:41am

UA discusses religious group funding and sensitivity training

Sunday night’s Undergraduate Assembly meeting discussed religious group funding, sensitivity training, late-night dining and international student issues.
10/12/09 1:27am

Fall Festival crowds small but enthusiastic

Saturday afternoon, College Green was transformed into a yoga studio, concert venue and carnival at the Social Planning and Events Committee’s inaugural Fall Festival.

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