Senate Beat Will Never Forget
By Henry Kendrick Senate held its first public meeting of the Fall 2023 semester on Monday, September 11. All Senate Publics will be held at 9:15 AM on Mondays in the Student Union for this semester. Student Body President Safi Zenger kicked off the meeting by announcing that the first Finance Committee (FINCOM) meeting had…
Senate Beat: Last SB of the Year
As the Senators filed in on Monday for their second-to-last Senate Public, Student Body Vice President Sean Brown (‘24) greeted the audience by blowing bubbles in the Student Union (SU). The last Senate Public will be taking place on the 24th, but will unfortunately not be covered by the Quest. If you’d like to attend…
Senate Beat: It’s Election Season!
Student Body Head Treasurer Wani Pandey (‘23) recommended the allocation of $346.45 to HUM play. The motion passed almost unanimously, though Senator Lindsay Worrel (‘25) abstained, having been the one who requested the money. “Keep applying for Sub-Czar and Volunteer positions for Renn Fayre,” said Pandey. “Renn Fayre only works if people help out.” Senator…
A Low Key Senate Beat
Student Body President Safi Zenger (‘24) and Student Body Vice President Sean Brown (‘24) reported checking in with Vice President and Dean for Institutional Diversity Phyllis Esposito. “We love Phyllis, she’s really sweet,” said Zenger. President Zenger and Student Body Vice Treasurer Nina Gopaldas (‘24) also met with the Registrar Jason Maher, who walked them…
Senate Beat 3/27: Square Dance Ball is Happening
“Welcome to Public, yay!” said Student Body President Safi Zenger (‘24) on Monday, with almost a full attendance of Senate members. President Zenger stated she did not have a lot to report this week, as she had been sick, but mentioned that she and Student Body Vice Treasurer Nina Gopaldas (‘24) were meeting with Registrar…
Senate Beat: No Senate This Week
Senate Public this week was canceled, with an email notice sent out by Student Body President Safi Zenger (’24) at 4 o’clock. Senator Meera Balan (’26) informed the audience of the cancellation, saying, “We apologize for the delayed notice. Public will happen next week. I hope you all have a great second quarter.” A member…
Senate Beat: A Week of Work Before Break
Applications for KRRC Manager, Studio Engineer, and Record Manager closed Tuesday at midnight, though the application for the Webmaster position is still open on Handshake until March 19th. The Webmaster role is a “really great job if you want to be more involved [with Senate] but don’t want to sit up here,” said Senator Jefferson…
Senate Beat: Legislative Proposals
At Senate public on Monday, senators discussed two ongoing legislative proposals, one put forward by SHARE (Sexual Health, Advocacy, and Relationship Education) that was discussed in Senate Beat on February 3, and one proposing a revision to the academic misconduct policy. As explained by Student Body Head Treasurer Wani Pandey (‘23), there is often a…
Senate Beat: Faculty Discourse
This week’s Senate Beat did not have a theme, and ended up having a much smaller audience than last week. It was particularly warm in the Student Union, though that might have been because I had just walked in from the freezing cold outside. Reporting on her committees, President Safi Zenger (‘24) mentioned that the…
Senate Beat: Students Address HA Changes
Senate Public on Monday began with a full audience, with senators having to set up an extra two rows of folding chairs for a crowd of almost 40 people — a stark contrast to the usual five or so of us in the audience. This week’s public had a theme — House Advisor applications. With…
Senate Beat: Let’s Talk About RJ Baby, Let’s Talk About You and Me
At Senate public on Tuesday, senators officially confirmed that the Restorative Justice board will not receive student body funds this semester. “We would like to reaffirm that RJ is not getting funding this semester,” Vice President Sean Brown said, “We talked about it before, but this is now confirmed.” Brown further stated that, “We discussed…
Senate Beat: The Time of Many Emails
The first Senate Public of the semester began on Monday with surprisingly good attendance – likely due to the newly established Monday afternoon meeting time (which everyone rejoiced, of course). For the next commencement speaker, President Safi Zenger (‘24) reported that she and Vice President Sean Brown (‘24) had attended an earlier meeting where they…
Senate Beat: Senator Resigns from Position
As announced at Public on Wednesday, Lennox Reeder has resigned from Senate. “We are another one down,” Student Body President Safi Zenger said. “Over the weekend Lennox Reeder resigned from their position as senator. There’s not really a whole lot else to say about it, unfortunately. I know that sounds really ominous, but resigning from…
Senate Beat: A Brief PSA
Senate Public on Wednesday once again began without quorum — in what President Safi Zenger called “perhaps the worst public I’ve ever seen” — with four Senators in attendance at the official start time of 9 a.m. (three more trickled in soon after, but the final total of seven still did not meet quorum). Vice…
Senate beat is crying, pissing, shitting on the floor
At this week’s Senate Public, Student Body Vice President Margot Becker announced the removal of Reed student Aaron Grinberg from his position as Election Czar. During her committee reports, Becker stated that last Friday’s Student Committee on Academic Policy and Planning (SCAPP) meeting had discussed a recent Committee on Academic Policy and Planning (CAPP) meeting,…
Senate Suspends Bylaws
For such a short meeting of only sixteen minutes, Senate Public on Wednesday packed in a lot of updates for the student body. Most notably, Vice President Margot Becker announced that Senate had passed a motion over the weekend to temporarily suspend its own election bylaws, specifically sections 4.5-B.1 and 4.5-A.3. To explain what this…
Senate Beat 11/2: Longest Public Yet
Senate public on November 2 was forced to begin without quorum once again, with only seven senators in attendance. President Safi Zenger expressed her intention to “send a frustrated email to my colleagues” regarding this before beginning committee reports. Zenger also stated that there was “pretty much nothing to report” for most of her committees,…
Senate Beat Is In The Void
Senate Public on Wednesday began in darkness: the SU lights had been left on dimmers and nobody could figure out how to turn them off. After five minutes of various senators experimentally flipping switches and heated debate over whether Senate really needs light anyway, Vice President Margot Becker (‘24) pronounced that she kind of liked…
Senate Beat: Senate Has Questions About Luis Giraldo
This week’s Senate Public was centered around the allegations of workplace misconduct and discrimination made in a now-dismissed lawsuit against new Director of Student Support Luis Giraldo while at his former place of employment, Santa Barbara City College (SBCC). Student Body President Safi Zenger read portions of an email sent to her and Student Body…
Senate Beat 10/7: Ninas Strike Again
Despite Senate Public’s 9:00 a.m. start time deterring most of the Reed rabble from attending, Wednesday’s Senate Public was relatively well attended. Senate was only one senator short of quorum, and there were a whole four audience-members present besides your loyal Senate Beat reporter. Student Body President Safi Zenger opened committee reports saying that she…
9/30 Senate Beat: Senate Enters The Squirrel Dimension
Senate Public on Wednesday once again focused on funding for Restorative Justice Coalition (RJ), which they decided to revoke two weeks ago. It also discussed Beer Nation funding, tenure, a proposal to form an advocacy group for students reporting bias incidents, and one very tenacious squirrel. Student Body President Safi Zenger (‘24) offered a statement…
Senate Beat: Fun(ds) Discussion
The September 21st Senate Public meeting focused on funding and academics. Reporting for the Committee on Academic Policy, Senator Aidan Mokalla (‘25) shared that Theater 302 — Junior Production Studio — may be cut from the curriculum in the near future, while the Math Department is under discussion to be renamed the Math and Statistics…
Senate Beat: RJ in Doubt
In this week’s Senate Public, Student Body Senate made the decision to reduce or withdraw funding from Restorative Justice Coalition, Reed’s newest Student Accountability group, in the near future. The choice “did not seem to come as a shock” to the Restorative Justice Board, said Student Body Vice President Margot Becker, and Student Body President…
Extra Senate Beat: Senate Discusses Troubling Events
Content Warning: Sexual Violence In last week’s Senate Public, much of the week’s business was concerned with how to respond to and prevent campus sexual assault. This discussion followed multiple alleged high-profile instances of sexual violence on campus. On August 28th, a student left a ball at the Student Union with a group of unknown…
Senate Beat: August 31st
The first public Senate meeting of the year was held in the Student Union at 9 A.M. sharp on Wednesday morning. Despite the early start — Assistant Treasurer Nina Gopaldas (‘24) explained it was the only way to accommodate the senators’ class schedules this year and couldn’t be helped — the Senate made quick work…
Senate Beat: International Students Talk CPT
The April 15 Senate Public meeting was moved online last minute, harkening back to earlier days of the COVID-19 pandemic. This platform shift was representative of the COVID surge that had befallen the Reed campus, which was discussed during committee updates. The rest of the meeting primarily centered around a conversation on Curricular Practical Training…
Senate Beat: Senate Purr Purr Slay Slays the Girlies
The April 8 Senate Public Meeting saw information on Reed’s plans to improve sustainability, updates from the Student Committee on Diversity (SCOD) on bias incident reporting and diversity, equity, and inclusion training, and the fruits of a 45-minute finance committee argument among other general updates. Chief Information Officer Valerie Moreno spoke and introduced herself as…
Senate Beat: Airing of Grievances
Students Talk Race on Campus Because of the sensitive nature of many statements made at the April 1 Senate Public Meeting, any students not in Senate who did not give the Quest explicit permission to reproduce their names in print will remain anonymous. Last Friday’s Senate Public was, for once, a bustling and well-attended affair.…
Senate Beat March 18
A Pre-Spring Break Public Senate gathered for the last Public before Spring Break, with the theme of “Spring Break, so let’s finish early”, according to Student Body President Zenger. Much of the committee updates amounted to “a lot of nothing”, in the words of Senator Mack Marsaw. Nonetheless, this week saw a few important updates,…
Senate Beat: Ambient Music Makes for Chill Meeting
Golden sunlight spilled over the dust-covered windows of the Student Union as the various Student Senators filtered in for Friday’s senate public. Something was happening: the members seemed energized and happy, and as they got settled, ambient music from a live musical performance outside of Commons could be heard quietly, matching the joyful and relaxed…
Senate Beat – Admin expresses Frustration over Student Scorn
Last week’s Senate Public was dominated by a vibrant discussion about student relations with the administration, sparked by a pointed question by Jennifer Hickman, an Area Coordinator for Residence Life. Hickman expressed concern over the long history of anti-administration sentiments that have recently manifested in the form of begrudged posts in the MC’s, anti-admin graffiti,…
Senate Beat: 25th February, 2022
Copies of a brand new Quest rustled in Senators’ hands, once again bringing Senate attention to Paradox. Senators giggled over witty headlines, and excitedly flipped through articles. The bang of a broken gavel brought the Quest reading to a halt, and February 25’s themeless Senate Public was commenced. The meeting primarily centered around Renn Fayre…
Senate Talks Paradox Debt “Again”
For the first time in the semester, last week’s student senate meeting had a theme: the Paradox situation. The meeting began with an introduction from Student Body President Safi Zenger and committee reports, where each member reported what was going on with the various committees they manage. These reports essentially boiled down to business as…
Senate Returns for the Spring Semester
Senate has returned to regular programming from winter break as they held the first Senate Public for the spring semester this week. This week’s meeting also marked the first Public for the newly-elected senators. Given that the semester has just begun, much of the meeting consisted of senators stating that they had reached out to,…
Senate Beat: November 11, 2021
Senate talks Bias Incident Reporting Reform The Public Senate meeting on November 19 was primarily full of anticipation for the Spring/Fall reveal that was happening that night. Student Body President Alondra Loza was especially excited about this because it is yet another way that Reed is reintroducing traditions that had to be cancelled last year.…
Senate Beat: November 5, 2021
Senate Beat Keeps Students Informed Senate gathered in the dying light of the famed fifth of November to do their work. Appoint some election czars, pass some budgets, and chief among these burdensome tasks: keep the student body informed. As Student Body President Alondra Loza called the meeting to order she announced the news: they…
Senate Beat: Oct 29, 2021
Senate Gets Spooky This week’s Public Senate meeting was largely uneventful, as only committee reports and some questions occured. Student Body President Alondra Loza began and updated us on the progress she made over the fall break. Loza, Student Body Vice President Orion Pendragon, Director of the Office of Student Engagement (OSE) Janice Yang, and…
Senate Beat: Meet the Senators!
There was no Public Senate meeting due to fall break. One of Senate’s goals, however, is to bring more light to what senators do! Because of this, below is a list of all the committees and liasonships your student representatives hold. If you want more information about any of the committees, feel free to contact…
Senate Beat: Oct 8, 2021
Senate Reacts to Dr. McConnell Black’s Email This week’s public Senate meeting had “tech security” as its theme, but in true Public Senate fashion, the conversations jumped to much more serious topics. Student Aditya Gadkari asked for Senate’s reaction to the Oct. 5 email that Vice President for Student Life Dr. Karnell McConnell-Black sent to…
Senate Beat: Oct 1, 2021
Senate Talks Student Space Task Force This week’s Public Senate meeting was dedicated to answering the many questions students had about the new Student Space Task Force (SSTF), as well as talking about the problem of student space and autonomy. Student Body President Alondra Loza talked about the themes of SSTF and what it hopes…
Senate Beat: Sept 24, 2021
Senate Talks CRAG and Funding Although the theme for this week’s Public Senate meeting was “funding,” another topic was discussed just as much: the COVID-19 Risk Assessment Group (CRAG). The conversation about CRAG began when a student asked Senate about next week’s Senate meeting, which will cover topics relating to student spaces. The student wanted…
Senate Beat: Sept 17, 2021
Senate Provides Committee Updates This week’s Public Senate meeting did not consist of a theme or any further discussions following committee reports. Student Body President Alondra Loza was not in attendance, so Student Body Vice President Orion Pendragon facilitated the meeting. Senator Margot Becker began the committee reports. In their role as Student Union (SU)…
Senate Beat: Sept 10, 2021
Senate Talks Autonomy Over Student Spaces Student autonomy has long been a center point of contention between Senate and the administration. This week’s Public Senate meeting bore witness to that. While there was no theme to the meeting, the end of the meeting focused on the encroachment of administrative organizations on historically student-run activities and…
Senate Beat: Sept 3, 2021
Senate’s back and better than ever! This week, among other meetings and orientation events to commemorate the beginning of the new school year, the first Public Senate meeting happened. Not only was it the first Senate meeting of the year, but it was also the first in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic began, as well…
Senate Beat: Apr 27, 2021
Senate reflects on the passed term In this week’s Public Senate meeting, members reflected on the semester as it comes to a close. Each senator in attendance gave their quarterly reports: a reflection and assessment of their work this quarter. Due to Student Body President Aziz Ouedraogo assuming her position half way through the term,…
Senate Beat: Apr 20, 2021
Senate talks new ideas for next year This week’s Public Senate meeting was more broad in its topic than usual, covering how Reed handles grievances. Student Body President Aziz Ouedraogo explained that Senate has had ongoing discussions about improving the reporting and support process for groups of students with larger grievances and is excited to…
Senate Beat: Apr 6, 2021
Senate talks about the financial structure of the college and more! This week’s Public Senate Meeting was joined by Vice President and Treasurer Lorraine Arvin and Associate Treasurer and Controller Robert Tust who gave an overview of the Reed’s financial structure. Arvin spoke while Tust shared a prepared slideshow containing graphics and a summary of…
Senate Beat: Mar 30, 2021
Senate Answers COVID-19 Questions Student Body President Aziz Ouedraogo was not present at this week’s Public Senate meeting, but that does not mean this meeting was unproductive. This week’s theme was COVID-19 frequently asked questions (FAQ). Administrators and faculty alike were at the meeting to answer student questions and give information about vaccine distribution on…
Senate Beat: Mar 23, 2021
Senate Talks HUM 110 Content Warnings No theme was chosen for this week’s Public Senate meeting. The majority of the meeting was focused on updates regarding senators’ respective committees and liasionships. Student Body President Aziz Ouedraogo began committee reports and announced that next week’s Public Senate meeting will be a discussion about vaccines. According to…
Senate Beat: Mar 16, 2021
Senate talks CSO reform and accountability This week’s public Senate meeting was dedicated to listening to student grievances regarding Community Safety Officers (CSOs) and how Senate might bring about reform. The conversation began with Student Body President Aziz Ouedraogo speaking about why this meeting is important for students and faculty alike. Senate, according to Ouedraogo,…
Senate Beat: Mar 9, 2021
Senate Talks New Positions and Future Projects New Student Body President Aziz Ouedraogo ran this week’s Public Senate meeting for the first time in her new position. The former vice president assumed the role of president following former Student Body President Priya Narain’s resignation. The resignation was announced through the Student Body Information email released…
Senate Beat: Mar 2, 2021
Senate Discusses Support for International Students In this week’s public meeting, Senate spoke about how to support international students with Program Director for International Student Services (ISS) Gwen Standford. International student and member of the International Student Advisory Board (ISAB) Ana Quintana Bernal was also in attendance to discuss ways Senate can help. International students…
Senate Beat: Feb 22, 2021
Committee Reports Discuss HUM 110 Proposals The Public Senate meeting this week was largely uneventful. There was no topic or agenda for the meeting; it began with Student Body President Priya Narain starting committee reports. Narain mentioned that she and Vice Treasurer Kodinna Anachebe received training on the Appeals Board, and expressed optimism about the…
Senate Beat: Feb 9, 2021
Senate Breaks Down Topics in Breakout Rooms Tuesday’s Senate meeting was far more formal than previous, and for good reason; in attendance were several administrators, including President Audrey Bilger, who, with Senate, discussed the goals and aspirations of Senate this term. Student Body President Priya Narain split the meeting into breakout rooms. Narain explained this…
Senate Beat: Feb 2, 2021
Today’s Senate public meeting saw the announcement of new wages for a handful of student positions and a discussion of the new wage review process. The new wages can be found in the table below. Student Body Vice President Aziz Ouedraogo spoke about the history of wage review. Although Senate oversees student wages, it has…
Senate Beat: Nov 30, 2020
Administration looks to students for guidance on Title IX policy Senate’s public meeting began with Senator Aziz Ouedraogo commenting on how for the 19 years of her life she spent cosplaying as a boy, she had never had as much luck on gay Tinder as she is having now as a girl on straight Tinder.…
Senate Beat: Nov 16, 2020
Senate Meets with CLBR to Discuss Student Engagement Monday’s public Senate meeting was visited by staff members from the Center for Life Beyond Reed (CLBR) who gave a presentation on what CLBR does on campus and what their philosophy around career and education planning is. They then discussed with Senate members how CLBR can better…
Senate Beat: Nov 9, 2020
Senate talks Quest budget… again Monday’s public senate meeting started out with few committee reports, and ended with Student Body President Al Chen sharing the results of the previous night’s executive board meeting where Senate privately voted on the Quest’s budget proposal. Chen announced that Senate had voted to approve the Quest’s budget proposal with…
Senate Beat: Nov 2, 2020
Senate talks proposed Quest budget This week’s public meeting saw renewed discussions of Quest funding, as well as updates on the Student Committee on Academic Policy and Planning (SCAPP) and the Health and Counseling Center during committee reports. At the beginning of new business, Student Body President Al Chen gave an overview of recent discussions…
Senate Beat: Oct 26, 2020
On a lazy Monday, everyone seemed, rightfully, more interested in mourning the loss of fall break than attending a public meeting with no new business and just a small handful of committee reports. Assistant Treasurer Kodinna Anachebe reported that they’ve been processing disbursements and had met with the bookstore board to discuss plans on putting…
Senate Beat: Oct 19, 2020
Fall Feast still on the table and updates on grading Monday’s public Senate meeting saw some committee updates and ended with birthday wishes for Senator Priya Narain. Student Body President Alisa Chen started the meeting by giving updates on Fall Feast as part of the Basic Needs Initiative, which is composed of Reed community members…
Senate Beat: Oct 12, 2020
Senate Discuss HCC Accessibility and Improvements A meeting that began with several normal committee reports and almost saw the approval for a new Quest budget ended with a Q&A with the new Counseling Services Director at the Health and Counseling Center (HCC), Johanna Workman. Workman began by giving an overview of her work so far…
Senate Beat: Oct 5, 2020
Continued Funding Discussions At this week’s public Student Body Senate meeting, Senate approved line item funding for KRRC’s website costs and voted on funding allocation for Top 40 recipients. In response to Senate’s recent decision to provide website funding for all student publications as a line item, Senate received a request from KRRC station manager…
Senate Beat: Sept 28, 2020
Major Changes to Quest Funding Monday’s Senate meeting began with a myriad of committee reports and hit the time limit as the Quest Editorial Board met with Senators to discuss changes to funding, as well as Senate’s intervention in the printing of the first issue of the Quest. The Quest Editorial Board attended the meeting…
Senate Beat: Sept 21, 2020
New Title IX Coordinator Chris Toutain Discusses Implementation of Policy Changes This week, your very own Student Body Senate convened before a not-unrespectable crowd to provide updates on how committees and offices across campus are setting course and gaining momentum for the year’s trajectory. Chris Toutain, Reed’s Title IX and 504 Coordinator, presented and answered…
Senate Beat: Mar 11, 2020
No Clear Solution to Scrounge Closure This past Wednesday, the senators convened to sit and chat about the coronavirus pandemic and the increasing toll it’s taking on our community — most notably the recent shutdown of the near and dear food security salvation, the Scrounge. Members of the COVID-19 task force were present to plead…
Senate Beat: Mar 4, 2020
Housing Advisers Frustrated with Area Coordinators This past Wednesday, the senators held hands and huddled together in a circle, in an attempt to create warmth, share their feelings, and discuss this week’s topic, Residence Life! The rows of the Student Union were quite full this week, stuffed to the gills with Res Life staff and…
Senate Beat: Feb 19, 2020
No More Renn Fayre Fireworks Last Wednesday, thyne holy senators gathered to discuss Reed’s annual celebration, Renn Fayre! Despite Renn Fayre’s ability to elicit eagerness and anticipation, the conversation took a more controversial turn when the czars mentioned updates to the Checkmates system and the planned cancelation of the firework show. Two of the Renn…
Senate Beat: Feb 26, 2020
Introducing the Student Committee on Diversity On Wednesday, the senators convened in what ended up being a short and sweet meeting, focusing on the topic of the Student Committee on Diversity. Other topics included the new posting policy, the SCAPP accessibility survey, and the desperate need for election czars. The Student Committee on Diversity (SCOD)…
Senate Beat: Feb 2, 2020
Senate Debates How to Count Students in 2020 Census The first tantalizing meeting of the semester on February 5 had all in attendance gripping the edge of their chairs at the thrilling mention of the 2020 U.S. Census! Other topics included diversity, student success, and apple strudel (or was it chocolate cake?). The census! That’s…
Senate Beat: Feb 12, 2020
Yet again, in their Feb. 12 meeting, the Student Body Senate was surprised when a deceptively neutral theme turned into heated discussion, this time revolving around the topic of theft. In what is continually perceived to be a “victimless crime,” Bon Appetit is suffering more and more at the hands of food theft. Eager to…
Senate Beat: Nov 21, 2019
Senators talk elections and what it means to be a part of the Reed Student Senate On November 21, the Reed Student Senate was visited by this years election czars, Kiana Cunningham-Rodriguez and Jasmin Castellanos, who dropped in to let all in attendance know the when and where of this year’s elections. After this, the…
Senate Beat: Nov 14, 2019
Senate Spends Seven Minutes in Heaven Last week, the Senate meeting commenced into seven minutes of what could only be described as an engrossing display of chaotic gavel bangging and uncontrollable senator giggling that, in all honesty, elicited an odd sense of morbid fascination. Because the meeting consisted mainly of the type of business that…
Senate Beat: Nov 7, 2019
Accessibility Committee addresses student concerns and pledges better communication Last week’s Senate meeting was visited by the Accessibility Committee who dropped in to answer questions and respond to concerns regarding the committee’s line of communication with the student body. Other topics discussed included a consideration on the basis of what defines disabilities at Reed according…
Senate Beat: Oct 31, 2019
Senate Gets Spooky and Talks Institutional Change Last week’s Senate meeting happened to fall on Halloween, and with it came spooky discussions of institutional change and instability amongst other business. When asked by a senator if the college was falling apart, Student Body President Pax Lloyd-Burchett responded, “a little bit.” Vice President for Student Life…
Senate Beat: Oct 10 2019
The senate shuffle continues, and this time with a visit from faculty members Jay Mellies and Marc Schneiberg who, in a quite frantic and desperate manner, came in to plead with the students to help in conducting the search for a new Dean of Faculty. Mellies and Schneiberg expressed faculty desire in having student participation…
Senate Beat: Oct 3 2019
Last week’s themeless student Senate meeting was kicked off by Student Body President Pax Lloyd-Burchett who expertly noted the equal ratio of 2 students to 2 faculty audience members in attendance, which was promptly followed by scattered, yet enthusiastic applause by all four community members present. During committee reports, the allocation of $476 for clubs…
Senate Beat: Sept 26 2019
Senate addresses food service and naloxone change Last week the Reed College Student Senate directed its focus to the topic of “Food at Reed” with two representatives from Bon Appetit in the audience and a visual presentation provided by Shannon Tivona, a Bon Appetit Management Company Fellow. Later on, Director of Community Safety Gary Granger…
Senate Beat Oct 17 2019
Two weeks ago, the Student Body Senate was visited by Res Life committee members whose aim was to answer audience questions and discuss topics ranging from the new housing model to Housing Adviser policies and concerns. Later, Title IX Coordinator and Program Director for Restorative Practices Santi Alston stood up to discuss and give a…
Senate Beat: Sept 19 2019
Senate tackles study spaces, chemicals, hazing, and student work In the second Reed College Student Senate meeting of the year, elected student body officials spoke on various developments within the Reed community, with topics ranging from sustainability to student work. In committee reports, Senator Billy Fish met with Reed College staff members to discuss making…
Senate Beat is Back!
The Reed College Student Senate has officially entered the technological age; last Thursday, in an unprecedented feat of tech savviness, Senators, along with a smattering of Reed community in attendance, had the privilege of experiencing the (live) benefits of audio amplification at a Senate meeting. In collaboration with Sound Kollectiv, the remarks from the first…
Senate Beat: Restorative Justice Policy to Take Effect, Dissent Policy Vote
Appointments this week Sadie Mae Bell as Assistant Sustainability Coordinator Aliza Phillips & Aditya Gadkari for SCAPP (Student Committee on Academic Policy and Planning) Coordinators The second-to-last Senate meeting of the year was centered around changes expected to be made to Reed’s upper administration and dissent policy by the end of the school year. The…
Senate Beat: Senate Beat Wants You to Run for a Senate Seat
Appointments this week Daksh Shami as Assistant Treasurer Senate has been keeping with their tradition of meeting weekly in the student union to discuss school affairs in yet another edition of senate beat. In a brief recap of the week, senators discussed several exciting developments on campus. According to Student Body President Pax Lloyd-Burchett, the…
Senate Beat
CW: Brief mentions of sexual violence Appointments this week Noah Sjoblom & Cleo Schaumann as SOS (Student Opportunity Subsidy) Committee Members Lyla Boyajian & Dashiell Allen as Election Czars This week, the new Restorative Justice policy was passed by a faculty vote and will officially take effect before the start of the next academic year.…
Senate Beat Delivers That Senate Heat
Appointments this week Henry Oberholtzer as KRRC Assistant Manager Sam Gibbons as KRRC Studio Engineer Fiona Battistoni as KRRC Record Librarian A shorter than usual senate meeting took place this week in the Student Union, covering a variety of campus updates. In this week’s senate forum, senators reviewed recent developments in the formation of an…
Senate Beat: Senate Discusses Graffiti Targeting CSOs, and Dissent Policy Response
This week’s appointments Momo Ally and Allison Dennis as Nitrogen Day Czars This week’s senate meeting had a surprise guest. Gary Granger, director of Community Safety, attended the meeting to voice his concern over recent pieces of graffiti which directly referenced individual CSOs. Alongside pieces which referenced Granger by name, including one which read “Beware…
Senate Beat: Senate Talks Restorative Justice
Appointments this week Sarah Kumar as J-Board Secretary. Applications The deadline for Nitrogen Day Czar applications have been extended. During this week’s themed Senate forum, members of the Restorative Justice Coalition (RJC) were present to field questions on their proposed restorative justice track (RJ process) through the honor process. This forum followed the presentation of…
Senate Beat: Salt Bagels Gone for Good
No appointments were made this week. Instead, President Pax Lloyd-Burchett listed the contents of Senate’s Shit Palace: 60 boomboxes, 3 minifridges, “all the tarps,” a box of laser tag guns, 14 suitcases, Beer Nation space heaters, 2 fake Christmas trees, empty kegs, and more… This week’s Senate was dedicated to an open forum on Commons,…
Senate Beat: Senate Discusses More Infrastructure for Student Groups
Appointments Maddie Huber as Senate Secretary Camille Parker to Appeals Board Sage Schwartz to the Computing Policy Committee Kristin Holmberg, director of the Office for Student Engagement (OSE), set Senate’s agenda on Tuesday by unveiling plans for collaborations with Senate to create infrastructure for student organizations. Her first project will be creating a comprehensive listing…
Senate Beat: Senators Discuss Semester Plans, Top 30 “Tight on Money”
Vice Treasurer Frank Gaunt and Assistant Treasurer Salma Huque jointly announced Top 30 allocations, noting that Senate was especially “tight on money this semester.” This semester’s funding circus, Gaunt continued, was only able to provide “barebones budgets” and forced Finance Committee to account remaining money from last semester. He emphasized that Finance Committee was always…
Senate Beat: Senate Announces Progress on Winter Housing Reform, Departmental Minority Groups
This week’s Senate meeting was the last for various members of Senate and Treasury: Gabi Stonoha and Andrea Deniz are outgoing Senators, Natasha Baas-Thomas and Nikhita Airi are leaving their posts of Vice President and President, respectively, and Paulina Poleyumptewa will be leaving Treasury. Many of them will continue to work on important committees in…
Senate Beat: Students Demand Improved Access to Services for Low-SES Students
This week’s Senate was dedicated to a public forum on incidental expenses and financial emergencies for Reed students and constitutes part of an ongoing series of public forums planned by Senate this semester. With a wide range of administrators present, though, discussion soon turned to how Reed’s administration could improve transparency and access to vital…
Senate Beat: Grievances against Community Safety Aired at Student-only Forum
Senate held a closed forum this week, limited to students, on the conduct of Community Safety. Students, of which there were around 20, aired many grievances with Community Safety, including hostile and discriminatory behavior against minority groups, overzealous enforcement of the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) policy, and its inadequate response to sexual assault. This…
Senate Beat: Senate Plans Open Forum on CSOs, the HCC, and Student Budgets
President Nikhita Airi revealed Senate’s initiatives for the rest of the semester at this week’s public meeting. Among these were several open forum events planned to allow students to express their concerns to Senate on various issues. In particular, President Airi highlighted an upcoming open forum on Community Safety and Community Safety Officer (CSO) conduct.…
Senate Beat: Students Push for Transparency Around Paid Student Positions
Senators sat perched on the edge of the stage in Eliot Chapel for Tuesday’s Senate meeting. The meeting focused on student input for an upcoming wage review of appointed positions. One student expressed general confusion about Senate-funded positions. They were unsure about what jobs were funded through Senate and what positions were funded through the…
Senate Beat: How Many Writers Does it Take to Write Senate Beat?
Sitting in a circle eating baked goods with Mike Brody nodding along to his favorite KRRC rap show, this week’s Senate meeting started off in usual riveting fashion. Alas, the fun had to end and Josh Franzel had to tell KRRC to quiet it down so important business could proceed. Senator Gabi Stonoha updated attendees…
Senate Beat: Kroger’s, Reed’s Failures Raised at Presidential Search Forum
Citing misgivings against Former President John Kroger and Reed College under his guidance, students offered their input at open forum on the presidential search in place of Tuesday’s regularly-scheduled Senate meeting. This forum, hosted by the Presidential Search Committee in Vollum, invited students to ask questions about Reed’s presidential search and express their wishes for…
Senate Beat: Senate Announces Forums on the Presidential Search and Student Success
President Nikhita Airi, lacking a gavel, opened this week’s Senate meeting by banging a water bottle. Announcements for two events next week dominated the agenda: an all-campus forum on student success on Monday, and a presidential search forum limited to students on Tuesday. The first of these two events is a series of large and…