DSG working with SISS Office to redesign ACES
By Sarah Feng | March 30, 2016Following student complaints about the ACES interface, the website is being redesigned to be more user-friendly.
Following student complaints about the ACES interface, the website is being redesigned to be more user-friendly.
Duke Student Government Senate decided against reducing the number of seats in the Senate at its meeting Wednesday.
The Duke Student Government Senate debated a proposal to change the structure of the Senate, which ultimately failed.
Duke Student Government’s public records contain inconsistencies in senate attendance and voting records and show a lack of enforcement of attendance policies.
In a meeting Wednesday night, Duke Student Government Senate allocated money to purchase massage chairs and a service to help students register to vote. The chairs and the voting service represent the result of an effort by DSG to spend some of the approximately $167,000 currently in the surplus fund.
Duke Student Government Senate adjourned early after senators left and deprived the Senate of a quorum during a debate about surplus spending proposals during its meeting Wednesday.
The Duke Student Government Senate heard presentations, began discussing possible uses for surplus money and then adjourned for lack of a quorum after a number of senators left early.
Junior Tara Bansal was elected president of Duke Student Government in an election held from noon Tuesday until noon Wednesday.
With the election of a new Duke Student Government president Wednesday, The Chronicle's Rachel Sereix spoke with current president Keizra Mecklai to look back on her time in office. The Chronicle: What about the presidency was similar or different to your expectations? Keizra Mecklai: One of the things that I learned this year little things you want to accomplish are definitely possible but only if you work together.
As next week's election approaches, both candidates for chair of the Student Organization Funding Committee highlight transparency as a major issue for SOFC’s future.
Video of Duke Student Government meeting on Feb. 24. DSG Senate heard a report on the demographics of DSG, debated changes to the Senate structure and put a referendum on Tuesday's ballot for a constitutional amendment which, if approved, would give the Senate power to restructure itself.
The Duke Student Government Senate does not proportionately represent Duke’s race, gender and socioeconomic demographics, according to an in-house survey.
Junior Ilana Weisman plans to make Duke Student Government more efficient, equitable and in touch with the student body if elected executive vice president,
Junior John Turanchik seeks to connect with students about campus issues and change the culture of Duke Student Government if elected executive vice president.
Junior Tara Bansal hopes to continue to make improvements to student life if elected Duke Student Government president.
Junior John Guarco plans to advocate for reforms to Duke’s student conduct policy if elected Duke Student Government President.
Junior Annie Adair wants to redefine the way that Duke Student Government interacts with students and build better relationships with campus organizations if elected the next president.
Duke Student Government Senate discussed a potential reduction in the size of the Senate at its meeting Wednesday.
Student Government Senate discussed a potential reduction in the size of the Senate.
Juniors Annie Adair, Tara Bansal and John Guarco have announced their campaigns for the presidency of Duke Student Government.