Senate looks to improve, speed up legislative process
By Chinmayi Sharma | September 30, 2010In its meeting Wednesday night, the Duke Student Government Senate addressed several issues aimed at facilitating its duties for the rest of the year.
In its meeting Wednesday night, the Duke Student Government Senate addressed several issues aimed at facilitating its duties for the rest of the year.
In its meeting Wednesday, Duke Student Government established two new committees: one charged with modifying DSG election bylaws, the other with increasing student familiarity with financial aid.
Duke Student Government named two freshmen Durham and Regional Affairs senators after a one-day delay due to allegations of campaign violations.
At its meeting Wednesday night, the Duke Student Government Senate moved to place the Duke College Republicans on “disciplinary probation.”
After the Duke Student Government Senate’s decision to defund and move toward de-chartering the Duke College Republicans, DSG President Mike Lefevre vetoed both pieces of legislation this weekend.
Duke Student Government President Mike Lefevre vetoed the Senate's decision to defund the Duke College Republicans Friday afternoon.
In a meeting that lasted more than four hours, the Duke Student Government Senate defunded the Duke College Republicans and took the first step toward de-chartering the group on the basis that the...
In its first meeting of the year, Duke Student Government approved a new timeline for the 2010-2011 DSG elections, creating one election for all DSG Executive Board candidates and a separate one...
In a heated and at times disorganized session, the Duke Student Government Senate decided not to take direct action against the Duke College Republicans, which has come under fire since the...
The student body elected Duke Student Government representatives for the upcoming year Tuesday. Sophomore Kaveh Danesh, freshman Gurdane Bhutani, freshman Chris Brown and sophomore Ubong Akpaninyie...
The Duke Student Government Judiciary ruled Tuesday morning that the Duke College Republicans did not discriminate against junior Justin Robinette in impeaching him from the position of chairman...
The Duke Student Government Judiciary held a hearing Monday night, following allegations that junior Justin Robinette was impeached as chair of the Duke College Republicans because he is gay. As of...
Duke Student Government postponed discussion of its budget after a late and at times disorganized Wednesday night meeting.
The candidates for DSG vice president for Durham and regional affairs hope to increase student engagement in Durham by promoting community service initiatives.
In a meeting Tuesday, the Duke Student Government Judiciary ruled that a second extension of the campaign packet deadline was constitutional—validating the applications of 13 candidates previously...
Junior Metty Fisseha and sophomore Yingyi Shen will join the race for the position of Duke Student Government vice president for athletics and campus services.
Despite his current role as a Durham and regional affairs senator, freshman Chris Brown hopes to start addressing issues pertaining to another part of the University. Brown is the only candidate...
Freshman Gurdane Bhutani was never involved in student government during high school, but when he came to Duke, he saw problems he wanted to help address.
Since campaigning for the second round of Duke Student Government elections began last week, campus has seen an increase in flyers and Facebook groups advertising students seeking Senate, vice...
This year is Kaveh Danesh’s first year as an academic affairs senator, but he doesn’t want it to be his last in DSG.