• Sen. Erin Hanafin ’07, Sen. Joao Gomes ’07 and Senate Proxy Katie Phelps ’08 were absent.
• Christy Ruckert ’07 served as a proxy for Sen. Janet Reinhardt ’07.
• Sen. Steve Ligouri ’09, head of the Academics Committee, said that his branch was focusing on academic freedom. In regards to the censorship of The Mirror, he said, “we came to the conclusion we didn’t agree with it. It wasn’t good.”
• Much discussion was devoted to the question of whether sport coats should be added to the mandatory dress code for male senators when they wear “polo shirts.” The senate decided not to require such attire. Senate Chairman Timothy Rich ’08 proceeded to remove his sport coat.
• The Senate passed S43-09 by a majority of 23 to 1. An amendment to an earlier resolution, it states that all prospective resolutions must be available for senators to review at least 48 hours prior to introduction in the FUSA Senate. It allows Senate President and FUSA Vice President Megan McConville ’08 to enact “emergency resolutions,” which would not be available 48 hours in advance but must be passed by a two-thirds vote. Sen. Daniel Lamendola ’09 was the only one opposed to the measure. Asked about his opposition, he cited that the resolution “wasn’t given to me 48 hours in advance.”
• McConville asked the Senate to make three FUSA events in October mandatory; her motion passed. Another motion was made to formally excuse Sen. Chris Steele ’08 and Sen. Joe Weldon ’09 from a leadership event because of a crew regatta. The motion failed.
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