Cameron Wallace

NEWS 4/26/19 12:08pm

SA expresses concerns about inflatable dome, gender equity in athletics

By Cameron Wallace and Rynd Morgan

The Student Association Senate passed two resolutions on April 22 intended to express undergraduate concerns about the athletic department’s plans to build of an inflatable dome. One of the resolutions includes a letter written by the resolutions’ sponsors, McMurtry College senior Quinn Mathews and Duncan College senior Ashton Duke, to be sent to the Board of Trustees and the athletic department expressing the SA’s opposition to the construction of the dome.

NEWS 4/2/19 11:57pm

Rice reacts to free speech executive order

By Cameron Wallace

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in late March that stated that American universities, including Rice, must do more to protect free speech on their campuses.

NEWS 3/5/19 11:27pm

SA advocates for intro language courses to retain DI credit

By Cameron Wallace

The Student Association Senate unanimously passed a resolution Monday night to express support for the reinstatement of introductory language courses as DI distribution credit.

NEWS 2/26/19 10:04pm

SA aims to bar those found in violation of sexual misconduct, interpersonal violence policies from leadership

By Cameron Wallace

The Student Association Senate introduced legislation aiming to prevent students found in violation of the sexual misconduct policy or guilty of interpersonal violence from holding campuswide leadership positions for the duration of their time at Rice.

NEWS 2/20/19 12:45am

SA presidential candidate Grace Wickerson focuses on expanding educational opportunities, student wellbeing

By Cameron Wallace

According to Grace Wickerson, candidate for Student Association president, there is a lot of potential in the SA Senate for initiating productive dialogues and ultimately affecting large-scale changes on Rice’s campus.

NEWS 2/13/19 12:35am

Senate votes down Green Fund initiative

By Cameron Wallace

The Student Association Senate voted not to include a constitutional amendment to increase annual student fees to support the Green Fund on the general election ballot by a vote of 12 yes to nine no, with five members abstaining.

NEWS 1/15/19 11:14pm

SA introduces resolution opposing proposed Title IX changes

By Cameron Wallace

The Student Association Senate introduced a resolution to submit a public letter to the Federal Register expressing Rice undergraduates’ opposition to the Department of Education’s proposed Title IX changes at the SA meeting on Monday.

NEWS 1/8/19 10:05pm

Duncan magisters lift ban on private gatherings with alcohol

By Emily Abdow and Cameron Wallace

The Duncan College magisters will decide whether to lift a college-wide ban on private gatherings with alcohol instituted in December. Their decision will be influenced by student attendance at two college meetings about alcohol safety occurring this week.

NEWS 4/11/18 2:38am

Voting opens to raise IM sports fee to expand accessibility, cover costs

By Cameron Wallace

Undergraduate voting on a potential $5 blanket tax increase for the Rice University intramural sports program opened Monday night as part of the Student Association second round election.

NEWS 4/3/18 11:17pm

Blanket tax increase for intramurals proposed

By Cameron Wallace

A student body referendum will decide whether to raise blanket tax fees $5 to cover intramural sports expenses, after the Student Association Senate unanimously passed a resolution supporting the increase on Monday.

Cameron Wallace

SA expresses concerns about inflatable dome, gender equity in athletics

Rice reacts to free speech executive order

SA advocates for intro language courses to retain DI credit

SA aims to bar those found in violation of sexual misconduct, interpersonal violence policies from leadership

SA presidential candidate Grace Wickerson focuses on expanding educational opportunities, student wellbeing

Senate votes down Green Fund initiative

SA introduces resolution opposing proposed Title IX changes

Duncan magisters lift ban on private gatherings with alcohol

Voting opens to raise IM sports fee to expand accessibility, cover costs

Blanket tax increase for intramurals proposed

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