Reversing its decision from two weeks ago, Student Union Senate narrowly voted in favor of cutting nearly a quarter of its seats. The change, pending majority approval by SU Treasury and two-thirds of the student body, would cut six seats—four from the College of Arts & Sciences, one from the engineering school and one from the business school. Senators J.R.

Student Union Senate failed to pass an amendment intended to cut its size by six members—even though the majority of senators voted in favor of it at a meeting Wednesday night. The change proposed cutting Senate’s size from 28 to 22 members.

More than two dozen students are vying for seven abandoned Student Union spots—a notable increase in interest in seats historically given to write-in candidates. Thirteen students applied last week for the one open spot in SU Treasury, and 12 applied for the two open Arts & Sciences seats in SU Senate.

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On Wednesday, Student Union (SU) Senate confirmed senior Shana Bartley as chair of the Diversity Affairs Council (DAC).

A Washington University Police Department investigation found that a student assault on Oct. 30 was connected with a prior incident of possible hazing by members of an on-campus fraternity.

They have been working in the name of the student body since they were elected, but this week Student Union senators are returning to their base. Amy Heard, Chase Sackett and Greg Schweizer, all Student Union (SU) senators from Arts & Sciences, have established Senate Outreach Week—an initiative intended to have senators connect to the [...]