All five of the proposed amendments to the Student Union (SU) constitution failed in a special election held from April 15 to April 16.

Student Union (SU) will have their inauguration for newly-elected SU leadership and members this Thursday in Tisch Commons at 6 p.m.

This semester’s Student Union (SU) election, featuring seats open in Senate, Treasury, and the Executive Branch, began this Tuesday at 9:00 pm CST and will end this Thursday at 9:00 pm CST. 

In 2023, then junior and SU Election Commissioner Constantin Carrigan reported a 6% increase in voter turnout for the spring election after reintroducing slates. With the continued allowance of slates, however, the editorial board of Student Life is concerned about the possibility of a growing partisanship in the Student Union.

Despite attempts to include student representation, the board notably lacks direct student-elected and affinity group representation. 

Student Union (SU) unanimously passed its $4.6 million general budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Feb. 18. This year’s Treasury budget was passed in 49 minutes, making it the second-fastest budget passed in SU history. The budget will create a new fund to pay for cleaning costs for student organizations, increase the budget for Night at the Pageant to $100,000, and decrease funding for student council.

Student Union’s (SU) Senate and Treasury leadership for this calendar year were elected in an internal election on Dec. 4. Student Life spoke to the Senate and Treasury’s eight new leaders to hear about their goals for the semester, with many members focusing on changing the budgeting, appeals, and correspondence procedure and addressing student concerns regarding academic resource accessibility, alcohol and substance abuse awareness, student health, and relationships with University leadership.

After a year of development from student organizers, WashU will have its own chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). This development comes after decreased Black-student enrollment this year following the Supreme Court’s decision to end affirmative action.

After piloting the All You Care To Eat (AYCTE) program for three weeks at the Bear’s Den (BD) dining hall, Washington University Dining Services decided to extend the initiative through the end of the academic year.

In Student Union (SU) Senate’s final meeting for the semester, senators presented reports regarding food accessibility for students and a resolution calling to extend the course-drop deadline, which passed unanimously, Nov 19.