In February this year, Student Union (SU) approved its fiscal year 2027 (FY27) general budget of approximately $4.8 million, an increase from about $4.65 million allocated for FY26. For the upcoming fiscal year, more funding will be directed towards student groups compared to FY26. 

WashU’s Emergency Support Team (EST) is now able to receive funding for its operations in the 2027 fiscal year as an Executive Entity of Student Union (SU) after a unanimous and nearly unanimous vote in SU Treasury and Senate, respectively, on April 7. 

While there are many options and considerations, we urge the University and SU to find a solution that preserves the imperative role that EST plays on campus for student health and safety.

This semester’s Student Union election, featuring races for Senate, Treasury and the Executive Branch, began this Tuesday at 9 a.m. CST and will end this Thursday at 9 p.m. CST.

The Student Union (SU) Spring 2026 Activities Fair took place on Friday, Jan. 16, in the WashU Field House, the largest indoor space at the university. While 220 student organizations tabled at the event, several student groups were unable to table at the event due to space constraints, according to SU Vice President of Engagement Ella Scott.

Student Union’s (SU) rerun of this semester’s senate election opened on the evening of Dec. 3 at 9 p.m. and will close on Dec. 5 at 9 p.m. The redo of the election comes after SU’s Constitutional Council found that the ballot required votes for 12 candidates for each Senate and Treasury instead of being able to cast votes for up to 12 candidates for each.

This semester’s Student Union election saw the lowest student body turnout since the spring of 2015, with 9.81% of the student body voting for 12 new senators, 12 new Treasury representatives, and members of the Arts & Sciences Council. 

Student Union (SU) financial leadership plans to be stricter with giving additional funding in the current 2026 fiscal year’s (FY) quarter 2. The move comes after a 54% increase in appeals funding allocated to student organizations in FY2026 Q1 compared to FY2025 Q1.

A newly drafted protest protocol by an administration-commissioned task force would prohibit masks for nonmedical reasons and provide resources for students barred from campus. The protocol faced blowback for concerns over racial profiling, lack of clarity of language, and concerns about housing insecurity for suspended students from Student Union (SU) senators during their meeting last week, Oct. 14.

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