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Slates will further divide Student Union

Clearly, SU is far from united. Unfortunately, the 13-person slate is likely to exacerbate this division.

| Managing Forum Editor

Staff Editorial: Voting in key elections doesn’t stop after Nov. 5

As a student body, we should not be complacent — we should instead strive to increase voter turnout to make SU more representative of the student body and its beliefs.

Staff Editorial: WashU Admin: We are listening, will you?

If administrators only answer certain criticisms, are students really being listened to?

SU referendum calling for divestment from Boeing fails 

A Washington University Student Union (SU) referendum to divest from Boeing failed to reach the required two-thirds of “yes” votes in order to pass, May 9. Out of 2,661 student voters, 61.59% voted in favor of the referendum, and the remaining 38.41% voted against. 

| Staff Writer

Staff Editorial: SU recall petition needs transparency

As we approach this upcoming vote, the Student Life Editorial Board expresses concerns over the petition’s anonymous filing and resulting potential for the exploitation of the recall process.

Student Union elections results announced

Student Union (SU) announced the results of the spring 2024 elections on their Instagram, March 8. 

| Managing News Editor

SU Senate discusses free speech after backlash from statement on Israel-Hamas conflict

Washington University Student Union (SU) Senate talked about how to balance freedom of speech, student protection, and transparency in reference to the recent Israel-Hamas war and backlash towards an SU Executive Board statement on the subject, during their weekly meeting on Oct. 17. 

| Junior News Editor 

Senior Otto Brown steps down as SU Election Commissioner, plans to continue StL civic work after graduation

A Gephardt Institute Bob & Gerry Virgil Civic Scholar, a St. Louis County election worker, and a Missouri Notary Public, Senior Otto Brown has demonstrated his irrefutable passion for civic engagement throughout his four years at Washington University. Brown is majoring in both Economics and Political Science, and has been involved in election work and […]

| Contributing Writer

Some frustrated with SU funding ahead of elections

Students expressed frustrations with Student Union’s allocation of funding ahead of fall elections this week, though Wednesday’s resolution of a miscommunication alleviated some concerns regarding Treasury’s Nov. 9 decision to reallocate fall WILD funding for the spring.

| Senior News Editor

SU passes general budget of $3.9 million

The largest section in the budget was $1.9 million dedicated to funding student group reserves, an increase from $1.6 million last year.

| Senior News Editor

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