New Business
Tuesday, Oct. 28, Sen. Jason Zheng ’26, Sen. Ryan Silien ’28 and Sen. Neha Baskar ’29 introduced the Bolstering Ethics of Election Fairness (BEEF) Act Part Three.
The act aims to make changes to inconsistencies in the Code of the Student Assembly regarding the Independent Elections Commission.
If passed, the changes will clarify election result appeal processes, such as stipulating that candidates have 48 hours after being notified of the decision to submit an appeal to the Review Board.
In an additional change, the Review Board will now be required to convene within one week to hear the appeal.
Sen. Jason Zheng ’26 introduced The Rave Guardian Incentive Act. If passed, the act would allocate $100 for a raffle incentivizing students to download the Rave Guardian app. The app acts as a replacement for the blue light system and connects app users to emergency communication resources.
Sen. Ryan Silien ’28 introduced the Let My Students Go (Abroad) Act. The bill seeks to amend the requirements for information sessions in the Constitution of the Student Assembly and better support students studying abroad.
“The problem that this bill seeks to address is that if you want to go abroad for one spring semester, you are not eligible to serve in the senate for four semesters,” Silien said.
The 2024-2025 Student Assembly Senate passed the Let My Senators Go (Abroad) Act. However, the act was vetoed by then-President Terra Sloane ’25, due to the lack of senate attendance in correlation with the large impact the bill would have.
Silien largely disagreed with Sloane.
“I think this is a great initiative to expand access to the Senate, and I’m looking forward to the discussion,” said Silien.
Old Business
The Senate passed The Mentorship and More Act. The act provides refreshments funding for a Nov. 13, 2025 mentoring event, from 5 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. in the Raymond A. Mason School of Business.
The event will feature an admissions panel, a student panel and a networking event for undergraduate students to connect with graduate students and learn from their experiences.
The act was sponsored by Class of 2026 President Debbie Ho ’26, Sen. Jason Zheng ’26 and Sen. Ryan Silien ’28.
Executive Updates
Student Assembly President Zoe Wang BA ’25 MPP ’26 provided updates on upcoming events.
The Organizational Budget Allocation Process will hold a budget workshop Nov. 5, from 5 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The Sexual Health Expo will be held Nov. 10, from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. Wang encouraged senators to volunteer for SEXPO to promote free STI and pregnancy testing.
