The Ithacan

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Freshmen Liza Dhameeth and Aubren Villasenor are running uncontested for the two Class of 2024 senator seats.

The Ithaca College Student Governance Council hit the ground running this academic year, at its Sept. 14 meeting.

Ted Schiele, planner and evaluator for the Tompkins County Health Department, met with the SGC on March 2 to discuss a smoking ban.

IC Votes is a new initiative at Ithaca College that works to get members of the college community to register to vote and to help fill out absentee ballots.

A bill passed in Fall 2019 by the SGC that limits the number of copies on-campus publications can print impacted student publications differently. 

The SGC confirmed sophomore Ryan Ingerson as Class of 2022 senator and tabled a bill to reinstate Late Night at Terrace Dining Hall on Feb. 24.

Dean of Students Bonnie Prunty met with SGC Jan. 27 to discuss changes to the sophomore housing process, the off-campus housing and fall orientation.

The SGC passed the Magazine Sustainability Amendment, the Varsity Athlete Senator Amendment and the Removal of the Senate Affairs Committee Amendment.

SGC created the Committee for the Advancement of Religious Equity, in which groups work to prevent the scheduling of events on religious holidays.

Ithaca College President Shirley M. Collado met with the Student Governance Council at its meeting Nov. 11 to discuss student concerns.