The Ithacan

Student Governance Council announced its vote against tabling the latest draft of the Charter of Shared Governance and selected next semester’s senate chair.

Faculty Council Chairman Tom Swensen said he thinks the new draft is relatively similar to the previous one.

The meeting took place on March 20, the day before the scheduled bargaining session between the full time– and part time–faculty unions and administration.

The Menstrual Products Bill proposes to eliminate the 25-cent fee and make menstrual products available in every restroom on campus.

Marieme Foote, president of SGC, said the move to bring executive committees into the search has given her more confidence in the process.

Students on campuses across the United States are demanding their schools become sanctuary campuses following Donald Trump’s election.

As the hiring in higher education changes in terms of presidents and candidates, we must respect this shift.

The sanctuary bill proposes that the DACA policy be upheld at Ithaca College if it were to be overturned by the Trump administration.

Amid a slow semester in terms of bill proposals, the Ithaca College Student Governance Council passed its second bill, which would bring local company Gimme! Coffee on campus as an alternative and eco

While Ithaca College is still conducting an open presidential search to find its next president, colleges across the country are increasingly using closed searches to identify theirs.

The SGC passed nine bills in the Fall 2015 semester and an estimated eight bills in the Fall 2014 semester, according to the SGC’s website.

Ithaca College has steadily increased its number of minority students at a rate comparable to the national average. However, among its peer group of institutions, the college still lags behind.