GSSC is a hard core Lions fan

GSSC was understandably consumed by basketball mania last night (s/o to a sports team that doesn’t suck!), but they managed to cram a lot of important information into the thirty minutes that they convened. Seasoned operative Romane Thomas reports back with everything you need to know about the election, upcoming gala, and fun events.

Yesterday night, General Studies Student Council exited Lerner only 30 minutes after the beginning of the meeting to witness Columbia basketball win at Dodge. As President Elizabeth Heyman put it: “Our team is kicking ass, everyone should go.” Thankfully we managed to get all the relevant deets down before they rushed out.

Vice President of Campus Life Dennis Zhao reminded the council that the Shabbat Dinner is taking place on Friday. He asked the council to help volunteer for the dinner and to spread the word about the event since 70 spots are still open. He also warned the council that their reserved spots for Gala would be given away to the general student population if they did not claim them soon.

President Elizabeth Heyman made an announcement about the upcoming GSSC elections. She stated that they would be pushed back two more weeks. Meanwhile, the Policy team announced that teaching awards would be voted on at the council meeting next week. The best teacher and best Teaching Assistant have already been picked. However, council members are still able to send recommendations for best Administrator since the Policy team will not deliberate on this category until next week. Michael Neier, VP of Policy, announced that the updated Constitution was almost entirely finished and that the constitutional review should be able to start next week.

VP of Communication Jade Le-Cascarino updated the council on the development of the new website. She said that the team had put together the basic template for the website and that “the coder is enthusiastic about the theme that we chose.” She encouraged council members to send her any Frequently Asked Question they thought of in order to add help students navigate through basic issues through the website. She announced that Vida Biggins, Multicultural Affairs Representative, had been chosen for the Council Member of the week award for her important work on the survey sent out by GSSC! She left council with a free drink from Joe’s in hand.

Other Updates:

• Columbia’s Daily Dose of Fitness Extravaganza will take place on April 22 in the afternoon. GS Senator Katharine Celentano said more updates will be available soon.
• The First Year reunion is scheduled for April 22 as well. It will take place in front of Lewisohn Hall. BBQ food and drinks will be served. This event will take use $2000 from the first year budget.
• Vida Biggins, Multicultural Affairs Representative, announced puppies will make an appearance in the GS lounge, at 1:30 pm this upcoming Saturday (April 2)! There will also be delicious multicultural food.

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