This week ESC discussed how best to allocate funding for prizes and swag, a linguistics minor, and how to make the homestretch of this semester kind of bearable.

Believe it or not, this semester is more than halfway over. Time flies (not). ESC is trying to alleviate some of your stress in these last few weeks. 

This week, ESC discussed creating a mission statement, town hall meetings for SEAS students, and several opportunities to collaborate with CCSC.

Leora Schloss logs onto ESC’s Zoom for the first time as ESC Bureau Chief to bring you the latest on testing, holidays, and a COVID task force.

This week’s episode, I mean General Body Meeting, of the ESC featured discussions about creating a new biology minor and more new faces. 

This week, ESC welcomed its new members and discussed transitions, time zones, events, and chips. Staff Writer Leora Schloss, self described “clueless CC student,” reports (and tries to understand engineers). 

In an email to CC and SEAS students sent this morning, the Columbia Election Commission announced student government representatives for the coming years and the passage of the divestment referendum. 61.04% of participating students voted in support of the University’s divestment from companies that profit from or support Israeli policy toward Palestinian people.

This week, ESC welcomed everyone back for the third-to-last meeting of the current board. They went over the upcoming election, transitional information, and updates from various members. ESC Bureau Chief Lori Luo reports from California and welcomes everyone back!

CCSC’s election results are the first in and largely favor CU on Houseparty!. This post will be updated to reflect the results of other student council elections as they are released.

ESC had their last meeting of the year, marking the end of the current councils terms. In a very short open meeting, they vote on resolutions and discuss a potential stance on grading for Fall 2020. ESC Bureau Chief Lori Luo reports for the last time this school year.

This week in ESC, they held their last full open meeting and mainly discussed constitutional changes. ESC Bureau Chief Lori Luo reports.

This week in ESC (the only student council currently having open meetings), they discuss various possible reimbursement and ESC funds. They also talk about how best to build Columbia in Minecraft. ESC Bureau Chief Lori Luo reports.

ESC is back via Zoom! Today, they discussed a constitutional amendment regarding the senior class council and the 3-2 representative. ESC also discussed and decided when elections would occur. ESC Bureau Chief Lori Luo reports from California.

This week in ESC, they debate everything about the textbook affordability initiative. They also have a quick closed meeting at the beginning. ESC Bureau Chief Lori Luo reports.