Friday, November 13, 2009

TUITION TAX: Update #1 - Senate passes resolution against tax, YOUR HELP NEEDED

For anyone who hasn't heard the news over the past week, the big story coming out of the Mayor's office is a "Fair Share Tax" on the privilege of obtaining a higher education in Pittsburgh. Mayor Ravenstahl has proposed taxing college students at a rate of 1% of their tuition. More information on the tax can be found on the Student Senate website at this link: http://stugov.andrew.cmu.edu/senate/news/2009/tuition-tax-feedback-wanted.html - we're trying to aggregate and post articles as they appear in local news sources. For Carnegie Mellon students, this tax would be a $400 payment each year. MORE

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Tuition tax feedback wanted!

Student Senate is interested in hearing your feedback on Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's proposed 1% tax on college tuition, which would amount to a roughly $400 tax on Carnegie Mellon students, in order to better formulate an official position on the tax and better advocate for students. Please send your feedback and views to student-senate@andrew.cmu.edu as soon as possible. You are also encouraged to attend this Thursday's Student Senate meeting at 5 PM in MM 103 (discussion of this issue will probably begin around 6 PM). If you are interested in receiving updates as Student Government works on this issue, please subscribe using this link: https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/mailman/listinfo/senate-general-updates to be automatically subscribed for e-mail updates. Some background information on the tax to inform your opinion is aggregated below... MORE

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Senate Campus Update - Week of 9/20

Each week, Senate sends out a campus update with news from Senate meetings, opportunities for students to get involved, and updates on campus issues. To be added to the e-mail d-list, please e-mail student-senate@andrew.cmu.edu. Follow the link to check out this week's newsletter... MORE

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Spray Chalk Resolution Approved

At its September 17th meeting, Student Senate approved a resolution in opposition to the use of spray chalk on campus. Senate will be working to revise and update the official poster and graffiti policies in the coming weeks. If you're interested in giving your feedback about either of these two policies, please e-mail student-senate@andrew.cmu.edu. See the full text of this resolution below... MORE

Friday, March 20, 2009

Student Senate Handbook

Check out the new Senate Handbook to find out how to effectively participate... MORE