Executive Senator Andrew Brooks '09 announced that East Quad Senator Sara Enan '11 has submitted her resignation. Union President Jason Gray '10 swore in Avi Rhodes '09 as Village Quad senator, Aaron Mitchell Finegold '09 as Ridgewood Quad senator and Matt Kriegsman '11 as associate justice of the Union Judiciary.

Chair of the Provost's Advisory Committee Adam Ross '09 spoke to the Senate about the Provost's goals for each of the subcommittees.

He also spoke about the faculty's positive response to the formation of the committees.

Jenna Rubin '11, coordinator of the Dining Services Committee, spoke to the senate about the committee's goals for the year. They have formed a separate committee to address issues with the meal plan system.

She also spoke about the possibility of installing a kosher vending machine.

The Senate granted provisional recognition to the Danzan Ryu Jujitsu Club, Project Noor and Students Organized Against Racism.

Gray spoke to the Senate about Thursday's open forum with the president and asked the senators to speak about how they felt their constituents were dealing with the economic crisis.

The Senate passed a bylaw banning the use of laptops to solicit votes during Union elections and mandating that the elections commission operate nonpartisan mobile voting stations.

The Senate tabled a bylaw that would require senators to ask permission for absences from Senate meetings because, according to Brooks, its sponsor, more work on the bylaw's language is needed.

Senator-at-Large Noam Shuster '11 reported that the Social Justice Committee plans to become involved with an exhibition about the Rwandan Genocide.

Senator for the Class of 2011 Alex Melman reported on the Study Abroad Committee and said that current study abroad applicants who may be denied under the new guidelines would, most likely, still be guaranteed housing.