The Student Union unanimously voted to charter the Brandeis Interfaith Group. BIG is a club started by former members of Brandeis University Interfaith Leadership Development. They plan to build awareness of different religions on campus and work closely with the Interfaith Chaplaincy at Brandeis. The Student Union voted to charter the Kaos Kids, a hip-hop dance crew that wants to promote the presence of hip-hop culture on campus. Club members stated that they want to hold open classes taught by guest choreographers for anyone who is interested in learning hip-hop dance and holding presentations showcasing hip-hop culture.

The Senate motioned to table the Hookah Club's request to be chartered. The Hookah Club wanted to be chartered in order to respond to the growing demand to smoke hookah on campus and to introduce aspects of Middle Eastern culture and discussion in a relaxed atmosphere. The Senate tabled the vote because of issues such as payment for the hookah materials, the legality of smoking on campus, funding such a club and whether or not the cultural aspects of the club were not already covered by existing clubs, such as the Arab Culture Club.

The chair of the Finance Board requested that the Student Union keep in mind the limited availability of money for clubs and slow down on chartering clubs. The Senate agreed and discussed ideas on how to save money between clubs, such as having clubs hold joint events.

Seth Grande '12 asked the Senate to draft a letter to Dining Services to encourage the use of only cage-free eggs throughout campus.

The Student Union also discussed the broken ice machines. Student Judiciary Associate Justice Judah Marans '11 said that he met with Aramark to talk about solutions for the broken ice machines.

The Senate is also working on assisting Senator-at-Large Abdul-Aziz Sohail '13 in organizing the Pakistani Relief Fund dinner that will be held Sept. 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Sherman Function Hall.


-Sara Ahmed