In this week’s Student Union Senate meeting, a new club called Volunteers Around the World approached the Senators seeking recognition, according to an agenda for the Senate meeting provided to the Justice by Student Union Vice President David Herbstritt ’17.

The senators also heard executive officer reports from Student Union Treasurer Nicole Lenchner ’16, Executive Senator Paul Sindberg ’18 and Herbstritt.

Other topics of discussion included a proposed resolution on Indigenous People’s Day — a proposed alternative name for Columbus Day, which will be on Oct. 10 this year — as well as a discussion on the recent car accident on South Street and the repercussions it has for student safety.

The meeting closed with individual senator reports and an open forum before the Senate moved into a closed discussion.

—Abby Patkin