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Friday, May 15, 2026
The Observer

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The Observer

What happens in a closed senate meeting

Given the events of this year’s student body election, closed senate meetings have become a controversial issue. A few people asked for our perspective and, for those interested, we feel it would be appropriate to share our experiences with Judicial Council hearings. This is what happened in last year’s senate hearing regarding the now meme-infamous 7 percent vote reduction.


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Stop pretending we can ignore Syria's crisis

The world looks away as bombs and bullets destroy Syrian communities, especially in Ghouta, Idlib and Afrin. The world is in denial and is pretending that the massacres are not happening. This pretending has to stop.












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‘White lies’ at an apprentice White House

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Revelations broke this week that 29-year-old White House Communications Director Hope Hicks — the longest-serving staff member who abruptly resigned — admitted in her testimony to the Intelligence Committee that she told “white lies” on behalf of the president. In any other White House, the events surrounding her departure (the fourth communications director to serve to date) would have been the major explosive news of the week. But her story did not even rise to a mere 15-seconds-of-fame cycle in what has become a reality television show administration under Trump.