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Carnegie Mellon Student Government released a website on Monday that allows students to submit and vote for initiatives on campus that they feel should take priority for Student Government.

Student Government launches website to track initiatives

On Monday, Student Government launched a new website as part of an initiative to engage the student body.

Director for Strategic Initiatives Frederick Siger talks about the timeling during which the new Strategic Plan will be developed. Two town halls are tenatively scheduled for January and March.

University hosts town hall on long-term strategic initiative

Students, staff, and faculty poured into the Posner Center last Monday to begin a discussion about the university’s long-term goals as it develops a new strategic plan.

Sexual assault and relationship violence prevention roundtables

The year of 2014 has seen the issue of sexual assault driven to the forefront of national debate through college student-driven initiatives and an increasingly public dialogue.

The Elbow Room’s signature American comfort food will be missing from Shadyside after the restaurant closed last Sunday.

Shadyside’s Elbow Room closes after 67 years

The Elbow Room, a longtime comfort food staple of 5533 Walnut St. in Shadyside, closed on Sunday.

Sophomore material science and engineering and biomedical engineering double major Rachel McCoy and senior business administration and information systems double major Carrie Weintraub served Middle Eastern food in the Jared L. Cohon University Center on Wednesday as part of Tartans 4 Israel’s mission to promote dialogue and knowledge between cultures.

Tartans 4 Israel hosts CoExistence Kitchen in CUC

On Wednesday, members of Carnegie Mellon’s Tartans 4 Israel club hosted a pop-up kitchen in the Jared L. Cohon University Center to give their own take on Conflict Kitchen’s Palestinian-themed food.

Campus news in brief

Carnegie Mellon's College of Engineering celebrated its 30th year of research on self-driving cars, and the School of Music renamed a recording studio after a $1 million alumni donation.

National news in brief

This week, President Barack Obama announced executive action on immigration, the House GOP announced a lawsuit against the President, and CNN uncovered a Republican Twitter scandal.

Campus crime & incident reports

This week, University Police made an arrest for driving under the influence and cited a student for disorderly conduct.

Student Senate meeting minutes

This week, Senate heard from Dean of Student Affairs Gina Casalegno and Director of University Health Services Anita Barkin, and got an update from the SARVP committee.