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University President Michael Drake’s mental health task force, including students, faculty and staff, will meet for the first time Friday to begin discussing improvements to services and resources on campus. There will be four current students on the 10-person task force: Shamina Merchant, the Undergraduate ...

The Ohio State Undergraduate Student Government commands a budget in excess of $100,000, and nearly all of that money is supplied by students. What this money is used for has recently come into question, and next year’s leaders are hoping to answer concerns with transparency. ...

Three Ohio State students spoke during the Undergraduate Student General Assembly session Wednesday evening in the Senate Chamber, giving emotional accounts about how the Sexual Civility and Empowerment office helped them through their sexual assault experiences. Katherine Brink, third-year in music performance and communication, spoke ...

  Undergraduate Student Government is holding its first-ever EndHate Week to educate students about other cultures and spread the message of inclusivity on campus while working toward ending stereotyping. The anti-discrimination campaign will run Monday to Thursday, consisting of an event each day. “[During EndHate] ...

Shamina Merchant and Shawn Semmler took their first step as newly sworn-in president and vice president of the Undergraduate Student Government by announcing at their inauguration Tuesday night that USG’s slogan will return to the original motto “Students Serving Students.”        “But In order to ...

Shamina Merchant carries herself in such a poised way; one who sees her in the Ohio Union — a place she frequents on campus — might think she works as an Office of Student Life administrator, faculty member or professor. Her confidence comes through in ...

Shamina Merchant and Shawn Semmler were announced as the next president and vice president of Ohio State’s Undergraduate Student Government on Thursday. The pair received 68.9 percent of votes cast.  The USG members beat out opponents Reese Brooks and Reagan Brooks, both third-years in marketing, ...

Undergraduate Student Government vice-presidential candidate Shawn Semmler accused the Brooks’ campaign for taking policy points from his and Shamina Merchant’s campaign during a presidential candidate forum Monday night in the Ohio Union. During the closing remarks of the forum hosted by the Young Americans for ...

With Undergraduate Student Government presidential and vice presidential running mates Reese Brooks and Reagan Brooks not in attendance, a scheduled debate served as a chance for their opponents, Shamina Merchant and Shawn Semmler, to field wide-ranging questions at the Ohio Union Sunday evening. Questions regarding ...

Undergraduate Student Government failed to pass a resolution Wednesday night to remove the secret vote from its Standing Rules of the General Assembly. The vote to end secret ballots was cast using the secret ballot. A secret ballot is a voting method that prevents the ...