The Satow Room was full of prospective candidates vying for student council and optimistic new executives at the Columbia College Student Council's inaugural meeting of the school year. The News Desk's Melanie Broder and Jackie Carrero bring you yesterday's student council highlights with a special focus on transparency and funding in the wake of F@CU disputes.
First-year and special elections will be held next week! Voting will begin Monday afternoon and close on Wednesday. The vacancies in the upper classes are President (Mario Rosser had to resign for personal reasons) and Representative for 2013, and Representative for the class of 2012.