The Associated Student Government Senate nominated, elected and swore in Weinberg junior Sophia Tariq as a new Rules Committee member Wednesday. 

Tariq, a Weinberg senator, was the only nominee for the open position on the Rules Committee, which is open to school senators and reviews the Constitution and Code of Conduct.

In her speech to senators, she talked about being a “part of a lot of organizations that represent minority communities that also deserve to have their voice” and emphasized the importance of fair elections.

“I think it’s really important to have legitimate elections and make sure that we are always abiding by our constitution and making sure our rules adequately reflect our student body,” Tariq said.

There were no nominations for Student Organization Whip, a position that is open to student organization senators, so the role remains vacant. The election for the role has been deferred to another time. 

Before Tariq’s election, Weinberg first-year Carridee Raymundo, the co-executive officer of justice and inclusion and a member of the Legal Resources Committee, announced that the committee now has a contract with NU Student Affairs and NU General Counsel. The groups will work together to establish a legal clinic for undergraduates.

The funding for this service would come from the student activity fee that students pay as part of their tuition, Raymundo said.

She also said she wants NU to be a university where students can schedule one-on-one consultations with a lawyer. 

NU’s graduate schools already have a lawyer who works with graduate students, so Raymundo said she hopes the legal clinic can use the same lawyer for undergraduates.

“What we are trying to do is offer free and accessible legal help to undergraduate students specifically,” Raymundo said.

She added that the legal clinic could help students with housing, especially signing housing contracts, as well as answer questions related to visas. 

Toward the end of the meeting, senators broke into smaller groups to discuss issues on campus and goals for the remainder of the quarter. 

Topics discussed ranged from exercise equipment to the new ice cream machine installed in Foster-Walker Complex.

The aim of these discussions was for senators to get a better understanding of problems around campus, Weinberg first-year and Parliamentarian Xander Hampton said.

“I would really encourage you to engage with the senators here because at the end of the day, they do speak on your behalf in some way shape or form,” Hampton said.

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