During its last meeting of the semester, the Columbia College Student Council appointed five new representatives to fill seats left empty by students leaving the council.

Columbia College Student Council voted to allocate $5,000 to a pilot MetroCard program for low-income students in Columbia College during its general body meeting on Sunday.

Despite 20 rules violations in the most recent spring and fall student council election cycles, voting deductions intended to penalize candidates who broke the rules did not ultimately change the outcome of any Columbia College Student Council or Engineering Student Council race in the past year.

The Columbia College and School of Engineering and Applied Science student councils are demographically reflective of Columbia’s student body in terms of race, gender, and economic status but continue to be run mostly by students who have served on the councils before, according to a survey of council demographics conducted by Spectator.

Columbia College Student Council and Engineering Student Council first-year elections results were announced Thursday night by the Columbia Elections Commission.

First-year candidates for the Columbia College and Engineering Student Councils presented platforms on issues of campus community, financial access to resources, and stress culture at the candidate debate on Saturday.

The Columbia College and Engineering Student Councils unveiled their plans to improve healthcare services and make campus events more accessible and more sustainable at their respective meetings Sunday and Monday night.

Members from the student group 24/7 Columbia and the Undocumented Students Initiative questioned both Columbia College Dean James Valentini and Dean of Undergraduate Student Life Cristen Kromm on University healthcare and housing policies at the Columbia College Student Council’s general body meeting Sunday night.

The General Studies Student Council announced the results of the spring 2018 elections Thursday afternoon.