Student Government discussed committee changes, reviewed dining survey feedback and voted to continue student New York Times access at its Nov. 13 meeting.

According to Student Government’s bylaws, meetings may not take place unless the agenda has been posted publicly at least 12 hours in advance; should this step have been missed, all motions made during the meeting are rendered null. The meeting agenda was posted short of the 12-hour mark on the Student Government Instagram page, and the agenda was not distributed anywhere else publicly. Parliamentarian Bryan Kibet ’27 and Communications Officer Ava Gallia ’26 did not respond to requests for comment in time for publication.

President Alex Brown ‘26 discussed dissolving some committees, starting with a proposal to replace the sustainability committee with a single liaison to the college’s Office of Sustainability.

He argued that the committee, which was formed before the Office of Sustainability was established, has become unnecessary.

Brown then presented the idea of dissolving the dining ad hoc committee in place of a liaison to dining services, which was met with opposition. President-elect Allie Waxman ‘28, a member of the committee, argued that the workload was already large for the three-person team and that it would not be a good idea to downsize.

No vote was held on either proposal.

Waxman, joined by fellow dining committee members Rep. William Bennett ‘28 and Rep. Selina Zhu ‘27, presented statistics from the committee’s survey on the student dining experience, announcing a 72% satisfaction rate among 364 survey respondents.

In the free-response section, respondents also noted a need for improvement in the seasoning and freshness of the food, clearer allergen and dietary restriction labeling and more accurate wait times on the Grubhub mobile ordering system app.

Committee members assessed that solutions for the problems could include regular in-person check-ins, taste tests and encouraging students to use the QR codes in the dining halls to make suggestions.

The committee also announced that next fall, the college plans to implement the Nutrislice program, a digital food labeling service that will provide all nutritional and allergen information in a sustainable and paperless manner.

The meeting closed with Brown presenting a motion to continue the college’s three-year subscription to the New York Times, which passed unanimously.

Prior to the meeting’s ending, Student Government advisor Allison Williams and Brown addressed executive board candidates from the recent election.

“Don’t be a sore winner, don’t be a sore loser,” Brown said. “You can try as hard as you can, but sometimes you just won’t get something in life, and that’s just something that happens.”