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Survived in Name Only

Events, such as the strike of last May
and student-administrative tensions in
general, have been instrumental in
constructing a format of relief from these
differences through the medium of a
faculty-student senate.

The University Senate was established
by a resolution of the General Faculty
adopted in 1925. During the past 45
years, however, the Senate has survived in
name only.

The formal authority of the Senate
rests on the original resolution which
delegated to it "all functions and duties
then performed by the General Faculty with
the exception of conferring degrees." Yet, since
its conception in 1925 the Senate has spent
most of its time trying to decide exactly what
its functions are.