“I’ll try to break down barriers, so students can report what exactly is important to them directly to the Board,” he said.

A new resolution that could require every student organization to submit plans detailing how they will encourage diversity and inclusion in their group will be discussed, and possibly voted on, at a Student Assembly meeting Thursday.

After an elections challenge disqualified a candidate and delayed the release of two of the Student Assembly races’ results, Ulysses Smith ’14 was declared president of the S.A. for the 2013-2014 academic year on Tuesday.

The Student Assembly announced its election results for all positions but president and undesignated at-large representatives Thursday evening.

Student Assembly candidates sparred on issues ranging from student engagement to the potential creation of a social justice requirement.

The Student Assembly passed a resolution Thursday that would improve communication between byline funded student organizations and the appropriations committee. 

Students participating in on-campus housing selection this semester will — for the first time in Cornell history — have the option to live with a roommate of a different gender.

In the wake of several reported sexual assaults last semester, the Student Assembly released a safety survey early this month to undergraduate students to assess their campus safety concerns. The survey will remain live at least through the end of the month, according to Anisha Chopra ’13, chair of the Safety Task Force for the S.A. 

On Saturday, Student Assembly members and student leaders gathered in Willard Straight Hall for a preliminary meeting of the Student Assembly Committee for Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives, a committee that will focus on diversity initiatives and will include a broader spectrum of students.