The results of the Fall 2025 undergraduate referendum are in, and the student body has delivered a resounding message to Day Hall regarding the University’s disciplinary processes. In a landslide decision, students voted overwhelmingly in favor of both proposals on the ballot, signaling a deep desire to restore checks and balances to the judicial system.
On the first question, voters approved a call to make the judicial system independent of the University administration by a margin of 3,079 to 213. This vote rejects the current model overseen by the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards and seeks a return to the independent oversight that existed prior to 2021.
The second question saw equally decisive support, with 2,976 students voting “Yes” to return to a community-wide Campus Code of Conduct, compared to just 269 votes against. This move would replace the current Student Code of Conduct and restore the shared governance model established after the 1969 Willard Straight Hall Takeover, which applied collectively to students, faculty, and staff.
With over 3,200 ballots cast, this referendum serves as a clear mandate from the undergraduate community demanding stronger due process and protection from unilateral administrative control. The Student Assembly will now convey these results to the Office of the President, which is required to respond to this historic expression of student opinion within 30 days.
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