Faculty Senate at Notre Dame, Angry Over Lack of Clout, Votes to Dissolve

The Faculty Senate at the University of Notre Dame has voted to dissolve, frustrated that it didn't have any real power or influence. But the senators may have exceeded their power with the vote, so the body may survive after all.

The 15-to-11 vote to dissolve was taken by the Faculty Senate for 2000-1. But members of the Faculty Senate for the new academic year voted to keep the body alive, despite the vote to eliminate it.

The senate's power is limited to making

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