A look back: One year with iUnity

As the iUnity administration draws to a close this week, take a look at the Indiana University Student Association’s year.

2010

March
10: iUnity wins the elections. Michael Coleman is named IUSA student body president.

April
14: Zimride, a ride-sharing program, launches with the support of IUSA.
15: iUnity executives are sworn in.

September
21: Congress approves a $97,996 budget for 2010-11. Coleman motions to appoint junior Hannah Kinkead to a vacant Supreme Court seat.

October
IUSA teams up with the Muslim Student Union and the Pakistan Student Association to help raise money for Pakistani flood relief efforts.  
12: Congress rejects Kinkead for the Supreme Court seat by a vote of 17-16.
19: Fall break, an IUSA platform for more than 20 years, passes.
26: Congress passes a resolution to sponsor a walkway near the intersection of 17th Street and Jordan Avenue.

2011

January
23: A campus safety report highlighting weaknesses in campus lighting and night transportation is released.
26: IUSA unveils its digital archives, providing online records of decades of IUSA documents and records.
26: The BtownUnited ticket launches, headed by junior Neil Kelty.

February
2: The Big Ten ticket launches, headed by junior Justin Kingsolver.
8: Congress approves a resolution affirming the support of a strong American-Israeli relationship as well as the contract between IUSA and DoubleMap, the GPS bus tracking company.
9: The reviveIU ticket launches, headed by junior Danny Alexander.
18: A petition is filed, calling for the impeachment of current IUSA administrators. Two days later, two filers withdraw, while one withdraws without prejudice.
21: The three IUSA tickets engage in a public debate.
24: Justin Kingsolver co-files for injunctive relief against Neil Kelty, who is accused of funneling IUSA funds.

March
1-2: Big Ten wins the IUSA elections in unofficial results.
2: BtownUnited files a formal complaint against Big Ten for election code
violations.
4: Big Ten is fined $957, and election results stand.
7: IUSA sponsors a discussion with coach Tom
Crean .
8: The IUSA Congress rejects a resolution to impeach Kelty.

April
10: The Big Ten administration is sworn in.
15: Coleman spends his final day in office. He accomplished five of his six proposed platforms.