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The tem po of W ednesday night’s Student Senate m ee t­ ing ran smoothly and quickly, as senators approved a letter to th e s t u d e n t body a b o u t c o m m u n i ty r e l a t i o n s an d passed resolutions regarding S tu d e n t Union fiscal policy and o u t r e a c h to h u r r i c a n e victims with little discussion. The approved letter, which will be s e n t v ia e -m a i l , ad d resses the issue of com ­ m u n i ty r e l a t i o n s , u rg in g Notre Dame students to take the first steps toward improv­ ing the relationship between th e U n iv e r s i ty a n d S ou th Bend. “The unfortunate stigma of an ‘elitist’ attitude within the N o tre D am e s t u d e n t body to w a r d s th e c o m m u n i ty of S o u th Bend h a s la s te d too long , a n d it h a s b e e n extremely detrim ental to the interactions between the s tu ­ den ts and the city of South Bend,” the letter reads. “It is im p e ra t iv e t h a t we as s t u ­ dents accept our responsibili­ ty to be i n s t r u m e n t s of change and begin the process of improving the relationship between Notre Dame students and South Bend.” Community Relations com ­ m i t te e c h a i r Nick G u zm an introduced the letter, explain­ ing its p a r t ic u la r re levancy during the past few weeks. “With all th e s tu f f t h a t ’s