On Sept. 15, freshmen students voted for First-Year Class Council (FYCC) members for Notre Dame’s student government. Additionally, 73 students requested a petition form to run for First-Year Class Council,” Jones wrote. “This is done through programming and event planning, with class merch and the class formal being two major things the First-Year Class Council is in charge of,” Jones wrote. I thought the First-Year Class Council would be a great way to get involved in student government,” Rochelle stated. The First-Year Class Council has its first meeting this Tuesday.