By Jared Fields, Editor in Chief The Students' Association Congress tabled a bill to create an internal affairs committee Wednesday after an attempt to immediately take the motion from the table failed. Freshmen Jeareme Mosley, Tony Godfrey and Jared Elk presented the motion in an attempt to create an ad hoc committee to investigate and check the ... [Read More…]

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor The Students' Association Congress divided over the rule requiring representatives to major in the building they represent, with some supporting adherence to the rules and others seeking to fill empty seats, at Wednesday's meeting. Congress debated the issue for more than an hour in a meeting with no new business ... [Read More…]

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor The 85th Students' Association Congress approved the Fall 2007 Budget and all officer and representative appointments in its inaugural meeting Wednesday. Sophomore senator David Vanderpool debated the appointment of officers with no previous Congress experience. According to the bylaws, all undergraduates who pay a ... [Read More…]

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor The Students' Association will divvy up funds to student organizations after groups complete the forms and interview process next week. Requests are due Friday by 5 p.m., and a representative of the organization must sign up in the SA office to review the request next Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. Last year, the ... [Read More…]

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor Campaigns will soon reach full swing as Students' Association senator and representative hopefuls prepare for the Sept. 11 elections. And this year, election chair and SA vice president Daniel-Paul Watkins will interview candidates in person as part of a front-end screening process to be sure the candidate is ... [Read More…]

By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor The Student's Association finished the semester with a little tradition. At the changing of the guard at Perini Ranch on Tuesday, this year's executive officers gave awards to their mentors and SA Executive President Maher Saab passed down a Bible to president-elect Matt Worthington, junior English major from San ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor In its last meeting of the year the Students' Association, Congress discussed whether a separate student court was necessary in representing and providing a voice for the student body.  Despite more than 30 minutes of discussion of three amendments that would have created a student Bill of Rights and ... [Read More…]

By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor After the most debate SA has had all semester, Congress rejected an amendment to the bylaws that would revoke the power of the election chair and election committee to dock votes from candidates who violate campaign rules at Wednesday's meeting. The amendment, written by sophomore senators Caleb Archer and ... [Read More…]