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SA tackles Lectureship policies: A resolution was passed Wednesday to support a more lenient attendance policy during Lectureship so students can benefit from the sessions.

February 23, 2007 by Kelsi Peace

By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Students desire a larger role in Lectureship, but feel they can't play it-and there's a Facebook group to prove it. The new Lectureship student track offers a venue tailored for student involvement, and the 40 student members of the committee that helped organize the 15-hour student track plan to strike a ... [Read More…]

Absent Congress members halt SA resolutions, action: SA executive president said attendance at SA meetings usually decreases in the spring semester but is not a concern as long as two-thirds of Congress is present.

February 16, 2007 by Kelsi Peace

By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Valentine's Day and Sing Song stress took their toll on Students' Association Congress on Wednesday, when only 27 members attended the meeting - exactly enough to make the quorum, but not enough to pass anything since two-thirds of Congress (36 members) must vote on important issues. The meeting was adjourned after ... [Read More…]

Learning to live without a leader

February 2, 2007 by Jared Fields

By Jared Fields, Managing Editor A phenomenon no ACU student can prepare for has the campus on its knees. It is greater than Sing Song preparations, more important than class attendance and possibly more vital to our spiritual health than prayer. The most pressing issue here has to do with who is in charge. Right now, no one seems to be. We ... [Read More…]

SA estimates $200,000 revenue for spring

February 2, 2007 by Kelsi Peace

By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor The Students' Association unanimously approved the spring 2007 budget, accepted a resignation and appointed a new senior senator at Wednesday's meeting. The total revenue for the semester is estimated to be about $200,000, which includes about $78,000 rolled over from the fall semester. The $70 student activity ... [Read More…]

Speaker offers ‘Wizard of Oz’ challenge at the SA’s Invision 2007

January 31, 2007 by Kelsi Peace

By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Be like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. That was a challenge Brenda Bertrand presented to student leaders at the Student Association's Invision 2007 on Sunday at the Williams Performing Arts Center. Bertrand, who serves in the U.S. Office of Personnel management in Washington, D.C., and speaks at universities ... [Read More…]

SA plays host to student leaders

January 26, 2007 by Kelsi Peace

By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor The Students' Association will enhance students' leadership skills this semester with Invision 2007 and a student government conference in Jacksonville, Fla. SA will host Invision 2007, a leadership banquet and training session for student leaders on campus, at 6 p.m. on Sunday in the Williams Performing Arts ... [Read More…]

Groups submit budget requests online

January 24, 2007 by Kelsi Peace

By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Filling out a budget request form just got easier, thanks to the new Students' Association Web site, which allows student organizations to submit budget requests online. The online version is the third generation of budget software created by SA that allows users to fill out their requests by answering a series of ... [Read More…]

SA passes resolution, information act, resignation

November 17, 2006 by Mitch Holt

By Mitch Holt, Copy Editor Congress replaced a representative, passed a resolution to encourage the administration to install more lighting around the Lunsford Trail and passed a freedom of information act-all accomplished at Wednesday's meeting. Rep. Garrett Burger, Foster Science Building, sent a letter of resignation to the Students' ... [Read More…]

SA makes improvements to serve student body

November 10, 2006 by Optimist Editorial Board

What is the Students' Association? What purpose does Congress serve? Every year these questions are asked, often resulting in the opinion that Congress is unproductive, which on occasion has been true. However, Congress is doing far better than in past years, although there is still room for improvement. So far this session Congress has been more ... [Read More…]

Dance, UP policies face SA scrutiny

November 10, 2006 by Mitch Holt

By Mitch Holt, Copy Editor The Students' Association met Wednesday and voted in favor of two resolutions: to create a committee to research the university's dancing policy, and petitioning the administration about presidential scholars living off campus. Because SA doesn't have the power to change the university's policy on dancing, the ... [Read More…]