By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor Students' Association executive officers chose their administrative officers last Wednesday. Erin Dimas will be chief development officer, Valerie Hanneken will be chief communication officer, and Austin Brennen will be chief financial officer. Justin Scott, president of SA, said the executive officers looked at ... [Read More…]
Students elect ten senators: Seniors will end year with only one Congress representative
By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor Last week, 286 freshmen, sophomores and juniors voted online for the first time for Students' Association class senators. The executive officer election was supposed to be conducted online earlier this month but couldn't because of technical problems. Patrick Leech, elections chair for SA, said the e-vote was ... [Read More…]
Officers appoint executive secretary: Jeffrey says he will ‘be all right’ even though he’s new to SA
By Lori Bredemeyer, Managing Editor With executive officer elections behind them, the Students' Association leaders have completed their first order of business: appointing a new executive secretary. The officers chose Ben Jeffrey, junior theatre major from Kansas City, Mo., on Wednesday to fill the position for the 2005-06 school year. Jeffrey ... [Read More…]
Senator voting will be online: Election delayed two days to fix problems with e-vote system
By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief The Students' Association and Web Integration and Programming will finally unveil electronic voting Wednesday after Chapel as students will be able to vote in class senator elections on my.ACU. Elections were slated to begin Monday and end Wednesday, but problems found in the electronic voting program pushed SA ... [Read More…]
Scott elected by wide margin
By Mallory Sherwood, Features Editor Justin Scott defeated his opponents Friday in the race for president of Students' Association against Keith Robinson and Jonathan Wactor. Melanie Booker and Tyler Cosgrove were re-elected to vice president and treasurer, respectively. Scott, junior political science major from Whitehouse, said he didn't expect ... [Read More…]
Elections continue despite voting mix-up: Conflict with freshman registration puts plans for E-vote on hold
By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief Less than 24 hours before the Students' Association election for executive officers was to take place online for the first time, network administrators informed the elections committee that online voting could not happen because of a conflict with freshman registration. Dr. James Langford, director of Web ... [Read More…]
Use your voice in SA elections
In the 2004 presidential election, the voter turnout rate among 18-to-29-year-olds was at 51.6 percent, a drastic increase from the 2000 election percentage of 42.3, according to voterunlead.org. Perhaps in the most recent election, young people chose to abandon previous thoughts that their vote wouldn't matter or they weren't represented by the ... [Read More…]
SA-TV receives student makeover: Student implements new program, revamps station
By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer Michael Breeden, the new student worker at SA-TV, has made several changes to the station, including the computer program the station uses and the content of the student-run television channel. Breeden, sophomore electronic media major from Memphis, Tenn., was hired to be the main worker of SA-TV, which airs on Channel ... [Read More…]
Congress approves Rec Center funding: Bill provides free pool, Xbox for students until end of semester
By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief The Students' Association unanimously approved funds on Wednesday to provide free use of the pool tables and Xbox video game systems in the Recreation Center of the Campus Center for students for the remainder of the school year. The bill, which was brought before Congress by freshman senators Brandon Smith and ... [Read More…]
Congress votes not to impeach members: About 75 percent of SA could have been eligible for removal from office
By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief A week after no member of Congress protested proceeding with impeachment procedures against Williams Performing Arts Center Rep. Zach Tabers, the Students' Association backed off its position Wednesday. More than half the members present voted against continuing with the proceedings to impeach Tabers for ... [Read More…]
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