By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief An attempt by freshman class officers to get into their class's formal for free is the focus of heavy criticism by students who organized the event. Officials in the Freshman Action Council complained to Students' Association executive president Jonathan Wilkerson April 24, charging that freshman class ... [Read More…]
New meets old at SA meeting
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief A constitutional amendment and a by-law amendment were proposed Wednesday night in the first meeting conducted by the new set of executive officers. The meeting was a hybrid, with new XOs and class officers, but with old representatives. The two proposed pieces of legislation focused on requirements for ... [Read More…]
Shaking up SA: a year in review: Officers reflect on term that shifted Congress to advocacy
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief What began with a question turned into a movement in the Students' Association this year. When Rep. Reese Campbell, Administration Building, asked executive president Jeremy Smith about a committee placement for a campus service group, Smith began thinking about a way to turn SA toward advocacy. Soon, Smith ... [Read More…]
After mess, laws to change: Committee to gut, rewrite ‘vague’ SA election rules
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief A committee will be in place by the end of this week to rewrite student election laws, election officials said. The committee will have the task of changing a system whose vagaries are blamed for this year's election controversy. More than 150 votes were disqualified last week, and three of four presidential ... [Read More…]
SA candidates defend actions: Officials back off idea of committee, vow to rewrite rules
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Presidential candidates responded Wednesday to official reports that they had broken numerous campaign rules, either chalking most of the violations to miscommunication or denying they occurred altogether. At the same time, SA election officials said they were questioning whether the formation of an ... [Read More…]
Smith served students more than we realize
Jeremy Smith has missed the last three congress meetings. I chaired those meetings-meaning that I employed the use of a wooden thing that looks like a short hammer, a gavel-in his absences, and at one of those meetings, a congress member told me that since I ran the meeting so well, I should have run for SA President, and I was astonished. Not ... [Read More…]
Committee to look at campaign complaints: Rules violations abound in executive officer elections
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Although next year's executive officers are finalized, the result of a Students' Association investigation into presidential campaign abuses this year is not. Three of four candidates, including winner Jonathan Wilkerson, violated campaign guidelines, said election rules chair Elizabeth Alvarez, who added that ... [Read More…]
Smith focus of SA debate: Congress discusses potential response to president’s move
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief President Jeremy Smith could be impeached, censured or otherwise rebuked, depending on what the Student Congress decides after discussing its leader's decision to skip the final three business-related meetings. At Wednesday's meeting, most members rejected the idea of impeaching Smith on legal and personal ... [Read More…]
SA president, candidates disgrace office
When Layne Rouse campaigned for vice president, he told students that the Students' Association faced a crisis. Little did he know how true those words were. Rather than the crisis of choice that Rouse foretold, SA faces a crisis of confidence, one created by its current president and exacerbated by the four vying to replace him. First, President ... [Read More…]
SA officer elections continue: Candidates try to differentiate from the crowded field
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The four candidates for executive president attempted to clarify their differences and win the votes of the student body the day before and day of the elections, which continue today. In campaign speeches Tuesday, the candidates shied away from promising a specific platform, instead emphasizing their wishes to ... [Read More…]
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