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SA officer endorsements: Ralston for treasurer

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J.P. Ralston has a bold plan for the SA budget process. It could be risky, but it's a good plan. Conference fund requests take up a lot of time in SA meetings; just look at our reports about the weekly SA meetings recently. Ralston thinks this is a waste of SA's time because they have such a limited fund and can only grant the groups a small ... [Read More…]

Candidates preparing for officer elections

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Voting for Students' Association executive positions will begin Wednesday. Candidates for president are Dylan Benac, junior political science major from Boerne; Bo Braddock, junior biology major from Deer Park; and Aaron Johnson, senior art and psychology major from Va. Candidates for vice president are Rafael Rosales, sophomore management major ... [Read More…]

Dial: Hold elected officials accountable

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By Rebecca Dial, SA President I have been invested in Students' Association for four years now. It has been the biggest part of my time here at ACU and I care deeply about its mission. I want the elected officers to do the most they can for the student body and lead SA in another year of productivity and service. You as a student are powerful ... [Read More…]

SA to provide snow cones during finals

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The Students' Association will provide snow cones for students during finals week. Rodney Johnson, sophomore class president, introduced a bill to provide snow cones during the SA meeting Wednesday. Passing unanimously, Congress will allocate $500 from its congressional project fund to pay for the snow cones. Many details are uncertain. The day ... [Read More…]

Associate dean of students to move to Texas Tech

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Dr. John Delony has taken the position of assistant dean of students at Texas Tech University School of Law in Lubbock. Delony, associate dean of students, met with the Students' Association Wednesday to answer questions about Residence Life. He began the discussion with the announcement of his departure. Delony is expected to leave his position ... [Read More…]

SA to conduct elections for officers

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The Students' Association is seeking a new executive president, vice president and treasurer for the next school year. The term period for these positions will be complete at the end of the semester. They are currently respectively occupied by Rebecca Dial, Dylan Benac and Joseph Austin. Dial and Austin will graduate this May. Congress reviewed ... [Read More…]

Conference request funding continues

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The Students' Association granted an additional $710 to student groups Wednesday as part of its continued conference request funding. The conference request fund is a line item in the SA budget set aside to help finance student groups taking trips this semester. The amount provided for the fund was $6,500; however, SA had $48,882 in requests. SA ... [Read More…]

SA launches competition to improve ACU

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Rebecca Dial and the Students' Association are providing students with the opportunity to improve the university through the Greatest Idea Challenge. The Greatest Idea Challenge is a competition that encourages students to present a plan for addressing an issue on campus. The winner will ultimately present his or her idea to the administration for ... [Read More…]

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SA continues conference request funding

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After heated and raucous debate, the Students' Association granted $1,331 of the total remaining $4,724 in the conference request fund budget in their meeting on Wednesday. The conference request fund is a portion of the SA budget specifically set aside for student groups taking trips this semester. The total amount for the fund began at $6,500; ... [Read More…]

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