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SGA Condemns Reality Show Crews

The Student Government Association has sent a resolution to the Conway City Council condemning the harassment of UCA students by camera crews for the reality show “Campus PD.” The SGA unanimously approved the resolution at its weekly meeting Monday night. The resolution said the television program on cable network G4 “might defame the character of the Conway community, the University...

Reality Show Crews Harass Students

Five students said they were harassed by Conway police officers and members of the television film crew following them. The students reported the incidents to the Student Government Association at its meeting Monday night. The Conway Police Department has confirmed that it has a contract with the cable television network G4 to allow the network’s film crews to ride with the Conway police officers...

SGA Election Results

The SGA election results are in. Here are the results: Executive officers - President – Meghan Thompson Vice President – Austin Hall Vice President of Operations – Kyle Moix Vice President of Finance – Kyle Boyd Class officers - Senior President - Robert Rogers Senior Vice President - Morgan DeRosa Junior President - Jack Phillips Junior Vice President - Hunter Phillips Sophomore...

SGA Election Ends This Afternoon

You have until 4 p.m. today to vote for your favorite candidate for the Student Government Association. Ballots have been sent through your Bear email accounts. Follow a link in the email to the voting Web site. You can vote for the executive officers and your class officers. Recognize these guys? They would want you to vote today. The SGA represents students in all university matters. They participate...

Bicycle Program Begins After Break

The bicycle share program will begin after Spring Break. The first four purple bikes that will be used in the program were introduced yesterday during Green Week events on the courtyard in front of the Student Center. Those and other bikes will be available April 1 and can be checked out free from the HPER Center. The Student Government Association has spent a total of $5,000 on the program.  Of the...

SGA Introduces Bike Program Today

UCA’s sophomore senators, led by class president Jessica Gambill, will unveil the new university bike share program during X-period today as part of Green Week.   The bike program is sponsored by the Student Government Association.  The bike share program is designed to promote UCA’s “green” reputation and help raise awareness for healthy living.   SGA senators decided to...

SGA Questions AOEP Finances

The Student Government Association plans to take a closer look at the fiscal aspects of the university’s Division of Academic Outreach and Extended Programs, SGA President Cody Wilson said yesterday. The office, which offers community and online classes, “deserves our attention … it makes things like online classes more expensive than they need to,” Wilson said. The SGA questions the higher...

Amber Kaufman: A Conversation

Amber Kaufman is a senior at UCA and primary senator-at-large in the Student Government Association (SGA). She graduated in 2006 from Wonderview High School in Hattieville, about 10 miles north of Morrillton in Conway County. She was co-valedictorian of her graduating class of 35 people. She is in the Honors College and working on a thesis that involves developing plans to teach environmental lessons...

Administration Talks to Students

Campus administrators fielded a wide range of questions from students yesterday at a town hall meeting sponsored by the Student Government Association. President Allen Meadors and Provost Lance Grahn were joined by Larry James, the UCA police chief, athletic director Brad Teague, and Shelly Mehl.  Kyle Boyd, junior class president, moderated the meeting. Topics included the condition of campus sidewalks,...

Administrators Available for Questions

Here’s your chance to talk directly to President Allen Meadors, Provost Lance Grahn and the other people who make the rules around here. They will all be at a town hall-style meeting the Student Government Association is holding at 4 p.m. today in East McCastlain Ballroom. Meadors and Grahn, who also is dean of the faculty, are scheduled to make opening remarks, then field questions from students....