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SGA Gives Money to i.d.e.a.l.

The Student Government Association (SGA) voted 28-1 to give $5,770 to the  i.d.e.a.l. program. Four senators abstained because they have connections with the program. SGA Executive President Austin Hall reminded the senators that SGA by-laws prevent them voting if they are part of the program or have any connections to it. SGA had to rescind a vote two [...]

SGA Reverses Sig Ep Funding

Sigma Phi Epsilon won’t get an additional $4,850 in student fees to help pay for its annual “Rock the Yard” benefit concert after all. The Student Government Association (SGA) rescinded its vote to give Sig Ep the money because eight members of the fraternity who also are on SGA voted for it. That is a [...]

SGA Funds Sig Ep Concert

The Student Government Association (SGA) unanimously passed the fall 2012 Student Activity Fee Allocation (SAFA) funding last Monday but with amendments giving two student groups more money. The Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity will get $12,500, enough to pay for most of their annual  ”Rock the Yard” benefit concert. The fraternity got their allocation increased from [...]

SGA To Buy Green Week Shirts

The Student Government Association (SGA) voted 25-4 to spend up to $999 for Green Week shirts at its weekly meeting yesterday. Green Week is an annual weeklong event to promote environmental awareness, education and volunteerism. The event involves coordination between recognized student organizations (RSOs) and SGA. The money will be used to purchase about 120 shirts, [...]

SGA Supports New Online Tools

The Student Government Association (SGA) unanimously supported buying a software program that will connect students with campus organizations at its weekly meeting yesterday. The program, OrgSync, is a Web-hosted platform that allows the university to create and manage a private online campus community. Each campus organization and department can create a portal that students can easily [...]

SGA: Amphitheater Plan Hits Snag

The lowest bid for construction of the amphitheater in front of the Student Center is more than the amount of money allocated for the project, the Student Government Association (SGA) announced at its weekly meeting Monday. According to Austin Hall, executive president of SGA, the amphitheater construction budget is $268,000 and the lowest construction bid [...]

Charging Stations are Coming

The Student Government Association (SGA) voted 25-19 Monday night to authorize spending $2,000 to build charging stations for cellphones and laptops in the Student Center. Michael Murphy, senator-at-large, said not all of the money will be spent on the charging stations. The Physical Plant workers will build the stations for less money but they won’t begin [...]

Free Pizza, Prizes, Tickets Today

There will be free pizza, prizes and concert tickets in the Student Center courtyard during X-period today. It’s the annual Pizza Wars brought to you by the Concierge Service and SGA. CiCi’s, Domino’s, Little Ceasar’s and Pizza Hut will be passing out slices of their pizzas and asking you to vote for them as the best pizza [...]

SGA: More Money for Library

The Student Government Association (SGA) announced this week that it has approved the use of another $137,000 in library fees to finish renovating Torreyson Library. The Library Advisory Committee recommended spending the money on the library. The university already has spent about $300,000 on library renovations, including replacing flooring, painting, adding a laptop computer station, [...]

SGA Supports Rate Increase

The Student Government Association (SGA) voted 28-5 Monday night to support a proposed 3 percent increase in housing rates. The proposal would increase room rates by $45 a semester, making the new room rates $1,515 for double-occupancy rooms in residence halls. The increased income would provide about $17 million for repairs to the residence halls, [...]