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SGA Rejects Change in Fees

The Student Government Association (SGA) rejected a proposal Monday to allow recognized student organizations to use student activity fees to recruit new students. SGA voted 20-16 against a bylaw amendment that would have expanded the authorized use of the Student Activity Fee Allocation (SAFA) money to pay for events used to recruit students. “The SAFA fee is for students, [...]

NABMU Week Begins Today

NABMU Week, presented by the National Association for Black Men United, begins tonight. “We do this every year,” said David Saterfield, president of NABMU.”This year we want to expand our influence on campus.” NABMU is a national nonprofit organization formed to help African-American men graduate from college but the  organization is open to everyone, regardless [...]

SGA Supports HPER Expansion

SGA has approved a plan to raise student fees by about $50 a semester to finance a $14.5 million expansion of the HPER Center. The expansion would almost double the size of the 48,732-square-foot facility. The plan includes adding a 25-yard swimming pool, four raquetball courts, a fitness center, aerobic rooms, a climbing wall, a lounge, [...]

Freshmen Propose Campus Changes

The freshman class wants to change some things around here. Their class representatives in the Student Government Association have introduced plans to add space for students in the Student Center and to offer a new cable television channel that will allow students to order movies. Josh McDonald, freshman class president, said there were plans to convert an [...]

Drag Queen Rocks the Yard

Did you see it at x-period Thursday in the courtyard outside the Student Center? If you were anywhere near the area, it was hard to miss. A crowd of over 100 spectators gathered, some in awe and some aghast, to witness the sexual dance moves of Amelia Cortez. Cortez, adorned in fishnet stockings, a red [...]

Taco Bell on Campus? It’s Possible

Aramark, the company that provides food service on campus, has been doing an in-depth survey of what our students want to eat and one preference has been clear - Taco Bell. There are no current plans to add the fast-food favorite to the campus fare but Aramark says it is listening. Aramark wants to give us [...]

Improv Class Invades Student Center

If you were in the Student Center about 1:10 p.m. yesterday, you probably noticed the small group of people moving among the students and faculty in a manner resembling something from Monty Python. Most people noticed and gathered to watch as the 15 students marched and bounced through the lunchtime crowd at a hurried pace. They were completely expressionless, as [...]

Last Concert on the Courtyard

When you think Jason Mraz or Little Big Town, you generally don’t think Nick Motil. That may change, though, as Motil begins to make his way to the top as a singer/songwriter by sharing the stage with talents like those. Motil will be performing in the Student Center courtyard from 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Motil’s performance is part [...]

Police Report: April 6

The following information was taken from incident reports at UCAPD. Incident reports are filed daily by officers to document and describe each call they answer during their shifts. These reports are made available by university police after they are approved by a supervisor. That process takes a day or two, which delays our report a day [...]

Lessons on Being Successful Offered

Interested in learning the keys to success? The freshmen members of  i.d.e.a.l. will explain it to you at 4 p.m. tomorrow in the Student Center, Room 213 and Room 214. The success fair, called “I Just Want to be Successful,” will include guest faculty and staff speakers who will discuss success in the areas of [...]