Articles Tagged ‘ SGA ’
January 31, 201212:17 am
Welcome Back Weekend for Students a Success
By Anna Agarunova, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Welcome Back Weekend drew crowds of students to the three events organized by the Student Government Association (SGA) programs board. The events ran Jan. 20-22, and included the 2011 comedy-drama film “50/50″ in Cole Cinema, Hypnotist Tom Deluca, and the return of the band Pearl and the Beard to the campus. The film “50/50″ was [...]
May 3, 201112:18 am
New SGA Executive Board for 2011-2012 Officially Sworn In
Last week the results of the election were sent out by all-student email. The winners were: Mark Snyder, President, Katherine Monahan, Vice President, Kevin Paul, Treasurer, and Francis Rodezno, Director of Campus Programming. Even though the academic year is coming to a close, these student leaders have already been planning for SGA next year.
April 19, 201112:32 am
Adjusted Campus Farm Bill Passes SGA
By Steve Rees, Former Managing Editor
In the last Student Government Association meeting, a bill to expand the funding of the Campus Farm and cover expenses for supplies and summer employment was approved, with changes and contingencies given the current economic difficulties of the SGA this semester. Co-written by sophomore SGA senator Alex Walls and sophomore senator Becky White, the bill brought to light the current funding situation of the Campus Farm, a quarter-acre of land in Historic St. Mary’s City officially established in Spring 2010 to grow a variety of vegetables to be sold to the College community.
February 28, 201212:03 am
Students discuss online SGA Incident – Becky White Apologizes for “Impulsive Posts”
Dear St. Mary’s, Recently there was an incidence of incivility on Tumblr and Facebook involving some SGA members, and I wanted to apologize for the part that I played. I am sorry. My original Tumblr posts were hateful and inappropriate, and I should never have written them. I viewed Tumblr as somewhat of an online [...]
February 28, 201212:02 am
Students discuss online SGA Incident – Matt Pindell Qualifies Facebook Post
By Matt Pindell, Class of 2012
By now many of you will have heard about the events that took place over the past week in the SGA, which culminated in my forced (albeit temporary) resignation from the position of Club Coordinator. It is not my intention or purpose to reconstruct in this article the timeline leading up to those events. All [...]
February 14, 20121:11 am
Reighart and White Platform
By Andrew Reighart, Class of 2013 and Becky White, Class of 2013
We would like to announce our formal intention to run for the office of Student Government Association President and Vice President. We have both served in the SGA Senate with distinction, which has been recognized by the endorsements we have received from former SGA Presidents Justin Perry and Marlena Weiss and Vice Presidents Lisa Neu [...]
February 14, 20121:11 am
Perkins and Petersen Platform
By Shelby Perkins, Class of 2014 and Thor Petersen, Class of 2013
When most people think of government, they think of boring buildings, stuffy suits, and a lack of true representation. However, we are here to change your mind. In this platform, we, Shelby Perkins and Thor Petersen, would like to formally announce our candidacy for Student Government President and Vice President. The Student Government Association at [...]
October 18, 201112:25 am
SGA Elections Appeared Late This Year
Due to problems of information, technology, and weather, the Student Government Association (SGA) elections were delayed till Sept. 30 and were held till Oct. 3.
September 27, 201112:23 am
Gender neutral housing on its way to St. Mary’s
By Mary Beth McAndrews, Contributing Writer
For several years, the notion of gender neutral housing has been tossed around campus at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. However last spring former Student Government Association (SGA) president Marlena Weiss and the rest of the SGA passed a notion showing their unanimous support of this new housing, according to current SGA President Mark Snyder. Progress was being made to make this a reality until Weiss graduated last May.“[Weiss] and [Assistant Director of Residence Life] Kelly Smolinsky worked together on this for awhile,” Director of Residence Life and Associate Dean of Students Joanne Goldwater said. “But they didn’t progress as quickly as I thought it would.”
September 27, 201112:22 am
SGA elections begin
By Anna Agarunova, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Student Government Association (SGA) elections began this Friday September 23 and will run through Thursday September 29. Although there have been a plethora of students who have started campaigning, a large amount of positions remain open.
April 19, 201112:25 am
New Bill to Curb Amount of All-Student Emails
In less than three minutes on Tuesday, April 5, the Student Government Association (SGA) voted to limit the amount of all school emails that clubs will be able to send out. The bill, which had already been discussed by the SGA, received no opposition. The bill itself, sponsored by SGA President Marlena Weiss, states that, “All club leaders will no longer have access to all school emails.”
March 22, 201112:03 am
SGA Substantive and Vital to St. Mary’s
By Danny Ruthenberg-Marshall, Former Student Trustee
When I came to St. Mary’s as a freshman (way back in the day when we were still called freshmen), the thought of joining the Student Government Association (SGA) had never crossed my mind. It still hadn’t more than a year later when then-SGA President Sunny Schnitzer suggested I apply to be the Student Trustee.
December 7, 20109:20 am
Bike Shop Coffers Refilled by SGA
By Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief
After much deliberation and discussion regarding funding for the Bike Shop, the Student Government Association (SGA) unanimously passed a resolution on Nov. 16 to begin offering funding for the next three semesters.
