Articles Tagged ‘ SGA ’
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.
November 6, 20101:22 am
Gender-Neutral Housing One More Step To Becoming a Reality
By Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief
As part of her platform last year, Student Government Association (SGA) President Marlena Weiss campaigned for gender neutral housing on campus. The plan is currently in the works, according to Assistant Director of Residence Life Kelly Smolinsky.
October 9, 20101:59 am
SGA Election Results Confuse, Bewilder
Since the beginning of the school year, students have been receiving massive amounts of emails from the Student Government Association (SGA). The emails, while originally encouraging students to participate in SGA, eventually became confusing when they became unclear about who had won elections.
April 27, 201012:13 pm
SGA Victors: Weiss/Benjes, Smith, Harvey
By Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief
On Monday, Apr. 19, the results of the Student Government Association (SGA) executive board elections were announced. The 2010-2011 SGA president and vice-president will be juniors Marlena Weiss and Ken Benjes, the treasurer will be junior Matt Smith, and the director of campus programming will be junior Jessica Harvey.
April 27, 201012:10 pm
Students Support Referendum to Raise Fees for Green Projects
By Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief
During the SGA elections, which ran from Apr. 13-16, students voted on a referendum to raise their Student Government Association (SGA) fees $10 so that the SGA can fund green/sustainable initiatives on campus via a revolving loan. SGA Parliamentarian Louis Ritzinger said that with just over 30 percent voter turnout, the referendum passed “overwhelmingly.” The [...]
April 27, 201012:09 pm
Gender-Neutral Housing Passes SGA, Seen Favorably by Students
By Caroline Selle, Staff Writer
On Tuesday, April 20, the Student Government Association passed legislation stating that, “The SGA supports the adoption of a gender-neutral housing policy on North Campus Housing (Lewis Quad, Waring Commons, North and South Crescents and the Greens) that students may opt into if they so choose.” The legislation, which was sponsored by Secretary Marlena Weiss [...]
April 12, 20109:03 pm
Gender-Neutral Housing a Campus Possibility
By Caroline Selle, Staff Writer
The College is taking the first steps towards implementing a new housing policy which would allow students of different genders to room together throughout North Campus. SGA Secretary and junior Marlena Weiss will introduce the gender-neutral housing legislation to the SGA on April 15, and is using the issue as a part of her platform [...]
April 12, 20109:00 pm
SGA to Start Green Revolving Fund
By Rowan Copley, Contributing Writer
A new bill passed by the Student Government Association (SGA) will allocate roughly $100,000 to a new fund for creating or implementing sustainable, energy-saving technologies and systems on campus. The bill, presented to the SGA by Matt Foerster, Lisa Neu, Danielle Doubt, Becky White, and SGA President Justin Perry, will create a fund for projects [...]
