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Senate votes to raise GPA requirement; students to vote

Nick Blank Feb 24, 2016
SG voted to raise the GPA requirement to serve in office.
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BAC Approves New laptops for Elections; Travel Requests; Policy Changes; Meeting in Under a Minute

Nick Blank Feb 18, 2016
The Budget and Allocations committee approved a $12,772 special request for 10 laptops and $8460 in travel requests.
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Senate sends HRO to City Council, Mayor; Referendum to raise SG GPA; End of proxy voting

Senate sends HRO to City Council, Mayor; Referendum to raise SG GPA; End of proxy voting

Nick Blank Feb 11, 2016
Student Government sent a message to local government, and raised the academic requirement to be a senator.
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United Party unopposed in election; Presidency just about certain

Nick Blank Feb 8, 2016

The United Party’s Caleb Grantham is set to become Student Government (SG) President due to an uncontested candidacy, according to SG Election Commissioner Bradley Johnson. “There are twenty candidates...

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Committee approves budget in emergency meeting

Nick Blank Feb 5, 2016
The Budget and Allocations Committee approved the 2016-2017 budget by a vote of 5-0-1 in an emergency meeting Wednesday.
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HRO support, budget delays, and SG minimum GPA is reset

Nick Blank Feb 3, 2016
The Budget and Allocations committee has postponed sending a budget and a new SG minimum GPA will be effective Fall 2016.
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Impact Party set to dissolve

Impact Party set to dissolve

Nick Blank Jan 28, 2016
The newly-formed Impact Party, running in the upcoming executive branch election, is disbanding according to several sources close to the matter.
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Former SG Vice-President tells female student to “watch out”

Mark Judson Jan 28, 2016
A female student reported former Student Government Vice President and former Impact Party Campaign Manager Jordan Wilson threatened her on Jan. 20 while exiting an elevator in Osprey Fountains.
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Lend-A-Wing Becomes Executive Agency; Repairs to Hodges Stadium

Lend-A-Wing Becomes Executive Agency; Repairs to Hodges Stadium

Nick Blank Jan 26, 2016
The Student Government Senate added Lend-A-Wing Pantry as an Executive Agency on Monday, Jan. 25.
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Senator Samantha Mims represented athletes concerned with the decaying state of stadium facilities. 

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Students petition for stadium repairs at final SG senate meeting of the fall

Jeremy Collard Nov 24, 2015
Senators also passed the SG subsidized free printing program and swore in eleven new senators.
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SG President Hailey Guerra rescinded her appointment of Grantham to SG vice president, feeling that the opportunity should be open for everyone.

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Student body president revokes VP appointment

Jeremy Collard Nov 24, 2015
Chief of Staff Caleb Grantham will not become vice president, position will open to applicants
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President Hailey Guerra appointed Chief of Staff Caleb Grantham (above) to be the new vice president, pending senate approval.

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BREAKING: Caleb Grantham to replace Jordan Wilson as student body vice president

Jeremy Collard Nov 19, 2015
SG has yet to disclose why former VP Jordan Wilson, having served just over two months in office, stepped down.
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