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SGA makes a deal

by Joe Adgie   The SGA traded off help for a $450 fee on Monday night. This $450 fee was directed to the Film and Video society for the screening of “Land of Higher Peace”, a Q&A with filmmaker Mark Ezra Stokes, and the rights for VSU students to screen the film whenever they want. For the $450 aid, the ...

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SGA: New members elected to Senate

by Joe Adgie   The SGA continued to fill its ranks on a night that also saw a refresher course on parliamentary procedure and the SGA fumbling on a decision to support the upcoming Mr. VSU pageant. In total, 20 new members of the SGA and one returning member, between the legislative and judicial branches, were sworn in on Monday ...

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SGA gets a visit from McKinney

by Joe Adgie   VSU president Dr. William McKinney spoke to the SGA on a night where four justice nominees were announced and committees were formed. Dr. McKinney and first lady Dacia Charlesworth stayed at Monday night’s meeting for only a brief time but gave an inspirational speech for those in attendance during that short time. “I need you all ...

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Jimerson plans changes for SGA

New SGA president Will Jimerson came to the first meeting of the semester with a road map to success, and left with renewed interest from the senators. That road map is a three-page strategic plan that Jimerson unveiled on Monday night, which discussed changes, improvements and ways to increase the SGA’s visibility among the VSU community. “[This is] everything that ...

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SGA tackles election problems

Written by Joe Adgie   The SGA closed out the 2012-2013 year with a round of goodbyes and some further explanation as to what caused problems during last week’s SGA elections. Ryan Baerwalde, outgoing SGA president, explained that it involved bills that were seemingly vetoed by accident by his predecessor. “I had written quite a few amendments to the bylaws ...

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Election results released, runoff coming Monday

Written by Joe Adgie   William Jimerson walked away from the Student Union on Tuesday night the SGA president-elect, having scored a victory that political pundits would call a “landslide.” Jimerson won with 868 votes out of the 1,262 – or 68.8 percent – of all votes cast. The crowd cheered as results were announced. “I am just overwhelmed, and ...

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No winners announced in SGA election

Written by Joe Adgie The SGA Elections Board declined to name a winner for any of last week’s elections, stating issues that needed to be reviewed by the judicial and elections boards. Winners in the races for SGA executive board positions were slated to be announced at Monday’s SGA meeting, but instead it was announced that election results must be held until ...

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Senators seek to better SGA

Written by Joe Adgie   Ahead of the SGA elections, senators, executives, and visitors alike expressed their concerns in a town hall social on Monday night. Among the things discussed was the visibility of the SGA senate, the activity of senators, and the website, which has not been updated in some time. The SGA website has received very little updates ...

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