While Monday night’s SGA meeting, the last of the year and of the Davis/Powers administration, was dominated by goodbyes and wishes of luck on final exams, the Association still kept their eye on business. The business side of the meeting was highlighted by a distribution of funds to the construction of a cover for the bus stop at the Patterson ...

 Discussion during Monday night’s SGA meeting in the UC Magnolia Room was dominated by the upcoming SGA elections, which will be held on April 19 and 20.  Up for grabs in these elections are 40 seats, as well as the seats of the executive committee – the president, the vice president, the secretary and the comptroller.  SGA Sgt. at Arms ...

SGA discussed a recent visit with the Board of Regents, a bill that would allow guns on campus, and issues involving Spring Break scheduling during a meeting Monday night in the U.C Magnolia room. President Graham Davis and Vice President Derika Powers, as well as Senators Reginald Merritt and Christopher Hawkins, met with Regents Benjamin Tarbutton and Rusty Griffin, to ...

Plans for the new Health Sciences building are back underway according to the SGA meeting on Feb. 27 in the UC Magnolia room. SGA Comptroller Drew McCall announced that thanks to letters written to legislature, the Health Sciences building for VSU medical field majors is now back on the budget. “The letters were necessary because four schools from Atlanta got ...

Student Government Association discussed the addition of a new Value Transfer Station machine, placed more stringent GPA requirements on SGA members, and elected three more senators Monday night. The VTS machine, which allows for cash deposits to Flex accounts, would be placed near the Student Union convenience store. Other ones are in the mail room at Hopper Hall and in ...

The Student Government Association talked about topics such as VSU’s brand new task force, spring break scheduling conflicts and HallNet issues during its meeting Monday at 8 p.m., in the University Center Magnolia Room. The task force intends to transform VSU’s image from just a “school in South Georgia,” Vice President Derika Powers said. VSU Interim President Dr. Louis Levy ...

The Student Government Association discussed several issues including the possibility of students voting to implement a tobacco-free campus policy and student dress code during Wednesday night’s Town Hall meeting in Jennett Hall. SGA Vice President Derika Powers voiced concerns pertaining to the excess of smoking by the academic halls. “Currently there is a policy that restricts smoking within twenty feet ...

The Student Government Association discussed the Student Health Care’s insurance policy and the SGA budget along with many other topics during Monday night’s meeting in the University Center Magnolia Room. To keep the student health fee from rising, the Student Health Center requests for students to file their insurance information. The policy, which started last semester, will allow students to ...

The Student Government Association discussed the Student Health Center’s new policy of requiring insurance along with other issues during Monday night’s meeting in Powell Hall. Beginning this semester, the Student Health Center has implemented a new system that allows it to collect student insurance policy information. This is an attempt to minimize the cost of services not covered by the ...

During Monday night’s meeting in Powell Hall, SGA covered funding approvals, several committee reports from the senate, the annual blood drive and the organization’s representation on faculty senate committees. In new business, both the Honors Student Association and the Film and Video Society were approved to receive funding for sponsoring events. According to SGA Comptroller John McCall junior health and ...