Junior class senator Emily Shoemaker proposed a senate resolution on Wednesday that would create committees to study students’ responses to a change in senate representation.
Butler SGA Senate approves new constitution
SGA’s recently-amended constitution includes changes to the election process and organizational structure.
SGA faces difficulties during senate election
Technical difficulties and a lack of interest force SGA to push back senate elections.
OPINION | SGA right in deciding to stick to the rules
Butler University’s Student Government Association is making the right decision to overturn the rule allowing freshmen to be on the Election Oversight Committee. Sophomore James Schubert was able to serve as the chairman of the EOC, and another freshman was allowed on the committee, last year because SGA suspended the rules, Schubert said. SGA holds…
OPINION | Advisers should advise, not lead
When student leaders apply, campaign for and put hours into their roles, they should also be able to defend themselves on their own. It’s time to take the training wheels off of Student Government Association. While I believe that faculty advisers for Student Government Association have good intentions, some of the actions in assembly leave…
Meet the SGA candidates
Applications for Student Government Association president are in, and the candidates have begun the race to become next year’s student body leader. The candidates will participate in a meet and greet this afternoon at Starbucks from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Their first debate is slated for Feb. 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the…
OPINION | Insiders dominate SGA presidential race
In elections today, the politicians running want to create distance from Washington and convince the
SGA hopes to amp up campaign awareness
Butler University’s Student Government Association is hoping to increase student interest and voter turnout for the presidential and class officer elections on Feb. 27. Allie Combs, the public relations representative for the SGA Election Oversight Committee, said that SGA is turning to technology for this election. “(SGA members) usually do a ‘Rock the Vote’ campaign,”…