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SGA Rundown: SGA considers expanding open hours, reviews student surveys

Senators also voted unanimously to keep the diversity coordinator position.

Ashley Grams, Deputy News Editor • February 27, 2020

The meeting began by putting Student Government Association interns in the “hot seat” in order to get to know them better. The interns, freshman political science major Houston Reece and freshman nursing major Ashley Kroeker, answered questions about themselves from members of the senate. Immediately...

BREAKING: Senate votes unanimously to keep diversity coordinator position

Last week, SGA proposed cutting the position to save money. At this week's meeting, dozens of students and faculty showed up to protest.

Lacey Patrick, Ashley Grams, and Micah Kim • February 27, 2020

This article was updated on Feb. 27 at 6:16 p.m. with coverage from the senate meeting. The senate voted unanimously to deny the proposal to cut the diversity coordinator position. The diversity coordinator position will remain. DIVERSITY MATTERS PROTEST Students stood in the hallways outside...

SGA Rundown: diversity matters

The student senate voted on proposals and discussed the importance of diversity.

Lacey Patrick, Editor-in-Chief • November 7, 2019

The Student Government Association piled into the conference room, ready to discuss this week’s proposals. The senate was not only able to discuss the benefits of the Student Congress On Racial Reconciliation Conference (SCORR), but Biola’s Chief Diversity Officer Tamra Malone also presented important...

SGA Rundown: dress codes and churches

Proposal for a stricter dress code was brought to the table.

Lacey Patrick, Editor-in-Chief • October 31, 2019

The spirit of Halloween overtook the Student Government Association office in this week’s meeting. Mike Wazowzki, Flynn Rider and Nick Jonas sat alongside their fellow senators to discuss updates and proposals. Vice president of finance, human resources and technology Thomas Burgess announced that...