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SGA Rundown: Senators welcome next year’s SGA team

SGA Rundown: Senators welcome next year’s SGA team
Senators gather in Metzger Hall for a mock senate meeting to welcome new members.
Isabelle Thompson, Business Manager April 19, 2019

With only three weeks left of school, senators are in the midst of training next year’s elected representatives. Senators gathered in Metzger Hall for this week’s meeting, where they were later joined by next year’s team for a mock senate. Before the new senators arrived, this year’s team...

SGA Rundown: Senate talk proposals on limited budget

SGA Rundown: Senate talk proposals on limited budget
Senators made decisions concerning budget buffering, leisure lounge, a senior thesis film and the Biola Film Festival in this week’s senate meeting.
Isabelle Thompson, Business Manager February 15, 2019

Following a session of open proposals last week, Thursday’s Student Government Association senate meeting gave four decisions while considering dwindling budget money. BUFFER AMOUNT CHANGES The first proposal senators discussed was regarding the decision to reduce, eliminate or maintain the budget...

SGA Rundown: Senate brings back puppies for finals week

The new SGA logo
Senators also took a tour of Soubirou Hall, which is currently in the later stages of its remodel.
Austin Green, Managing Editor December 7, 2018

With finals less than two weeks away, the Student Government Association voted to give students a much-needed destressor by bringing back the puppy patch. The nearly $1,000 project will return several puppies and a trained handler to campus for students to play with as they study for exams. This semester’s...

Last proposal day of semester totals $17,620

Rebecca Mitchell, Managing Editor November 16, 2017

Before the Thanksgiving break, Student Government Association discussed the rebranding of SGA, heard seven proposals and voted on four proposals. SGA vice president of community relations Lauren Peterson shared about SGA’s rebranding plan. Peterson and visual brand manager Austin Bland were inspired...