SGA vice presidential debate focuses on senate experience
The first of three Student Government Association debates between the vice presidential candidates came down to confidence and SGA experience, the debate coordinator said.
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The first of three Student Government Association debates between the vice presidential candidates came down to confidence and SGA experience, the debate coordinator said.
Tonight, the two vice presidential candidates will square off in the first of the debates for the Student Government Association’s election season.
Student Government Association introduced four pieces of legislation at their meeting this afternoon, the most introduced in one senate meeting this academic year.
• College of Architecture and Planning students ask for their inclusion in campus master plan. • Ball State architect says they didn’t want to exclude students of other colleges. • Master Plan consultants will host one session in the future for CAP students to voice their opinions.
• Two slates, Cardinal Connection and Empower, announced intent to campaign for the executive board of next year’s Student Government Association.
• SGA nomination convention begins at 7 p.m. tonight. • Slates will announce their intention to run and members. • A current slate member hopes elections won’t be as dramatic as earlier years.
• Steering committee released master plan guiding principles: walkability, sustainability and preservation.
Gender-neutral bathrooms could be part of all future buildings or remodeling on campus if a Student Government Association resolution passes.
• Steering committee released master plan guiding principles: walkability, sustainability and preservation. • The plan is now in the third of five stages: idea generation. • Students can comment on what they view as important at masterplan.bsu.edu.
• A recent study by Michael Hicks, a Ball State professor and director of Center for Business and Economic Research, said the state’s economy is encouraging to businesses.
• Professional calls conception that campus crime is rising “hype.” • Nine schools experienced shootings in the first month of 2014. • School attacks account for .8 percent of multi-victim violent crimes.
The committee searching for Ball State’s next president met today to discuss the evaluation of future candidates.
The Student Government Association denied a nominee to join Senate after members said the candidate was trying to be elected as pro tempore.
Faculty members chuckled when make-up Saturdays were addressed at the Faculty Senate meeting Thursday afternoon, but administrators stressed the need to compensate for missed face-to-face class time.
Student Government voted to approve and reject certain changes to the election code.
The search for Ball State’s next president continues as 250-300 potential candidates will receive information about the university and presidency.
• SGA created $500 scholarship to help a student study in another country. • Fund is aimed at stummer study programs. • Applications due March 15.
Ball State may be required to compensate for the two days lost to the snowstorm at the start of the semester, administrators said.
The Student Government Association presented changes to the elections code that aim to combat some of the problems that occurred in last year’s election season.
Seven students attended Wednesday’s presidential search forum.