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DeKALB — Ben Hickey, a sophomore engineering major, was appointed and sworn in as a new senator for the Student Government Association Senate at Sunday’s meeting. Hickey discussed his goals and qualifications in a speech, which was followed by a Q&A between senators and himself, then a discussion among senators without Hickey present, followed by...
Northern Star DeKALB – There were a total of 889 votes in the SGA elections this year, compared to last year’s 259. This is a 630 vote count increase largely due to the efforts of the Election Commission. Coupled with large competition in the elections, the Election Commission reached out to many students through word-of-mouth, sending out mass emails to different entities such as the colleges and through the Dean of Students and outreach through social media. A lot of attention was brought to the elections because of the increase in competition, chair of the Election Commission Michael V...
Northern Star DeKALB – SGA members voiced their concerns about the lack of communication between students and administration during the COVID-19 pandemic from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Thursday at the SGA town hall meeting. Issues regarding the quality of education during remote learning, strict regulations on Greek life, whether student organizations are allowed to fundraise or hold tables in the Holmes Student Center and more were brought up during this discussion. “It’s very hard to learn in all of my classes because they are all theoretical and mathematical, and the only way I really learn mat...
Northern Star DeKALB – Cassandra Kamp, senior psychology and rehabilitation and disability services major, was unanimously confirmed as the Student Government Association’s election commissioner. SGA Senator Clayton Schopfer was also confirmed as the sergeant-at-arms Sunday at the virtual SGA meeting. The duties of the election commissioner are to hold candidate meetings for the Senate and executive elections, meet with the board of elections regularly, hold debates for the candidates, administer the elections and announce the election results, Kamp said. Kamp was involved in Active Min...