Page 5 - Student Bill News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

GUSA presidential candidates debate approaches to advocacy, GUSA restructuring February 26, 2021 GUSA presidential candidates Nile Blass (COL ’22) and Daniella Sanchez (COL ’22) explained their respective tickets’ approaches to advocacy at the GUSA Presidential Debate on Feb. 22. Both candidates touched on the unique features of their campaigns as well as their platforms on GUSA restructuring and ensuring transparency in communication with Georgetown’s administration. A key element of Sanchez’s campaign that she emphasized throughout the debate was her and runnin...

Vote Nile Blass and Nicole Sanchez for better advocacy and necessary change Nicole Sanchez (left) and Nile Blass (right) in a campaign photo provided to the Voice. After interviewing both tickets in this year’s GUSA executive election, this editorial board enthusiastically endorses Nile Blass (COL ’22) for president and Nicole Sanchez (SFS ’22) for vice-president. A vote for the Blass-Sanchez ticket is a vote for direct action on COVID-19, financial aid, sustainability, racial justice, Title IX, and restructuring GUSA. They offer an incredibly detailed policy platform, featuring 1...

GUSA tickets meet for Blaxa town hall focusing on marginalized communities  The two GUSA executive campaigns answered questions in a virtual town hall hosted by The Blaxa on Feb. 15. Running mates Nile Blass (COL ’22) and Nicole Sanchez (SFS ’22) and the ticket of Daniella Sanchez (COL ’22) and Leo Arnett (SFS ’22) used the town hall to explain their platforms and policy initiatives as they relate to marginalized communities on campus. The Black Leadership Forum (BLF), the Asian Pacific Islander (API) community, and audience members posed questions to both campaigns. Monique Wils...

Advertisement There is an interesting discussion ongoing about the state of higher education in Nigeria. At the core of that debate at the moment is the question of what should be the role of Nigerian academic diaspora. Should they be critics, builders or both? How should many of them manage the huge, undeniable difference between their experiences at home and what they see abroad? To be frank, the issues bedevilling the academia in Nigeria are so many. Some of them have to do with workplace culture, which definitely needs to get better. But we can tie that as well to the institutional challe...

  MILWAUKEE – Dr. Shandowlyon Hendricks, candidate for Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction, unveiled her Student Bill of Rights on her website this week. The Student Bill of Rights contains over twenty policy solutions and guarantors of success for Wisconsin students. Within the Student Bill of Rights Dr. Hendricks outlines how each Wisconsin student is guaranteed inalienable rights to a premier, fully-funded education; experiences that result in achievement at the student’s maximum potential; and liberty to form opinions and make decisions based on truth and fact. “P...