SGA senators call for impeachment of organization’s president
Hannah Eason, News Editor Georgia Geen, Executive Editor A group of Student Government Association senators plans to introduce articles of impeachment against SGA president Breanna Harmon on Monday following Commonwealth Times reporting on conflict within the organization and reports that some leaders seized stacks of the publication from newsstands. “We always support free press, and are extremely […]
Limited SGA funding causes some orgs to fundraise, outsource money to make up for budget deficit
Hannah Eason, News Editor Anya Sczerzenie, Contributing Writer With the deadline for student organizations to request spring semester funding on Friday, many are still struggling to make up for the money they weren’t allocated earlier in the semester. For the fall semester, the funding for student orgs was cut by 20% due to a budget […]
Students ponder diversity as SGA elects new leadership
Zobia Nayyar, Contributing Writer State and national leaders get elected in the fall, but the spring brings college students to the polls. Elections for the Student Government Association were open from Wednesday to Friday last week. The upcoming elections allowed students to vote for the candidates of their choice for president and vice president […]
“Run, Hide, Fight!”: VCU police hold active shooter preparedness event
VCU’s Student Government Association partnered with university police to hold “Run, Hide, and Fight,” a program which discussed active shooter preparedness on March 29 at the MCV Campus. While the campus police has held similar events before, it was the first time they collaborated with the SGA. It was also the first time an event […]
VCU student government to hold elections this week
VCU’s Student Government Association will hold its executive officer elections this week. Students will be voting on three positions: Vivek Kuruvilla running unopposed for president. Zara Zahid running unopposed for vice president of Graduate and Professional Students. Christopher Oltorik, Cameron Luster and Hassen Hafiz running for vice president of Undergraduate Students. “All students want to […]