At the request of the Student Government Association, the Western Massachusetts chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has reviewed the University’s soliciting policy and found numerous components of it to be unconstitutional.
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Western Mass. ACLU finds University soliciting policy unconstitutional
Tags: ACLU, Kyle Howard, SGA, soliciting policy
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UMass administration and student government discuss Super Bowl disturbance
SGA members discussed administration response to Sunday’s gathering in a meeting Monday.
Tags: celebrations, Patriots riots, SGA, UMass riots, zoomass
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The Week In Review
Dan Glaun goes over the biggest stories of the week in the first “The week in review.”
Tags: archives, Jean Kim, Jonathan Gray, SGA
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Jean Kim meets with SGA about housing proposal
Jean Kim refused to sign the SGA motion to force Executive Director of Residence Life Edward Hull to work with the SGA or face a vote of “no confidence” citing a “number of inaccurate statements.”
Tags: Edward Hull, Jean Kim, Residence Life, SGA
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SGA plans to find its voice
In the upcoming semester, SGA plans to work with Residence Life to make sure student input is heard, as well as take steps towards potentially funding a new Student Union and elect the SGA’s first vice president.
Tags: Residence Life, RSO, SGA, Yevin Roh
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The Art of Allocation
Columnist Dan Stratford explains the allocation process performed each year by the Student Government Association’s ways and means committee.
Tags: RSO funding, SGA, Ways and Means Committee
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SGA discusses housing changes with Hull at Monday meeting
Reminiscent of last Thursday’s silent student protest of the residence life changes during a Faculty Senate meeting, students, armed with poster boards, lined the walls of the Senate meeting Monday night
Tags: ALA, Eddie Hull, peer mentors, RA, Residential Life, SGA
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SGA discusses potential new student union building
The SGA discussed the possibilities of a new student union building on campus at last night’s meeting
Tags: Meeting, SGA, student union
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SGA appoint new Elections Chancellor
The SGA appointed a new Election Chancellor and allocated $4,350 of funds before leaving for Thanksgiving Break.
Tags: American Cancer Society, Commuter Residential Area, SGA
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SGA reconsiders smoking ban motions
The SGA debated the the current standing of the motions of a smoking ban alternative last night
Tags: alternative, SGA, smoking ban
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