By: KATE LUCE Staff Writer kmluce@iu.edu With IU’s system-wide push for classes to go online, the Student Government Association (SGA) is not stopping to provide for students and function as an organization. The SGA is currently looking into ways to help students and faculty who are affected by the university’s response. There is a lot
By: KATE LUCE Staff Writer The Directors of the Health and Wellness Center attended the most recent SGA meeting to propose a Student Health Fee. Although it was a proposal, the center hopes to get this fee put into action. Students would pay $25 each semester, which in return would give them $25 worth of
By: KATE LUCE Staff Writer It came to light that the skateboarding policy has changed last Student Government Association (SGA) meeting. With funding undergoing approval, the women’s soccer team is on track be in full swing next semester. As of now, students are allowed to use skateboards, penny boards and longboards in housing only. Students
By: KATE LUCE Staff Writer kmluce@iu.edu The Student Government Association (SGA) passed two large funding requests for the Advertising Club and the Black Student Union. The Advertising Club’s trip to the Chicago Advertising Career Fair was funded to $2,000. The career fair in Chicago allows students to work and network with professionals in their industry.
By: KATE LUCE Staff Writer Last semester, Rodger Pinto was elected as the new Student Government Association president. Pinto originally did not want to become president. Rather, he wanted to leave the position for another interested student, but after joining the SGA as senator and having leadership roles in business and the military, he decided
A retrospective and application of an adventure in higher ed By: KEVIN SCHASCHECK Guest Columnist This is both a look at the past and an expression of hope for the coming years of the campus I have come to know and love. IU South Bend is an extraordinary place situated in a college town that
By: ZACHARY BEAUCHAMP Staff Writer The Student Government Association (SGA) hosts elections every spring semester to elect their next set of officials. There are 16 positions to fill in the SGA. The positions include: President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary and 12 Senators. “The terms are for one year and start after Final Exams and run into
By: CHRISTINA CLARK, HENRY FREESE Editor-in-Chief, Staff Writer The Student Government Association (SGA) at IU South Bend held its second weekly meeting of the month on Feb. 8. New business during the meeting included a discussion on campus safety. The heart of the discussion was about calling for campus, police escorts. On Wednesday, Feb. 6,
