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SGA passes multiple resolutions, donates $20,000 to downtown theater
The Student Government Association’s Tuesday night meeting was brief, as they passed two resolutions and one bill with little debate among senators. The first to pass was Resolution #4, which involved appropriating funds to TEDxUSD. After weeks of discussion, the resolution passed with no debate or opposition. The TEDxUSD student board’s original asking price was […]
Athletic department hires five new staff members through GAF increase
After voting to increase the General Activity Fee last semester, the pool of student funds are already being put to use around campus. The increase – which bumped up student’s GAF fee to $4.50 per credit hour and will increase over the next three years until it caps at $13.50 per credit hour – is […]
SGA continues debate on theater donation, begins debate on Rushmore Public Policy Institution
A potential $20,000 donation to a downtown Vermillion movie theater and funding requested by the Rushmore Public Policy Institution were the primary topics of discussion of Tuesday night’s Student Government Association meeting. SGA continued discussion on Senate Resolution #5, which would authorize SGA to make a $20,000 donation to the Vermillion Downtown Cultural Association to […]
SGA bill to donate $20,000 to theater project under review
The Vermillion Theater could be getting a significant boost from the USD Student Government Association for its renovations. Senate Resolution #5, which calls for the donation of $20,000 to the Vermillion Downtown Cultural Association, was referred back to the Finance Committee for further discussion during SGA’s Tuesday night meeting. Introduced by SGA President and VDCA […]
SGA inducts four new senators
Four students were sworn in to the Student Government Association Senate on Tuesday. First-years Marcus Ireland and Maria Brady, and juniors Michelle Novak and Logan Bullard filled the Senate’s first-year and at large seats, respectively. SGA President Sami Zoss said she’s excited for a new perspective from the new senators. “My favorite part about having […]
Three SGA Senate seats to be filled by Sept. 8
Three open seats in the Student Government Association Senate are expected to be filled by its second meeting Sept. 8. Applications for the two first-year seats and one at-large seat are due Sept. 9, with interviews and a mock senate session to follow on Labor Day. Junior Nathaniel Steinlicht, chair of the Internal Review Committee, said he’d […]
SGA votes to keep senator, dismisses impeachment charge
Story by Phil Millar and Ally Krupinsky University of South Dakota Student Government Association senator Muhamad Ali Suria is still a member of the SGA, after the Senate voted “no” to his removal April 21. Suria faced impeachment charges due to his violation of By-law 10, which states that a senator may have no more […]
SGA gives more funds to student organizations through GAF
Student Government Association President Sami Zoss is excited to see what student organizations will do with the new money available through the General Activities Fees increase approved by the South Dakota Board of Regents last week. “With the GAF increase, it’s really exciting, we had an extra $50,000 to allocate between large and small organizations,” […]
SGA balancing larger funds, growing reserve fund
The University of South Dakota Student Government Association will have more than $282,000 to allocate for the 2016 fiscal year, pending the approval of the General Activity Fee increase. This money goes to student organizations, club sports, legal aid, SGA legislative affairs and the SGA general fund. However, not all of the money is being used. […]
BREAKING: Students elect Zoss as new SGA president, approve GAF increase
The University of South Dakota student population voted ‘yes’ to a three-year increase in General Activity Fees, and elected a new Student Government Association president and vice president Wednesday. In a one-team race, new SGA President Sami Zoss and Vice President Michael Buchanan went on a ballot that simply asked students ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ Zoss said […]