SGA

Brendan Johnson, S.D. U.S. Attorney and son of S.D. Senator Tim Johnson, made an appearance at the April 16 Student Government Association meeting, where he encouraged students to “do their homework” and cultivate a sense of duty to give back to their alma mater once they graduate. “When I left the University of South Dakota […]

Student senators at the April 9 Student Government Association meeting discussed a proposed by-law amendment, swore in the organization’s new at-large members and briefly discussed a number of on-campus issues. The SGA Finance Committee said they are in the process of working on the budget for SGA-funded campus organizations for the 2013-14 academic year. It […]

The Student Government Association senators voted on a new budget committee and SGA Dakota Days Royalty nominations during their March 26 meeting. They discussed providing food for students during the March 28 women’s basketball game in the DakotaDome. The new budget committee was announced before it was voted on and passed unanimously. “We wanted to […]

The March 12 Student Government Association meeting saw a transition in leadership as new senators and a new executive team was sworn in. Former SGA President Alissa VanMeeteren and Vice President DJ Smith presented a list of proposed changes for the new administration and expressed gratitude for the opportunity to lead SGA before formally swearing […]

Junior Erik Muckey and his sophomore running-mate Clay Hoffman won the Student Government Association presidential and vice presidential election by 150 votes. According to senior Deven Scott of the SGA Election Steering Committee, a total of exactly 2,000 students turned out to vote for their 2013-14 student body representatives. The breakdown of the votes: •Muckey/Hoffman: […]

At the annual Student Government Association presidential debate, presidential candidates answered questions posed by the Cross Media Council and students in attendance. Junior Jilanne Doom moderated the debate, and posed questions to the candidates on a variety of topics, including how they would handle negative publicity, the newly instated smoking ban, how they plan to […]

What issues at USD need to be addressed first? SB: “The big thing, as is with any election, is to improve student engagement. This has been a tough topic on this campus, trying to motivate students so that they feel like they are apart of this institution, and to make them want to be involved with […]

What issues at USD need to be addressed first? EM: What we have right now are three big main points. Developing a Division-I tradition, fostering USD/Vermillion relations and making SGA more accessible for students. How do you plan to go about doing these things? CH: With the DI tradition we want to increase all aspects within the […]

The University of South Dakota Student Government Association met briefly Feb. 19 to discuss current issues on campus. Senators motioned to pass a resolution stating their recognition and appreciation of all university faculty and staff who assisted students during the Coyote Village pipe burst and consequent relocation in late January. Senators briefly discussed the General […]

The Cross Media Council is hosting their annual Student Government Association presidential debate tonight. The debate will begin at 7 p.m. in the Al Neuharth Media Center’s conference room and will last an hour. Organized by the University of South Dakota’s student media, the event will feature all registered presidential and vice presidential candidates as […]