SGA urges University to give all undergrads 10% tuition grants
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers the SGA’s final semester meeting and its proposals on tuition, student input, Greek Life, meeting rules and a pen-pal program.
- The paper reported that the Tuition Decrease Resolution passed unanimously and asked the University to give each undergraduate a grant of about $2,850, equal to 10% of tuition before aid. The article adds that the University had no current plans to lower spring tuition.
- The reporter writes that two bills would create 10-minute public input periods with randomly selected students and an oversight committee; both passed unanimously, with five named members assigned to the committee.
- According to the article, a proposal for a spring forum on Greek Life, including accusations of druggings at Delta Phi, passed unanimously.
- The paper reported that members disagreed over a bill to standardize committee meetings: Nathan Mudrak said a single structure might not fit every committee, while Zhang argued that shared rules would improve productivity; the bill was tabled.
- The article says that a handwritten pen-pal program passed unanimously and would match students during intersession through either traditional mail or email. Kalahasti said the program could help students facing social isolation during COVID-19.