SGA discusses survey about smoking policy
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 News-Letter article covers an SGA discussion of a campus smoking-policy survey, a funding request and participation in SGA elections.
- The News-Letter reported that the SGA discussed the survey at its weekly meeting and that it received 622 responses.
- The paper reported that 75 percent of respondents supported tobacco restrictions, while some cited health concerns and others cited personal liberty; Kush Mansuria said the two-day survey period was rushed.
- The article adds that some SGA members questioned whether the survey represented all undergraduates, while a Guatemala trip funding bill from Engineers Without Borders was referred to the finance committee.
- The reporter writes that 64 percent of SGA members were leaving at the end of the year, all freshmen candidates were unopposed and only one person was running for senior council; Kwame Alston linked low interest to a change in SGA’s reputation.
- The article says that Mieraf Teka urged a more welcoming environment, while Coco Cai cited transparency problems and suggested streaming meetings online.