SGA meeting covers upcoming events, viewpoint neutrality bill
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 phrase “sga”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article reports on an SGA general body meeting covering fall events, election rules, a viewpoint-neutrality bill, a grant and committee appointments.
- The paper reported that planned fall events included a spirit week, a possible Spring Fair-style beer garden and a “meet the candidates” event before freshman elections.
- The article says that the SGA unanimously approved a rule requiring new candidates to attend one general body meeting before voting to be eligible.
- The reporter writes that the SGA discussed but did not vote on a viewpoint-neutrality bill that would give student groups equal funding based on their planned events, with the SAC overseeing the process.
- The article says Executive President Janice Bonsu urged a vote, stating, “The bill itself is not time-sensitive, but the issue is,” and adding that Advocacy and Awareness groups had been waiting three weeks.
- According to the article, the SGA unanimously approved a $916 grant to refill condom dispensers in the library.
- The News-Letter reported that the SGA confirmed new members for the KSAS Curriculum Committee and the Student Activities Commission.