Black Student Caucus elects new leadership
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 new Black Student Caucus leadership and other actions discussed at an SGA meeting.
- The News-Letter reported that the SGA unanimously approved Sophomore Class Senators Adelle Thompson and Talal Widatalla as caucus chair and vice-chair, respectively.
- The paper reported that the caucus was established in March 2019 to voice Black undergraduate students’ concerns; Thompson said its purpose was to bring Black students’ voices to the forefront.
- The article adds that the meeting included funding approval for the Pi Phi Field Day fundraiser, which supports the Pi Beta Phi Foundation.
- The reporter writes that Senior Class Senator Chase McAdams raised concerns that the event could be canceled after the SGA paid for equipment; the event was scheduled for Sept. 28, with Oct. 12 as the backup date.
- According to the article, Executive Treasurer Eric Armstrong announced plans to create formal rules for the treasurer’s authority over the Student Activities Commission.