SGA discusses future plans for fall referendum
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 2017–18 meeting, its decisions and plans for a fall referendum.
- The News-Letter reported that the SGA held its final meeting on Tuesday, passed its 40th piece of legislation—double the total from the previous two years—and approved the Powers and Authorities Resolution.
- The paper reported that the resolution would seek shared governance and younger trustees, while sophomore senator Dean Chien said, “This resolution would be an important step towards increasing our role on campus and advocating better for students’ rights,” he said.
- The article adds that the SGA appointed Ivan Zhang to the Judiciary, approved all eight Ethics Board nominations and passed an Indigenous Recognition Resolution calling for Indigenous Peoples’ Day and recognition of Maryland tribes.
- According to the article, the SGA passed funding legislation for Engineers Without Borders to improve a water system in Chicorral, Guatemala.
- The reporter writes that the proposed referendum could cover covered grades, tobacco policy, class-senator numbers and a student activities fee; a petition would need 900 signatures, and voting would run from August into mid-September, with at least 2,000 votes in favor of each question.
- The article reports that the Civic Engagement Committee worked on the March for Our Lives and a rally against a private police force; Sam Schatmeyer urged students to register and vote, while a mindfulness-app project could cost more than $8,000 and a new faculty guide on student distress was announced.