SGA votes for committee to analyze campus tech
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 meeting about a new technology committee, student groups, funding and campus events.
- The News-Letter reported that sophomore Class President Alex Koren proposed a technology committee, which the SGA approved for the school year as a test project.
- The paper reported that Executive President Alex Schupper questioned whether the committee should continue without a technology-focused member and suggested reviewing it after one semester.
- The article adds that organizers were developing Hopkins Speaks Up, a mental-health group modeled on Harvard Speaks Up, and planned to meet with three campus mental-health groups.
- The reporter writes that plans included live podcasts of SGA meetings and applications from Music Dynasty, the Global Friendship Club and the Homewood Chamber Music Seminar to join the university’s club roster.
- According to the article, the SGA approved $500 for the Octopodes’ concert and workshop with the professional group Musae.
- The article says Kyra Toomre was planning a symbolic T-shirt burn and a program allowing representatives to shadow university administrators.