Two tickets face off in SGA executive election debate
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 a debate between the two tickets seeking the SGA executive board.
- The paper reported that both tickets opposed the University’s proposal for a private police force; Jessup also called for continued student advocacy against it.
- The article says Tu reported major cuts to student-group budgets and proposed increasing funding and creating an online budget database.
- The reporter writes that the candidates discussed limited disability resources, including understaffing at Student Disability Services and elevator maintenance problems.
- According to the article, the candidates agreed that Residential Advisors should receive fairer compensation, particularly when financial aid affects their pay.
- The News-Letter reported that candidates identified funding, mental health, sexual assault resources, transparency and fossil-fuel divestment as major issues, while student attendees said they wanted more information and stronger debate.