SGA votes in opposition of Hopkins police force
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 SGA discussions and votes on a private police force, a Garland Hall sit-in and a new student center.
- The News-Letter reported that SGA members passed a resolution opposing the University’s private police force bill and endorsed the Garland sit-in; the vote was 13-4-1.
- The paper reported that the resolution cited racial-profiling concerns and a referendum in which 74.4 percent of respondents opposed the force; Eric Armstrong raised concerns about low turnout.
- The article says SGA members passed a resolution supporting the sit-in, with 12 votes in favor, three against and two abstentions; protesters said they wanted to inform admitted students about discrimination faced by students of color.
- The reporter writes that SGA members passed a bill creating an advisory committee for the new student center, and that new Sophomore Class Senator Mikhael Hammer-Bleich was confirmed after Lauren Paulet’s resignation.