Engaging in SGA
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 discusses SGA elections, the group’s campus role and student participation.
- The paper reported that the election had 35 percent voter turnout, leaving 65 percent of students who chose not to vote.
- The article says the SGA handles student advocacy, support projects, class suggestions, course-evaluation publicity and funding decisions.
- The reporter writes that SGA funding affects initiatives including Spring Fair, the Foreign Affairs Symposium and the MSE Speaker Symposium.
- The article argues that students must become more involved so the SGA represents the full student body, not only the students who vote.