Post Tagged with: "SGA"

A Tale of Two Tickets
/ March 28, 2013 12:04 pm

A Tale of Two Tickets

By: Greyson Clark Parts of the student body at UGA would be surprised to hear that SGA elections culminate this week. Some among us were not reached by Twitterstorms; many do not come close to walking near any campaign turf. Somewhat fittingly, given the student body’s seeming lack of interest in the coming election, most debate and conversation about SGA [...]

Rapid Recap: SGA Debate
/ March 26, 2013 11:13 am

Rapid Recap: SGA Debate

By: Stephanie Talmadge As students populated the Tate center on Mar. 25 for the first and only SGA debate of this election season, murmurs achat viagra france of last year’s antics filled the air. When host Aaron Paul took the podium to introduce Red and Black’s Kendall Trammell and GPR’s own Tucker Green as the moderators, the room quickly quieted. [...]

Dawgs at the Dome 2013
/ February 18, 2013 10:21 am

Dawgs at the Dome 2013

By: Uzma Chowdhury and Andrew Roberts Thirty-five dedicated students clad in red and black business formal gathered on the chilly, pitch-black morning of Thursday, Feb. 14, and piled onto a UGA bus. Their destination? “Dawgs at the Dome,” an event organized by the Student Government Association External Affairs team. The first effort of its kind at UGA, the intent was [...]

HOPE for Our Future
/ February 14, 2013 6:03 am

HOPE for Our Future

By: Uzma Chowdhury and Andrew Roberts On Monday, Feb. 11, university students gathered to discuss the current state and future fate of the HOPE scholarship. The event, sponsored by Georgia Political Review (GPR) and Student Government Association (SGA), featured a number of a speakers as well as a question-and-answer session. University of Georgia students are particularly passionate about the scholarship as [...]

reDefine UGA and Election Code Violations
/ April 13, 2012 11:09 am

reDefine UGA and Election Code Violations

By: Tia Ayele Woe is the political party that fails to adhere to the SGA election code – that was the message immediately understood by the reDefine political party at the election committee hearing last Thursday. The SGA election committee is comprised of six students, three of which are apart of SGA and two of which are external members. The [...]

Voting in SGA Elections: Make Your Voice Count
/ April 10, 2012 9:52 am

Voting in SGA Elections: Make Your Voice Count

By: Cody Knapp Each year, the Student Government Association’s election week here at UGA rolls around, and I hear a collective groan. That week is here again; students who never knew they had an SGA representative, much less interacted with that same representative, are now being asked to cast votes for their next SGA executive and legislature. The phrase I [...]

Rapid Reaction: Final SGA TV Debate
/ April 9, 2012 9:28 pm

Rapid Reaction: Final SGA TV Debate

SGA Debate: Highlights By: Khalil Farah For the first time of this election season, all four presidential candidates met today at 8 PM for a televised debate.  The debate was hosted by Grady News Source and featured the YOUnited party, the Ignite UGA party, the ReDefine UGA party, and the UGA Blueprint Party.  Rather than structure the debate with just [...]

SGA Elections and You: Why Your Vote Matters
/ March 30, 2012 10:45 am

SGA Elections and You: Why Your Vote Matters

By: Kelsey Thomas Every year, University of Georgia students are permitted a chance to voice their opinion on their leaders, their representatives, and their collective voice. However, a small percentage of students actually take this opportunity. While this pattern may sound similar to more large-scale elections, elections for the UGA Student Government Association have comparatively lower turnout than presidential, congressional, [...]

reDefineUGA and Ignite UGA SGA Debate: Rapid Reaction
/ March 28, 2012 10:33 pm

reDefineUGA and Ignite UGA SGA Debate: Rapid Reaction

By: Khalil Farah Here at UGA, we are certainly in for an exciting Student Government election. Wednesday night Charles Hicks from the reDefine Party debated Will Burgess from the UGA Ignite Party.  The debate was moderated by Jason Flynn of the Red and Black, and hosted by WUOG.  In a quirky fashion, the hosts would take breaks in between asking [...]