The Horizon

Kornberg wins Student Body presidential election

IUS Horizon March 18, 2011

More students than usual gathered for the weekly Student Government Association meeting on March 17. Many came to hear the results of the SGA and Student Body elections, which had been held from March...

SGA re-evaluates internal screening committee

IUS Horizon October 19, 2010
The Student Government Association’s nomination committee introduced a new process for probationary senators during the Oct. 14 meeting. The nomination committee is responsible for screening applicants once they have filled out the application. “We make sure the applicants meet the minimum requirements to be in the SGA,” senate chair Jonathan Moody, psychology junior, said.

SGA talks about new student waitlist

IUS Horizon September 26, 2010
new student enrollment waitlist was brought to the Student Government Association meeting on Sept. 23. The waitlist will be introduced in the spring semester. Janice Williams, registrar, brought the new enrollment procedure to the SGA’s attention and explained how the waitlist works.

SGA fights for posthumous degree

IUS Horizon August 22, 2010
The IUS Student Government Association took some time off during the summer break, but held a May 20 meeting to discuss an honorary degree for a student who was killed this year. Bethany Burrier, criminal justice sophomore, was killed by a Jeffersonville sanitation truck when it struck her car from behind.

SGA reviews achievements throughout year

IUS Horizon April 18, 2010
After planning an inauguration event, the Student Government Association discussed what they’ve achieved this year. First, during the Thursday, April 15, meeting, SGA members planned an event for the upcoming inauguration of president-elect, Amanda Denbo, business senior, and her running mate, Tristan Williamson, English junior. Members allocated a budget of $700 for the event and plan to hand out free hot dogs to students on April 22 — the day they will be inaugurated.

Denbo defeats Bonsall in SGA President election

IUS Horizon March 23, 2010
After entering the race less than a week before the Student Government Association election, SGA president-elect Amanda Denbo, business senior, officially defeated the presidential incumbent, James Bonsall. Denbo and her running mate, Tristan Williamson, English junior, received 54 percent of the student votes, successfully defeating current SGA president Bonsall, business junior, and his running mate, Kevin Evans, elementary education freshman.

SGA faces election controversy

IUS Horizon March 14, 2010
Tempers flared during the Student Government Meeting on Thursday, March 11, leading to a withdrawal of both presidential and vice presidential candidates and the SGA treasurer quitting entirely. It all started when SGA senator Nick Garing, political science junior, introduced a bill during the meeting that would lower the constitutional requirement that executive SGA members maintain a 2.5 GPA to a 2.2 GPA and announcing he intended to run for an executive position.

SGA tables bill

IUS Horizon March 7, 2010
During the March 4 Student Government Association meeting, a new senator was voted in and a judicial attendance requirement bill was again met with hostility. This time, the bill was tabled for later revisions. During a discussion of the bill, four SGA members called it redundant.

SGA resists proposed bill

IUS Horizon February 28, 2010
During the Student Government Association meeting on Feb. 25, SGA members greeted a new judicial minimum requirement bill with immediate resistance.

SGA amendment voted down

IUS Horizon February 21, 2010
During a brief meeting on Feb. 18, the Student Government Association voted-down an amendment to the groups’ constitution. They also prepared a trip to Kokomo, Ind., for the following morning of Feb. 19. Three SGA members headed to IU Kokomo the morning of Friday, Feb. 19, to attend the years first IU Board of Trustees meeting.

SGA overpays former senators

IUS Horizon February 14, 2010
Two former Student Government Association members formally apologized for working more than their salaries permitted, resulting in more than $300 being distributed between them. During the SGA meeting on Thursday, Feb. 11, former SGA senators Leslie Drury, psychology junior, and Elizabeth Jackson, international studies junior, apologized to SGA members during the student forum for accepting the money. Drury, who held the position of tech officer last semester, said the incident was a simple misunderstanding.

SGA hosts town hall meeting

IUS Horizon February 14, 2010
Rows of empty chairs. That is how the Student Government Association’s town hall meeting started on Thursday, Feb. 11, in the Hoosier Room during the lunch hour.
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