Being the Student Government Association Executive Treasurer was both the best and worst year of college. Though it may shock some, I am shy and never imagined I would have taken such an active role in...
Student Government Association Executive Treasurer Thomas Coughlin is not running for a second term, presumably leaving one of the organization’s most crucial positions vacant for the spring as no candidates...
The Student Government Association appointed rising sophomore Jehan Ayesha to its executive vice presidency Monday after a sudden shake up of the organization's top leadership positions last month, SGA...
The Student Government Association unanimously voted to eliminate several constitutional elections bylaws at their weekly Joint Session meeting Tuesday in an attempt to streamline their elections process.While...
By Andrew Brinker, Senior Investigative Reporter February 20, 2020
n examination of the recent execution of SGA’s election policies revealed a systemic, and at times purposeful, failure to adhere to elections protocols—exposing much of its executive membership as...
Host Ryan Ribeiro and SGA reporter Andrew Brinker are joined by SGA Executive Treasurer Abigail Semple to talk about eligibility questions raised in the past week and how it affects the future of the proposed...
By Andrew Brinker, Senior Investigative Reporter February 6, 2020
Student Government Association Executive Treasurer Abigail Semple faces questions about the legitimacy of her initial election to the organization and current eligibility bringing to light the possibility...
By Tomas Gonzalez , Staff Writer/Photographer January 16, 2020
Student Government Association Executive Treasurer Abigail Semple is poised to unveil the new Financial Equity Board at Tuesday’s joint session meeting on Jan. 21.
Semple told The Beacon that the...
By Andrew Brinker, Senior Investigative Reporter December 14, 2019
The Financial Advisory Board, in an informal meeting Thursday which lasted around 20 minutes, discussed potential changes to the Student Government Association’s Treasury Handbook for the coming semester.
The...
By Andrew Brinker, Senior Investigative Reporter November 7, 2019
The college’s IT department apologized to members of the Student Government Association Tuesday for a string of recent issues in the department.
Assistant Vice President of IT Brian Basgen acknowledged...
By Andrew Brinker, Senior Investigative Reporter October 31, 2019
The Student Government Association failed to publicly post joint session meeting minutes 48 hours after their approval for the weeks of Oct. 1 and 15.
The constitution dictates that Executive Secretary...
By Andrew Brinker, Senior Investigative Reporter October 27, 2019
The Financial Advisory Board unanimously approved two appeals requests worth just over $3,500 on Thursday, while two additional requests were dismissed.
XeCult, an organization dedicated to promoting...
By Andrew Brinker, Senior Investigative Reporter October 17, 2019
The Financial Advisory Board unanimously approved three student organization appeals requests on Thursday that totaled over $12,000.
The largest of the three requests came from the Emerson Cheerleading...
By Andrew Brinker, Senior Investigative Reporter October 13, 2019
The Financial Advisory Board, in a rare decision, denied part of one of the first appeal requests of the year on Thursday from Emerson’s Esports team.
The request, which totaled $2,111.19, was brought...
By Andrew Brinker, Senior Investigative Reporter October 4, 2019
The Financial Advisory Board met in a closed executive session on Thursday to discuss a late Annual Budget Request from the Emerson Skunks, the college’s newly affiliated ultimate frisbee team.
The...
By Chris Van Buskirk, Former Editor-in-Chief/Emerson ‘21 September 25, 2019
Executive Treasurer Abigail Semple’s fee amendment that would bar some student organizations from charging participation fees follows a months-long hiring dispute with the EVVYs.
The EVVYs twice...
By Chris Van Buskirk, Former Editor-in-Chief/Emerson ‘21 September 19, 2019
Update 9/19: The Financial Advisory Board did not vote on the proposed fee amendment. A discussion and potential vote are scheduled for Sept. 26 at 3 p.m. in the Student Government Association office...
By Chris Van Buskirk, Former Editor-in-Chief/Emerson ‘21 April 10, 2019
Junior Abigail Semple will assume the Student Government Association executive treasurer position for the 2019–20 academic year after sophomore Joseph Davidi and freshman Brady Baca both declined the...
By Chris Van Buskirk, Former Editor-in-Chief/Emerson ‘21 March 31, 2019
Freshman Brady Baca dropped out of the Student Government Association executive treasurer’s race on March 28, leaving junior Abigail Semple as the only actively campaigning candidate for the position.
Baca...
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