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Stop posting and head to the polls for the SGA election

By Editorial Board / March 22, 2018

At issue: Lack of student engagement with SGA Our take: Elections are your chance to get seriously involved Students are touchy about the Emerson...

SGA approves two appeals on snow day

SGA approves two appeals on snow day

By Chris Van Buskirk / March 14, 2018

The Student Government Association approved two appeals for the Communications, Politics, and Law Association and Alpha Phi Omega online via Google Forms...

Patty De La Garza presents a new space allocation policy to SGA // Chris Van Buskirk, Berkeley Beacon Staff

SGA endorses space-allocation policy

By Chris Van Buskirk / February 28, 2018

The Student Government Association unanimously endorsed a new policy that would help the college standardize the guidelines and rules for assigning...

SGA moves election sign-up online

SGA moves election sign-up online

By Chris Van Buskirk / February 28, 2018

The Student Government Association moved candidate registration online to ease the sign-up process for their upcoming spring 2018 election. The election...

SGA grant appeals to EIV, Sigma

SGA grant appeals to EIV, Sigma

By Chris Van Buskirk / February 14, 2018

The Student Government Association granted appeal requests to Emerson Independent Video and Sigma Phi Theta on Feb. 13. EIV approached the Financial...

Class of 2018 will go without a yearbook. Courtesy of Gregory Massimino Garcia

Yearbook deactivated due to low membership

By Chris Van Buskirk / February 8, 2018

The Emersonian did not recruit enough members for the 2017-2018 academic year, which means the class of 2018 will be the first senior class without...

SGA Board of Trustees Representative Raz Moayed plans to deliver a presentation based on student concerns to the Board of Trustees on March 9. Chris Van Buskirk // Berkeley Beacon

SGA discusses plan for Board of Trustees meeting

By Chris Van Buskirk / February 7, 2018

The Student Government Association’s Board of Trustee representative wanted to know if SGA members had seen any change in their respective programs...

SGA approves election timeline, grants appeals

SGA approves election timeline, grants appeals

By Chris Van Buskirk / February 1, 2018

The Student Government Association approved an election timeline for spring 2018 on Tuesday. Elections this spring will determine SGA officials for...

SGA aims to increase visibility with new projects

SGA aims to increase visibility with new projects

By Chris Van Buskirk / January 25, 2018

The Student Government Association Executive Board faced a slew of issues in their first semester, which began with a student protest and ended with the...

SGA appoints new chief justice, commissioners

SGA appoints new chief justice, commissioners

By Chris Van Buskirk / January 24, 2018

The Student Government Association appointed a new chief justice, honors commissioner, and accessibility commissioner on Tuesday, Jan. 23. SGA unanimously...

Three candidates for the assistant dean of campus life presented in the Emerson Skybox. ASHTON LYLE / BEACON CORRESPONDENT

Search for assistant dean of campus life nears end

By Chris Van Buskirk / December 7, 2017

The search for an assistant dean for campus life has been narrowed to three candidates, with a final decision expected from Associate Dean for Campus...

Pelton addresses college's diversity shortcomings in letter

Pelton addresses college’s diversity shortcomings in letter

By Chris Van Buskirk / November 30, 2017

President M. Lee Pelton wrote in his annual State of the College letter that the college’s failure to live up to its diversity, inclusion, and social...

Emerson Mobile App. Photo: Derek Palmer for Emerson College

SGA seeks to better Emerson’s mobile app

By Chris Van Buskirk / November 16, 2017

The Student Government Association discussed ways to make the Emerson mobile app more relevant to students’ daily activities at their Tuesday meeting....

Student Government Association discusses response to faculty chair’s memo

Student Government Association discusses response to faculty chair’s memo

By Chris Van Buskirk / November 2, 2017

The Student Government Association discussed the recent memo by Faculty Assembly Chair Anthony Lowrie at their Tuesday meeting. They resolved...

Unopposed candidates win SGA election

By Chris Van Buskirk / October 19, 2017

The results of the Student Government Association special election are in—with unopposed candidates Matthew Enriquez and Gregory Massimino-Garcia winning...

SGA seeks solution for designated smoking area

By Chris Van Buskirk / October 12, 2017

As construction on the Little Building continues, Emerson smokers lack an appointed smoking area, and now flock to the Boylston Street sidewalk. A designated...

Low student turnout at SGA Press Night

By Parker Purifoy / October 5, 2017

Two candidates gave campaign speeches at the Student Government Association’s Press Night which reached only the eight-person audience in attendance,...

Amelio talks campus climate survey at SGA

By Chris Van Buskirk / October 5, 2017

The Emerson360 Climate Survey was presented to the Student Government Association by Robert Amelio, director of diversity and inclusive excellence on Tuesday....

Candidates to run unopposed in SGA special election

Candidates to run unopposed in SGA special election

By Dylan Rossiter / September 28, 2017

The Student Government Association set a special election for Oct. 11 to fill six empty seats within the organization. "We had a great number of vacant...

Spears talks social justice at SGA meeting

By Chris Van Buskirk / September 28, 2017

Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Sylvia Spears challenged the way the Emerson community looks at inclusivity during Student Government Association...

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