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By Kathleen McDonough Interim News Editor At this Tuesday’s Dec. 7 SGA meeting, senators accepted amendments for new club constitutions, granted three budget increase requests and one travel and conference request. The Human Rights Action Committee (HRAC) and SGA, itself, requested amendments to their respective constitutions. Both amendments were passed. SGA amended its constitution to [...]

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By Kerrin Murray News Editor GP: Can you please provide a brief summary of your resume and educational background.   I did my undergraduate at Xavier University, which is in Cincinnati, Ohio, and then I did my master’s and Ph.D. in history at John Hopkins, which is in Baltimore. I study 19th century American history, [...]

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By Zack Comeau Editorial Staff   SGA passed an amendment to its constitution Tuesday which affects the process by which clubs are allocated funds. Vice President Molly Goguen and Senator Larry Liuzzo proposed a new “event-based” budget system. According to Goguen, the presentation was meant to be a response to questions asked by the members [...]

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By Dan Jalonski Editorial Staff     At Tuesday night’s SGA meeting, President Hannah Bruce announced upcoming budget committee meetings and said that only senators, and not e-board members, would vote on business. Bruce said that SGA will try this new voting system for the next two meetings and “see if we want to … [...]

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By Zack Comeau Editorial Staff   SGA narrowly voted Tuesday to deny the Framingham State Veterans’ Association’s request to fund a trip to the 2011 Student Veterans of America National Conference in Las Vegas. The motion to deny the $3,305.52 request carried by a vote of 16-15-3. President Flavio Mendes and Treasurer Elizabeth Marini represented [...]

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By Zack Comeau Editorial Staff   Panel of administrators responds to student concerns at SGA meeting At Tuesday’s SGA meeting, the school’s top administrators went before SGA to answer questions and address concerns raised by senators. Among the topics discussed were issues regarding the increase in students, registration malfunctions, overcrowding in the dining hall and [...]

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By Keir Cullen Janey Editorial Staff   SGA passed three of four FSU clubs’ budget requests at Tuesday’s meeting. The Ski and Snowboard Club requested $2,000 in order to pay for buses to their upcoming Wachusett Mountain trips. Senator-at-Large Keyona Bell moved to allocate $780 for the buses. The vote to pass the motion was [...]

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By Kathleen McDonough Staff Writer At Tuesday’s SGA meeting, three constitutions were reviewed by the senate – two for new clubs and one for a club reactivation. The Framingham State University Ski and Snowboard Club came before the senate for a constitutional amendment request as a part of their reactivation. President Kendall Valente explained that [...]

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By Jennifer Hand Staff Writer On Tuesday, Gatepost representatives appeared before SGA to discuss their request for a budget increase for the 2011-12 school year. The budget is allocated by SGA from the Student Activities Trust Fund (SATF), and this money comes from students’ fees. The Gatepost requested a $44,180.90 budget last spring, and SGA [...]

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By Samantha Rawson Editorial Staff At Tuesday’s meeting, 15 new senate members were sworn in and the club budget policy for the 2011-12 school year was discussed. SGA President Hannah Bruce announced that she was elected secretary of the Student Advisory Council. The SAC is a group of student leaders from different public colleges and [...]

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