Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief For student government, the new semester started far more mildly than the last one ended, with senate chambers somewhat bare. Senators kicked off the spring on Jan. 8 with 12 vacancies, bringing the total number of student senate members down to 35. “Some committees are down to three so there’s a […]
Samuel Larreal | Staff Writer Three student senators received writs of removal earlier this month due to frequent unexcused absences, highlighting a participation issue with elected student representatives. Senate leadership sent warning letters to eight senators with four or more absences on Oct. 24. Some of the schools with the lowest attendance rates during this […]
PantherNOW Editorial Board Student government is critical to the functioning of a university and for students to have a stake in how their school operates. Sadly, some members of our SGA have been missing in action this semester. Though personal accountability is important here, we have to examine the system that allows absences to go […]
Bernardo Mandalho | Contributing Writer SGA unacceptably operated without a judicial branch established for over 15 months. In the absence of one of the powers, our student government went against the implemented policy model, ignored the structures and prioritized other responsibilities for long enough. The seven positions of the judicial branch have been vacant since […]
