The Claw & Growl discusses the battle between FIU and the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair, the healthcare replacement bill that President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to pass and the upcoming SGA elections. The Claw & Growl also interviews SGC-BBC VP and uncontested presidential nominee Leonardo Cosio on FIU Day, current student issues and what students can expect from the new SGA.
Election season may be long passed, but in April students will be able to vote for the new president and vice president of the BBC Student Government Council. In the face of this coming transition, certain members of SGC-BBC reflect on the goals achieved during their time in office, and those that were not quite finished.
The Claw & Growl interviews Meredith Marseille, the SGC-BBC comptroller, on the SGA’s budgeting process, their budget deliberations and how funds are allocated. The Claw & Growl also discusses President Donald Trump’s claim that former President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower during the presidential campaign, and compare Trump’s new executive travel order with his original travel ban.
The Student Government Association, a student-focused group responsible for the representation of the student body and the distribution of student fees to University organizations overseen by the Student Affairs office, announced a few changes in the organization’s constitution.
Natalia Bertok, SGC-BBC Contributing Column Writer The month of Oct. has been busy at The Biscayne Bay Campus’ Student Government Association. With tons of…
“For us [SGA] It’s all about getting to know our students and getting to know what concerns they had or what things they thought we had to work on as well as their expectations for us,” Juarez said to Student Media. “That’s why we called it ‘Cafecito’; to make it feel more at home.”
SGC-BBC is calling on FIU students to apply for open positions and opportunities within SGC-BBC in order to build the council for the term.
In an interview with Student Media Mowry admitted that “life was hard” and that “kids would pick on us because our pants were like high water, because we couldn’t afford new clothes.”
The Student Government Council appointed new positions and budgets for upcoming events.
The Student Government Council at Modesto Maidique Campus cabinet welcomed the new academic year with the goal of gaining support for the University’s expansion into the fairgrounds.
