Whistleblowers come to University
The American Whistleblower Tour will take place Thursday, Oct. 24 from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in CBC 155 at the Modesto Maidique Campus. Thomas Drake, a former NSA senior official, will be a speaker.
United States surveillance
STUDENT GOVERNMENT: President’s absence eases proceedings
Denise Haplin, president of the Student Government Council at the Biscayne Bay Campus, attended the Nov. 4 University-wide meeting via telephone. Calling from what sounded like the center of a Cambodian street market, she was forced to keep her phone on mute throughout most of the meeting, thus making her greatest contribution to the proceedings by not saying anything.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT: Appointment procedure lacks professionalism
It is clear that the members of the Student Government Association are aiming for professionalism, which is terrific, and they pull it off admirably from time to time. One can tell, however, that the mask is more constricting for some than for others. The Sept. 26 meeting saw the appointment of a new Veteran Affairs Coordinator. As has repeatedly been the case with recent elections, there was one candidate. He got the job.