Sophia Wirth wins presidency in first all-female SG executive board
(04/03/14 4:27am)
AU students elected the first all-female Student Government executive board on April 2, with Sophia Wirth selected as president.
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AU students elected the first all-female Student Government executive board on April 2, with Sophia Wirth selected as president.
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Banerji, a junior in the School of International Service, said she wants to give students a voices on campus by creating SG/club liaison positions.
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney refuted accusations that he is a war criminal during his speech to students and members of the AU community in Bender Arena on March 28. The Kennedy Political Union hosted Cheney as part of a stream of speakers coming to campus.
If elected undergraduate business association president, Heidi Friedrich said she wants to help students better understand how to be financially independent.
Although some may join SG to boost their resumes, SPA freshman Andrew Graham said he is joining to help AU.
The spring Student Government elections will determine next year’s president, vice president, comptroller and secretary, as well as the presidents and boards for class and school councils. As an organization, SG is the main advocate for undergraduate students to AU administrators, and also works to bring programming and events to students, according to its website.
Caroline Ladzinski has never been a part of Student Government, and she hopes this will give her an edge as she runs for SG vice president.
School of Public Affairs junior Alex Hoffman seeks to reform AU’s student policies as president.
The former press secretary under U.S. President Bill Clinton, Mike McCurry, said his biggest regret is not restricting White House press briefings, he told a School of Communication class on March 19.
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The Eagle sat down with Cupp to discuss her opinions on current world issues and hear her advice for college conservatives.
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Ray Bowman won the Student Government vice presidential special election Jan. 23, filling in the vacant spot after Julia Reinstein resigned.
Two students are officially running in the Student Government Vice President special election on Jan. 22 and 23. Steven Haderer, a sophomore in the School of Communication, and Ray Bowman, a senior in the School of Public Affairs and SOC, are running for the position, which became vacant after former Student Government Vice President Julia Reinstein resigned in November, the Eagle previously reported.
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Student Government published its students’ rights report, analyzing the student rights policy at AU and peer institutions, online on Nov. 5. The report addresses the absence of a university document guaranteeing the rights and responsibilities of students.
Student Government President Patrick Kelly discussed increasing allotments to student activities in his “State of SG address” during the first meeting of the 9th Undergraduate Senate on Nov. 10.