SGA
82nd SGA passes first legislation
Daniella Tebib Contributing writer dtebib@murraystate.edu On Sept. 12, the Murray State Student Government Association passed their first pieces of legislation for the 2018-2019 academic year. The new pieces of legislation passed include a resolution for a Parking Advisory Board and a Constitutional Amendment change. Parking Advisory Board The resolution to create a Parking Advisory Board Read More
Payne reveals plans for presidency
Destinee Marking Senior Writer dmarking@murraystate.edu In March, Murray State students elected J.T. Payne as their new Student Government Association president. A junior from Henderson County, Kentucky, Payne will also be responsible for representing the student body as the Student Regent on the Board of Regents. On Aug. 24, The News sat down with Payne to Read More
March for education
Story by Ashley Traylor, News Editor College students from around Kentucky, including Murray State, took to the steps of the capitol on Feb. 6 to stress the importance of higher education funding. The Rally for Higher Education is hosted by the Kentucky Board of Student Body Presidents and held annually in Frankfort, Kentucky. Student Government Read More
Keeping Connected with SGA 8-16-17
Story by Katlyn Mackie, Staff writer The Murray State Student Government Association (SGA) kicked off the school year by passing two resolutions and establishing a lineup of campus activities for students. Tori Wood, SGA president, said SGA is making efforts to have more legislation and hopefully bigger events for students this year. SGA passed Read More
Murray State SGA responds to violence in Charlottesville
Story by Sabra Jackson, Staff writer Student Government Association President Tori Wood formed and presented a resolution to support the University of Virginia after the Unite the Right rally along with over 150 other student body presidents across the nation. The vote was 27-0 in favor of signing the resolution. The Unite the Right Read More
SGA members defend low number of passed legislation
Story by Destinee Marking, Staff writer Murray State’s SGA Student Senate passed two pieces of legislation in the last year, a low number in comparison to the student governments of surrounding schools. Clint Combs, former SGA president, said out of the two pieces of legislation passed, one of them affected the student body and Read More
Keeping Connected with SGA 4-26-17
Story by Katlyn Mackie, Staff writer The Student Government Association Senate voted to pass legislation for bills 81-17-B1 and 81-17-B2. The purpose of bill 81-17-B1 is for the student senate of SGA to adopt the amendments to the bylaws while bill 81-17-B2 is meant to adopt amendments to the SGA constitution. The amendments made Read More