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ASG Runoff Election Starts Tuesday
By: Nitya Kumar FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – An ASG runoff election will take place for three Associated Student Government executive offices. The Associated Student Government is a student-led organization that acts as a voice for all students to represent students interests. Voting for the runoff will take place beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 27 and…
ASG Elections Results to be Announced
By: Julianna Clipson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Associated Student Government will release election results Monday, March 12. Elections closed Wednesday, March 7. Voting remained open for three days, March 5 to March 7. The two tickets up for office were “For The Hill” and “Make Your Mark”. The election was for ASG Executive Council along with…
ASG Voting Begins
By: Madison McClung FAYETTEVILLE, Ark- ASG voting begins today. The Associated Student Government at the University of Arkansas is a student-led organization that acts as an organized voice for all students. The two campaigns running are Make Your Mark and For The Hill. Both campaigns tabled and hosted a cookout for students at the Union…
ASG Continues Election Debates
By: Nick Camper FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – Tonight the ASG election debates take place between candidates running for president and vice president. The “Make Your Mark” ticket with Presidential Candidate J.P. Gairhan, and his running mate for Vice President, Abigail Walker, take on the, “For the Hill” ticket of Presidential Candidate Spencer Bone, and his partner…
ASG Passes Weather-Related Bill
After only two buses could run because of bad road conditions earlier this week, ASG leaders are now in action. President Bo Renner worked with the Senate to write legislation to solve the bus route availability problem. Many students rely on the bus to get to and from campus. The passed resolution urges the Inclement Weather Committee…
Liveblogging ASG Senate – March 30
6:58 – Televised debate tomorrow night at 7:00 pm on UATV 14 and online at http://UATVonline.net 6:57 – The City of Fayetteville invited representatives from the UA Parking and Transit Department to talk about Dickson Street parking, but no one from ASG, says Tony Cosgrove. 6:51 – Sen. Norton has met with the bookstore and…
Garland Parking Deck Construction Noise; Paperless Campus
On Campus Parking deck construction causes headaches for student neighbors. A record number of ballots are cast in the Silver Reels Awards. The ASG approves additional funding for Razorback Quidditch. A paperless campus initiative works to improve sustainability. Construction of the new Nanotechnology Building is underway on Dickson. Hundreds of animals were spayed and tagged…
Quidditch Funding; Endowment Transparency – Liveblogging ASG Senate 3/2
7:46 – The senate will vote on endowment transparency next week. 7:44 – Sen. Stewart asks if we could ask the university to stay away from brokerage firms like Lehman Bros. “that bankrupted the country.” Holloways says he doesn’t know, but he’d like to, and that’s why we need transparency. 7:41 – Holloway notes that South…
No Fall Break 2010; Possible Evening Parking Charges
The will be no Fall Break this year, thanks to actions taken by the Faculty Senate. The University Calendar Committee approved two additional days off before Thanksgiving in the Fall 2010 semester. However, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee did not approve the move, because its members were unsure whether the days should be in October…
Liveblogging ASG Senate – Feb. 16
8:00 – Don’t forget – ASG Town Hall meeting tomorrow in the Union Connections Lounge from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Free food and your chance to have your voice heard in person. 7:59 – Lots of new legislation that’ll be voted on next week. I’ll be liveblogging once again. 7:57 – Resolution 8 passes…