Tyler Tannehill, a senator for the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, filed an appeal against the Student Government Association pleading to nullify 33 acts passed by the SGA from 2016 to 2021. Â
The...
The SGA will hold its Spring 2023 General election on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Â Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CST on myBama. Â
A run-off election will be held on March 2 if necessary. Â
The...
After being under renovation for most of the fall semester, the Dunkin’ in Lakeside Dining Hall reopened  with praise from students and employees regarding the new modern aesthetic and updated equipment....
(Editor's Note 1/24/23: This article was changed to correctly identify the author of the office hours bill.)
The Student Government Association Senate passed an act revising the duties of committees,...
The SGA Senate swore in three Senators for the College of Social Work, Graduate School and the Culverhouse College of Business while also approving a bill to reapportion Senate seats on Thursday during...
The University of Alabama Student Government Association Senate sent a bill requiring legal standing for panels of inquiry and the implementation of a statute of limitations for the judicial review process...
The Student Government Association announced the unofficial Nov. 17 special election results for the Culverhouse College of Business and School of Social Work senate seats that evening as the polls closed...
SGA President Madeline Martin gave her State of the School Address on Nov. 8, 2022, where she placed an emphasis on equity while touting her progress on campaign promises.Â
This is the first State...
The Student Government Association Senate passed two resolutions and sent three bills to committees on Nov. 3. Â
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Resolution calling for improvement of Rodgers and Gorgas Libraries - PassedÂ
The...
The SGA Senate sent a bill that would change the application process for student organization seating at athletic events to the Student Affairs Committee during its session on Thursday, Nov. 3.
Luke...
The SGA Senate elected now-former Secretary of the Senate Taryn Geiger to be speaker of the Senate on Nov. 3. Olivia Frazier was selected to be the new secretary.
These decisions come after former Speaker...
The Student Government Association announced the unofficial results for the Nov. 1 run-off special election for the second graduate school seat. The election opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 7 p.m. that...
The University of Alabama has started to provide free menstrual products in some women’s restrooms in the UA Student Center. Â
This change comes over a year after the SGA encouraged the University...
The Student Government Association Financial Affairs Committee presented the October 2022 funding allocations at the Oct. 27 senate session. The Senate voted unanimously to approve an allotment of $63,110...
Editor's Note (10/24/2022): This story has been updated to note that the library renovation resolution was sent to committee, not passed as originally published.
Library funding resolution - Sent to...
The Student Government Association voted down a bill on Oct. 20 that would require the posting of the Senate session docket on the SGA website 24 hours before a Senate meeting.Â
The bill additionally...
The Student Government Association Elections Board announced it will be holding a special election on Nov. 17 to fill two vacant seats in the SGA Senate. A run-off election will be held on Nov. 29 if...
The University of Alabama’s Tide Loyalty Points program has been reintroduced for the fall semester, with some students criticizing it for being buggy, ineffective and overcomplicated.
The program was...
Electronic voting tabledÂ
The SGA Rules Committee indefinitely tabled a bill requiring senators to vote electronically on legislation.
The bill was sent to the rules committee last week for revision...
Electronic Voting Records bill – Sent to Rules CommitteeÂ
On Thursday, the SGA Senate sent a bill to the Rules Committee for review that would require senators to vote electronically. Â
According...
The Student Government Association Senate unanimously encouraged The University of Alabama to join a coalition of universities across the South to pass the Hunger Free Campus Bill in each state’s legislature.
After much debate, a second resolution to encourage The University of Alabama to adopt a living wage failed in the Student Government Association Senate on Thursday.Â
The SGA Senate voted down a resolution on Thursday, Feb. 10, calling for The University of Alabama to raise the minimum wage for its employees and student workers from $7.25 per hour to $14.50 per hour.Â
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The Student Government Association Senate unanimously encouraged instructors to post at least 60% of each student’s total grades to Blackboard Learn before the drop date resulting in a W.Â
The Student Government Association Elections Board has moved a special election for five open senate seats — originally scheduled for Oct. 19 — to Tuesday, Nov. 30.Â
One seat is open for the College...
The Student Government Association unanimously passed an act last Thursday to publish the Senate’s docket prior to meetings on the SGA website. This is the first time SGA meeting schedules have been...
The Student Government Association Senate awarded 75% of requested funding — or $35,000 — to 11 student organizations on Thursday in its first funding approval of the semester.
