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SGA senators reflect on previous year's legislation

SGA senators reflect on previous year's legislation

Nick Privitera April 19, 2015

As the semester comes to a close, much of the activity on campus will be winding down, including the Student 
Government Association.Much has happened this year for the SGA. It hosted many events to...

Spillers discusses SGA plans after setbacks

Spillers discusses SGA plans after setbacks

Alana Norris April 8, 2015

After being elected last month and being inaugurated last week, Elliot Spillers said he is eager to get to work for the student body as the SGA president.Spillers said his life has gotten a lot busier...

Chief of staff appointment voted down

Nick Privitera April 7, 2015

In a 32-13 vote, the SGA Senate rejected President Elliot Spillers’s nomination of Chisolm Allenlundy for chief of staff. Five senators either abstained or were absent. As a result of the failure to...

New SGA officers inaugurated for 2015-2016 year

New SGA officers inaugurated for 2015-2016 year

Rhaude Dahlinghaus April 1, 2015

The newly elected members of the 2015-2016 Student Government Association were inaugurated Tuesday night in the Ferguson Center’s Grand Hall. The ceremony formally inducted the SGA executive council,...

New SGA officers inaugurated

New SGA officers inaugurated

Rhaude Dahlinghaus March 31, 2015

The newly-elected members of the 2015-2016 Student Government Association were inaugurated Tuesday night in the Ferguson Center's Grand Hall. The ceremony formally inducted the SGA executive council,...

Spillers win 1st step toward UA solution

Andrew Parks March 25, 2015

When visiting with students from Auburn, OU, George Washington, SMU, Texas A&M, Texas and several other nationally prominent universities at an event in Dallas last week, I was pelted with questions about...

Students must care to defeat Machine

Nathan James March 25, 2015

One of the most pleasant surprises of this school year was Elliot Spillers’ election as SGA President, marking the first time in almost 40 years that an African American student has filled that role....

SGA elections offer glimpse into changing climate of campus politics

Patrick Crowley March 25, 2015

Last spring, during the yearly SGA fervor, I wrote two columns that deserve to be rehashed. The first addressed how the SGA must save itself from irrelevance. The second, more importantly, addressed that...

Spillers wins 8,602 votes to secure SGA presidency

Spillers wins 8,602 votes to secure SGA presidency

Katie Shepherd, Alana Norris March 10, 2015

In Elliot Spillers’ words, third time’s the charm.After two failed SGA elections in previous years, Spillers was elected president of the SGA on 
Tuesday night.A campaign member was alerted of the...

Elliot Spillers wins the SGA presidency

Elliot Spillers wins the SGA presidency

Sean Landry March 10, 2015

Editor's note: This story's headline and URL were rewritten to correct a typo in Elliot Spiller's name, removing a second "t" from his first name. Unfortunately, this disrupted many links and lost the...

Our View: Stephen Keller for Student Government Association president

Editorial Board March 9, 2015

The Crimson White Editorial Board endorses Stephen Keller for Student Government Association president. Stephen Keller’s platform is grounded in concrete details about how he will address campus problems...

Spillers platform to focus on 6 tenets

Spillers platform to focus on 6 tenets

Rachel Brown March 9, 2015

After moving to numerous states and cities throughout his childhood, Elliot Spillers is finally able to call Alabama home. Spillers, the son of two Air Force parents, is a self-described “military brat.”“People...