This is News in :90 for Thursday, March 16, 2017.
News in :90 – March 16, 2017
USG President Muhammad denies anti-Semitism, calls for unity
Mayzer Muhammad, president of St. Thomas Undergraduate Student Government, has disavowed tweets made three years ago and has denied that he is anti-Semitic.
USG holds last council meeting of semester
Undergraduate Student Government held its last general council meeting of the semester May 1.
USG approves new club
Undergraduate Student Government held its fourth general council meeting of the semester on April 17.
USG announces elections, allocates funds
Undergraduate Student Government held its first two meetings of the semester on March 6 and 13.
Voting closes for mid-year USG elections
Mid-year elections for Undergraduate Student Government closed Friday after Tuesday’s Open Candidate Forum.
Students protest club funding
Students gathered Sunday to protest USG’s decisions regarding club funding and treatment of students of color.
Undergraduate student government executive board sworn in
Senior Michael Gaytko was sworn in as the new president of Undergraduate Student Government via Skype Sunday night by former President Ryan Smith.
2015-16 USG Executive Board candidates
Read profiles of the candidates who are running for Undergraduate Student Government representative positions.
Burns elected sophomore class senator
St. Thomas Undergraduate Student Government elected sophomore Patrick Burns as sophomore class senator after the previous senator left the position.
Summit Singers denied USG funds
As an exclusive club, the Summit Singers were only eligible for USG conference and competition funding, which supports up to 50 percent of the amount requested.
USG approves 2 clubs, elects 2 members
USG approved two new clubs, Leadership and Management and the Society of Hispanic and Professional Engineers, and swore in Sarah Schuler and Zay Aden.
USG increases club budget allocation
The Undergraduate Student Government allocated 52 percent of its total spring 2014 budget to clubs and organizations Sunday.
USG swears in 2 new members
USG approved requests from two on-campus clubs for conference and competition funds and swore in two new members Sunday night.
USG approves business club, allocates funds
Undergraduate Student Government approved a new business club, set goals for the three USG initiatives and allocated funds to several on-campus groups.