With the end of 2016, the Student Government Association Graduate Vice President also ended his tenure as the representative of the graduate student population. Kevin Koestler left Texas Tech University and created a vacancy within SGA that had to be filled. Under Article 3 Section 4.5 of the SGA Constitution, when a vacancy occurs in any […]
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SGA Elections: Meet The Blocs
February 5, 2017 by
Texas Tech Student Government Association election season has begun. This post introduces each bloc’s executive candidates, although they also have candidates for chief of staff, senator seats, journal clerk and more. The Executive Candidate Forum will be held February 22nd at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Union Building Matador Room. Voting will take place February […]
Strive Sweeps SGA Election
March 11, 2016 by
With a record turnout of 33,170 voters, the Strive campaign bloc—Ben Sharp, Alex DeRossi, Witt Westbrook and Kevin Koestler—won the 2016-2017 Student Government Association executive positions on Friday. Newly elected Internal Vice President Witt Westbrook said his initial response was a feeling of shock. Then, he realized what is ahead of him. “We’ve got a lot of […]
SGA Voting in Full Swing
March 8, 2016 by
Nothing brings Texas Tech students to the Student Union Building like this one word: puppies. Members of both Student Government Association candidate blocs—OneTech 2016 and Strive—brought dogs as they campaigned across campus on Tuesday, encouraging students to vote. Strive had many representatives, accompanied by one dog, handing out fliers with the bloc candidates’ names. The bloc’s […]
Weekly Poll: Who Should Be the Next SGA Executive Officers?
March 2, 2016 by
Super Tuesday has come and gone, but there is another opportunity for you to vote in a different election next week. There are two campaign blocs hoping for your vote, with four executive candidates each. Campaign bloc Strive is made up of presidential candidate Ben Sharp, external vice presidential candidate Alex DeRossi, internal vice presidential candidate […]
Conversations with Candidates: OneTech 2016
February 10, 2016 by
Tanner Warmoth contributed to this article. All students at Texas Tech have at least one thing in common: we are all Red Raiders. Student Government Association candidate bloc OneTech 2016 hopes to unify the student body even more. OneTech 2016 has ideas on how Tech can improve every student’s college experience. John Michael Getz, the […]
SGA Election Season Begins
February 1, 2016 by
Eight students will be vying for executive Student Government Association positions for the 2016-2017 school year. The two candidate blocs were announced Friday afternoon. The first is OneTech 2016, which is the third campaign bloc in the last few years to run under the OneTech name. Its candidates are as follows: President: John Michael Getz, junior […]
SGA Presidents: Where Are They Now?
February 9, 2015 by
Two candidates are vying to be student body president for the 2015-2016 school year. If history repeats itself, whoever wins this election may be destined for greatness after their time at Texas Tech University. Here is a look at a few former Texas Tech Student Government Association presidents who have a few more credentials besides […]
Campus Alcohol Tickets — Here to Stay?
August 31, 2016 by
As one of its election initiatives, the new executive board of the Texas Tech Student Government Association aimed to “create a safer alcohol culture by lobbying for good samaritan laws and fewer [public intoxication tickets] on campus.” Texas Tech requires all incoming freshman to complete AlcoholEDU, an online program about the mental and physical effects of alcohol, […]
Student Youngest Ever to Run for City Council
April 6, 2016 by
Tristan Ramirez does not want to be a politician. He hopes to be more. “I don’t want to be elected to office and just be known as a city councilman,” Ramirez said. “I want to be known as a member of the community, as a servant of the community. That’s really all I want.” Ramirez is […]
