Q&A With SGA's Luke Cotton

After some controversy from last semester’s elections, how could anyone lead the different teams that were elected into office? Luke Cotton, Student Government Association president, has a busy year ahead of him as he leads the hodgepodge student government. What are you looking forward to the most with the new year? Characteristically you plan all […]

SGASC Opinion: Cotton, Berger Reinstated

REPRESENTATIVES JOHN RODDY Pace and William Echols on left for Stovall; on right, representative Sean Buckley for Cotton. Luke Cotton and Jill Berger have been reinstated as Student Body President and Vice-President of Internal Affairs for the Student Government Association, as ordered by the Texas Tech Student Government Association Supreme Court. The vote was 4-2, […]

Procedure Wars: Cotton v. Stovall

The Texas Tech Student Supreme Court will render an opinion this weekend on Cotton v. Stovall, the latest installment of the 2013-14 election dispute. Chief Justice Ralston Rollo said to expect it before the court-ordered injunction on election campaigning is set to expire at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. The Hunt Courtroom in the Texas Tech School […]

Cotton v. Stovall: Yes, We Have A Supreme Court

The “fate” of the Texas Tech Student Government Association will fall to the judicial branch of student government tonight, March 7, at 8 p.m. in the Hunt Courtroom in the Texas Tech School of Law. The student Supreme Court will be hearing Cotton v. Stovall (2013) then, the appellate case in the past week’s election […]

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Raiders United Disqualified

Update (9:00 p.m., 3/6) – After speaking with Raiders United representative Sean Buckley, the charges against Luke Cotton, Jill Berger, and Logan Dickenson are clarified here. Luke Cotton and Jill Berger were found guilty of “spamming” per Election Code 6.08 only. Logan Dickenson alone was found guilty of “spamming” per Election Code 6.08, as well […]

SGA Election Hearing Inconclusive

The Senate Room of the Student Union Building was packed at 9 p.m., nearly every seat occupied by interested students and members of the Student Government Association. The hearing, however, ended at near 11 p.m. with no opinion rendered by the commission. The following documents were filed with the Election Commission and given to the […]

SGA Elections Disputed

The Texas Tech University Student Government Association election results are on-hold pending approval from the Student Senate — as well as a hearing discussing grievances filed by candidate blocks. The Election Commission will be holding a hearing at 9 p.m. Sunday, March 3, with “Raiders United,” “Bridge the Gap,” and “Raiders’ Voice” representatives to discuss […]

S.G.A. Election: Executive Debate Highlights

The SGA election blocks “Bridge the Gap,” “Raiders United,” and “Raiders’ Voice” have been dancing around each other since the first of the month, and came head-to-head last night finally in the mandatory Executive Forum held by the SGA election commission. The commission, mandated by the SGA Constitution, requires that all executive candidates — that is, […]

SGA Election Preview – 2013-14

The Student Government Association elections are Wednesday, Feb. 27, and Thursday, Feb. 28. With that in mind, we’ve prepared an inclusive election preview to help keep you informed and educated about what you should be voting for on Thursday and Friday. Voting is done electronically at the SGA’s website, and can be accessed from anywhere with […]