Texas Tech’s Student Government Association has been in Lubbock all summer long working on getting things ready for the semester. The Hub@TTU took a moment to sit down with the SGA’s Chief of Staff Peter Brady to get to know him a little better. Check out what this Minnesotan has to say about his time […]
SGA: 49th Senate Session Begins
With well-wishes for the next year and an official transition of power, the 48th Student Senate Session has ended — a historic one for the Student Government Association — and the 49th has begun under Internal Vice-President Jill Berger. The 49th Senate — with only eleven senators returning from the 48th Session — met to […]
From Your New Executives
The new Student Government Association executive-elects are ready to start a new year with new goals and a united effort, according to a statement released this weekend following their by-default Senate confirmation. Usually, election results are confirmed by a majority vote by the Student Senate, but by not choosing to vote — said Erika Allen, […]
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, […]
Video: Cotton v. Stovall (2013)
Here’s a briefer rundown of the Texas Tech University Student Government Association Supreme Court’s hearing on Cotton v. Stovall (2013). The Supreme Court consists of Tiffany Montemayor, Andrew Robertson, Michael Uryasz, Ralston Rollo, Michelle Meyer, and Keith Scioli. The representative for Luke Cotton is Sean Buckley (3L), and the representatives for Forrest Stovall are John Roddy […]
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 […]
Smoking Signs And Impeachments
Brent Mayberry (N/A) and Denny Berndt (Grad.) were both unanimously impeached and removed from office tonight by the Student Government Association Senate for absences and neglect-of-duty. The Rules and Administration Committee put forth subpoenas and articles of impeachment last meeting, but kept the resolutions of impeachment in committee until this week. R&A Committee chair Erika […]
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 […]
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 […]