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Black History Month is a time for unity, not divisive discourse

By Letter writer | February 7, 2011

February is Black History Month, so it is fitting to read a letter to the editor regarding the newly appointed president pro tempore of the Senate and a letter she wrote herself many years ago regarding racial tension in her dorm. In her letter, she asked...

Letter to the editor: Recent SA meeting was unconstitutional

By Letter writer | February 2, 2011

I just wanted to state that terms like "mutiny" are not overreaching when addressing the events surrounding the SA Senate meeting on Jan. 30. The actions of the new president pro tempore served as an outlandish example of everything politics is not supposed...

SA debates drug policy group

By Jacqueline Evans | October 24, 2010

At Sunday's Student Association Senate meeting, three organizations were up for recognition, but only two were officially recognized. Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) was debated for a long period of time. Eventually, the vote on whether or not...