Student Government Association (SGA) President Ryan Fox was elected for a second term, beating Amanda Sabia, Vice President of Academic Affairs, the SGA senate announced Thursday night. The final count was 1801 votes for Fox, 1704 votes for Sabia and 371 votes of no confidence. According to the SGA record of past presidents, which go back to 1960, Fox is the only SGA president to be elected for a second term.
After a weeklong voting period, the Student Government Association (SGA) garnered votes from 24.85 percent of the student population for its presidential election, satisfying the 20 percent quota necessary to validate the results. Information Services must verify the vote count and the Senate Nominations and Elections Committee (SNEC) must approve campaign budgets before the winner is declared, Chair of SNEC Christian Toczko said. If all goes well, SNEC plans to announce the winner at tonight’s senate meeting at 7 p.m. in the Raytheon Amphitheater. The turnout is the highest since direct elections started in 2007, Toczko said.
Despite a suspension during fall semester Husky Energy Action Team (HEAT) members said the group’s fourth annual Do it in the Dark, a competition among residence halls to see who uses the least energy in three weeks, was on par with previous years, said Dave Charnuska, HEAT's executive director. “We’ve been in a rut of really bad luck,” he said, citing financial and logistical problems in planning programming and promotions for Do it in the Dark. “We had a bunch of really cool events lined up, but at the last minute, it fell apart.”
Northeastern was one of five colleges and universities awarded the Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization by the Association of International Educators last month. The award, released March 9, assessed 50 to 70 schools on both their accessibility to international students and the international programs they offer, according to members of the award’s selection jury. The schools submitted an application and essay for the jury to consider.
A Northeastern atheist student group known as NU Free Thought Society said it has waited for official university recognition for the past year and a half, but university officials say after two attempts from the group, they haven't tried a third time for recognition. In fall 2008, the group requested official recognition from the Office of Student Activities to function with all the resources granted to other organizations. Their original name was the Student Atheists at Northeastern (SANE). Director of Communications Renata Nyul said the Office of Student Activities gave them preliminary approval to begin working with the Student Government Association (SGA).
Last night, as part of Springfest, comedian and reality TV show star Kathy Griffin performed part of her stand up act. She told several stories and jokes about celebrities such as Andy Dick and Oprah Winfrey. Today for Springfest, there will be a carnival on Centennial Quad during activities period, with a barbecue hosted by Resident Student Association (RSA). Zombieland will air on the West Village Quad at 8 p.m., where there will also be giveaways and free food.
Pearl Rimon was elected to the position of Vice President for Programming and Harlan Kaine was elected to the position of Alumni Affairs Coordinator at the Resident Student Association (RSA) meeting last Wednesday. The election for the position of Senior Residential Assistant Representative has been postponed until the next meeting. There is only one nomination on the table. RSA members were divided over voting on the position Wednesday evening or waiting another two weeks. Matt Soleyn, a RSA member who attended the meeting, said RSA postponed the election because more people might consider running for the position, which was not expected to be filled until summer.
Several Student Government Association (SGA) senators sought to impeach and censure – the senate’s way of officially chastising a senator – Vice President for Administration and Public Relations Tim Siclari at their senate meeting Monday after an e-mail showing bias toward Presidential Candidate Amanda Sabia’s campaign was made public.
Voting for Student Government Association (SGA) began today on myNEU portal after current President Ryan Fox and Vice President for Academic Affairs Amanda Sabia were nominated to run for the position March 13. The pair has actively campaigned since accepting nominations, they said, and have met publicly for three debates, have answered debate questions via Twitter and met with The News last night for final questions.
Northeastern junior Brian Franklin is less than a month away from the ride of his life. On May 14, he will embark on a 3,542-mile journey across the country to raise awareness and support for affordable housing. Franklin will cycle from Nags Head, N.C. to San Diego, Calif. with an organization called Bike and Build. It is a nonprofit organization that raises money for and awareness of affordable housing issues in the United States through cross country cycling trips.
Dr. Joseph Warren, longtime Northeastern educator and administrator, died Sunday due to complications following a stroke. He was 71. Those close to Dr. Warren said his work as an activist, educator, and community developer left an impact on Northeastern, the City of Boston, and the nation.
Students can vote on myNEU for Student Government Association president through April 7. The News broke down the candidates' campaigns and what it means to vote "no confidence." 
