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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Changes discussed for Snell Library

January 24, 2013
In a question and answer forum hosted by the Student Government Association (SGA) on Wednesday night, Northeastern students gathered with university library, technology and facilities personnel to discuss changes coming to Snell Library, as well as other university-wide improvements that are expected in the coming years.

SGA changes elections process, future candidates to run jointly

December 6, 2012
Candidates for president and executive vice president of the Student Government Association [SGA] will have to run as part of a ticket next year, after the SGA voted to eliminate individual candidacies for the two positions.

SGA approves measure to extend representation to undeclared students

November 8, 2012
The Student Government Association’s (SGA) full-body senate meeting on Nov. 5 was brief, just 28 minutes. An amendment to extend representation within SGA to undeclared students was approved unanimously.

Letter to the Editor: SGA VP responds to column about housing

October 17, 2012

As both a student and a student advocate, I was troubled to see an editorial in [the Oct. 4 issue of] The News detailing some major problems with on-campus services, particularly in the areas of the housing selection process and dining, among other more minor concerns that are...

Q&A: Pete Petrin, Student Body President

September 6, 2012
As part of its A NU Start in Boston issue, The News sat down with Student Body President Pete Petrin for more information on SGA.

Finance Board decision overturned, SGA executives to receive stipends next year

July 4, 2012
The debate over whether members of the Student Government Association’s (SGA) executive board should be paid will extend into the fall after a university administrator last month overturned a decision to cut stipends from the association’s budget. The Finance Board slashed SGA’s budget in March, denying the organization nearly $30,000 in Student Activity Fee (SAF) funds for stipends. But then-President Mike Sabo appealed, and Dr. Laura Wankel, the university’s vice president for student affairs, struck down the original funding decision last month.

Husky Happenings

April 19, 2012
Northeastern School of Law student Doug Lloyd won $12,400 on Jeopardy, the popular trivia game show. The episode aired April 9, and Lloyd went on to compete in the next show, winning $2,000 for finishing in second place. He completed his undergraduate education at Harvard and will graduate from law school next month.

SGA elects 2012-2013 executive board officers

April 12, 2012
The Student Government Association (SGA) senate elected six members to the executive board for the upcoming school year. Senators gathered in 305 Shillman Monday night and sat down to a buffet from Boston Market before the 7 p.m. meeting.

SGA elects next year’s executive board

April 11, 2012
The Student Government Association (SGA) elected six members to the executive board for the upcoming school year.

Husky Happenings

April 5, 2012
During Monday’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, SGA President Michael Sabo announced he appealed the Finance Board’s decision to cut funding for SGA e-board members’ stipends. The decision will go before the Appeals Board and Vice President of Student Affairs Laura Wankel will make the final decision.

Petrin, Naraghi elected SGA Pres., EVP

April 5, 2012
Elections Chair Taylor Cotter said the 3,270-vote requirement, 20 percent of the student body, was met at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, less than 10 hours before the midnight deadline. The SGA had already voted to extend the deadline on Thursday when the minimum hadn’t been met. They had to decide on Thursday so Information Services could set up the extension before the weekend. If the requirement was not met at the end of the two-day extension, the election would have been decided by the senate.

Response: Denham’s column overlooks hard work

April 5, 2012

I am writing in response to last week’s attack on the Student Government Association (SGA):  “Column: SGA should just disolve already.” How can you, as a member of a student organization yourself, disrespect another hard-working organization by saying our university would...