UWSP’s Student Government Association, or SGA, is working to get the exam security and proctoring program Honorlock off of campus. Academic Affairs Director Benjamin Koenig said that students have come to him in the past with concerns about Honorlock. “Students scheduled meeting times with me as the academic affairs director and brought up Honorlock,” Koenig said. “They were all pretty ... Read More »
The winners of the 2022 student body presidential election are Kyle Beyersdorf and Allie Waite. Will Scheder, current president of the SGA, said this was the first contested race they had in several years which increased voter turnout. Julia DeAngelis, current vice president, and Mason Garrigan were the runners up. Scheder said, “I’ll do my best to make sure Kyle ... Read More »
The University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point makes constant strides toward record-breaking sustainability. UWSP is the first UW school to have compost bins in every academic building, the first college in the state to achieve 100 percent renewable electricity use, and the first in the country to offer an Ed.D in Educational Sustainability. UWSP has received several awards for its sustainability ... Read More »
The Student Government Association has denied The Pointer funding because of a late electronic signature on its corrected budget request for fiscal year 2018-2019, resulting in a slightly uncertain future for the paper. The paper has worked out a general agreement with another university office for some funding during the year, but until details are worked out and the money ... Read More »
This year, there has been considerable local support for a federal level carbon fee, coming from both the city of Stevens Point and the university. A carbon fee is a market-based approach to reducing emissions of carbon dioxide—a greenhouse gas which is a leading cause of climate change. First, in February, the city passed a resolution voted on seven-three in ... Read More »
The Student Government Association is working with the City of Stevens Point to create a voluntary housing inspection. SGA is hopeful that there will be implementation of this plan by June 1 of this year. Other campuses in Wisconsin have already created an inspection process for off-campus housing, and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will be the next. This idea ... Read More »
The New York Times subscription was dropped from the College Readership Program this academic year. Last year, the Student Government Association decided to cut the New York Times subscription from the college readership program to save money after a price increase. Jordan Farrell, SGA Budget Director, said, “the price of the New York Times subscription went up by about 43 ... Read More »
On April 26, two events aimed at ending interpersonal violence and rape culture will coincide: Take Back the Night and Denim Day. The event is being coordinated by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Women’s Resources Center in conjunction with the Student Government Association and Promoting Awareness–Victim Empowerment. The event will start outside of Old Main at 5 p.m. Participants will ... Read More »
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Student Government Association made a bold statement last month demanding free tuition for all black students. UW-Madison reasoned that African-Americans were legally barred from enjoying the advancements of an education due to slavery and Jim Crow Laws in the past. Currently, African-American students enrolled in the university make up only 2 percent of the demographic. The university has ... Read More »
The Student Government Association is holding elections for president and vice president next week. Candidates for president are Robert Abrahamian and Sean Piette, and their respective running mates are Nellie DeLain and Katie Hansen. There will be a debate on Wednesday, Mar. 8, at 8 p.m. in the Encore room in the Dreyfus University Center that is open to all ... Read More »
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