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The DePaulia

DePaul SGA fails to pass controversial voting amendment

DePaul SGA fails to pass controversial voting amendment

Emma Krupp September 25, 2015

Facing high levels of both internal and external scrutiny, a polarizing constitutional amendment involving voting procedure was voted down by a slim margin at the Sept. 23 DePaul Student Government...

DePaul SGA meeting recap, Sept. 17

DePaul SGA meeting recap, Sept. 17

Emma Krupp September 23, 2015

DePaul SGA held a general body meeting Sept. 17, during which members met with Vice President of the Office of Public Relations and Communications Cindy Lawson, questioned the university's stance on Dean...

DePaul SGA launches student leader round tables

DePaul SGA launches student leader round tables

Emma Krupp September 22, 2015

DePaul's Student Government Association (SGA) will launch its semi-quarterly student leader round tables starting Sept. 30. The event, which is a facet of SGA’s inclusivity and collaboration initiatives,...

DePaul SGA meeting recap, Sept. 10

DePaul SGA meeting recap, Sept. 10

Emma Krupp September 16, 2015

The Student Government Association held their first general body meeting of the year on Thursday, Sept. 10. Here is a beat memo documenting what took place at that meeting. New business Kristina Pouliot...

Q&A: DePaul SGA President Vanessa Cadavillo, VP Ric Popp

Q&A: DePaul SGA President Vanessa Cadavillo, VP Ric Popp

Brenden Moore September 13, 2015

Last week, the DePaulia sat down with Student Government Association President Vanessa Cadavillo and Vice President Ric Popp. Topics ranged from the organization’s major initiatives for the year...

POLL: Will you vote in the DePaul SGA election?

Mariah Woelfel and Kathryn Eardley May 13, 2015

Video: DePaul students tell The DePaulia whether or not they will vote in the upcoming SGA election, why or why not and what issues they would like SGA to address in the 2015-2016 term. SGA elections...

DePaul SGA candidates gear up for contested election

DePaul SGA candidates gear up for contested election

Brenden Moore May 10, 2015

After years of presidential candidates running unopposed, the upcoming Student Government Association elections will feature a contested race for president as well as competing slates seeking to control...

The view of the John T. Richardson Library from the quad. (Josh Leff / The DePaulia)

Real potential of DePaul SGA: Greater autonomy needed from administration

Tyler Solorio May 10, 2015

We passed provisions to allow funding for free HIV and STI testing, textbook financial aid and emergency funds in case of financial emergencies that could hinder students’ enrollment with the money...

Protesters march Thursday evening in the annual Take Back the Night rally. (Erin Yarnall/The DePaulia)

DePaul Feminist Front contraceptive initiative knocked off SGA ballot

Brenden Moore May 7, 2015

A petition seeking a change in DePaul’s contraceptive policy failed to get the necessary amount of signatures to appear as a referenda question in the upcoming Student Government Association elections. While...

Condoms are available on some college campuses. (Matt Goins/Lexington Herald-Leader/MCT)

DePaul Feminist Front petitions for contraception on SGA ballot

Mariah Woelfel April 26, 2015

More than 1,500 petitions circulated last week as  part of DePaul Feminist Front’s (DFF) attempt to put the issue of campus contraception distribution at the forefront of this year’s SGA election. Elections...

The fight to raise sexual assault awareness at DePaul

Kristina Pouliot March 15, 2015

As the Honors Student Government liaison to the Student Government Association (SGA), I have had the unique experience of observing this group of student leaders from a somewhat detached perspective. On...

SGA's constitution lacks an impeachment process. (Bloomsberries | Creative Commons)

DePaul SGA constitutional crisis

Tom Rietz March 8, 2015

As we inch closer to the painful process of watching candidates for student government spam their campaign messages across social media, we have to ask the question: Does Student Government Association...

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