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Student Government Holds First Meeting In Fall 2018

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The Student Government Association at UT-Tyler held its first meeting Wednesday. Here are some of the meeting's highlights. Highlights from @UTTylerSGA 's first meeting of the semester: -Talon Student Media is rebranding to Patriot Student Media Productions. Editor-in-Chief said will "revamp" newspaper, intro podcast and continue TV broadcasts. Editor's new focus is on reporting accuracy. /1 #SGAUTT — James Hescock (@JHescock) September 5, 2018 Also said outlet will aim to cover "every side of every issue." (We shall see....) -VP of Communications' new focus is SGA's social media presence. Said accounts have now received noticeable increase engagement. -Next week, SGA will vote on new changes to SGAC policy. /2 #SGAUTT — James Hescock (@JHescock) September 5, 2018 - @KatieHicken and @TreasurerMcleod will represent UT-Tyler at UT System Student Advisory Council this weekend in Austin. -Bike Share Program received 20...
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OPINION: Administrative Intervention Renders Student Fee Committee Useless

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My Email To SGA Treasurer About First Amendment Concerns

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Source: kelly bell photography via Flickr On April 12, I wrote about how The Student Government Appropriations Committee's (SGAC's) denial of the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM's) UT Tyler chapter's funding request demonstrates how students' First Amendment rights need more protection. Here's a copy of the email I sent to Student Government Association (SGA) Treasurer Jacob Mcleod on April 13 about what I believe are infringements of three student organizations' First Amendment protections by SGAC when it denied groups' funding requests based on their activities' perceived benefit to the student body. I'll keep the blog updated with this story! If you believe in free expression without punishment, please email Treasurer Mcleod and ask him to make the three reforms to SGAC Guidelines I mention at the bottom of my email. His email is JMcLeod at uttyler dot edu or call his office at 903.565.5648.  -- Dear Treasurer M...
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