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(Source: Flickr) This week, the Student Government Association’s (SGA’s) Executive Board announced that only senators who are at least six weeks into their term are eligible to fill the vacant Secretary officer seat which SGA Officer Braelynn Seely vacated after she replaced Katie Hicken this week as Vice President. But I believe the Executive Board is incorrect. After a review of SGA’s governing documents, rather than limiting officer roles to some senators, I believe every sitting senator is eligible to run for the vacant Secretary seat under the SGA Constitution. In the following, I will attempt to show from the SGA Constitution how I arrive at my conclusion that vacant officer positions are open to all senators and how there is no limitation to senators with six weeks’ tenure. If my interpretation is the correct one, then SGA is out of order and postpone its election until it can execute them within constitutional bounds. So let’s look at the text. THE TEXT SGA’s Co...

(Source: Student Government Association At UT-Tyler Facebook.) The Student Government Association (SGA) at UT-Tyler met for its weekly meeting on Oct.3. Here are some highlights from this meeting. Tidwell Cancelled UT-Tyler President Michael Tidwell cancelled his previously scheduled appointment to speak to SGA about rebranding, Swoop and the strategic plan shortly before the meeting started due to an emergency, SGA President Savannah Seely told the assembly. Tidwell sent a member of his president’s cabinet, Provost Amir Mirmiran, who gave SGA an update on the strategic plan instead. SGA did not announce when and if Tidwell will speak in the future. Based on the enthusiasm Mirmiran said Tidwell has for student input, it seems Tidwell will reschedule his visit to SGA. Student Input Resolution Postponed As a result of Tidwell's absence, the Student Affairs Committee did not present is draft resolution that would confront administration over what the assembly last ...