Keeping with the theme of clarifying and amending, Student Government Association passed amendments creating a code of ethics and eliminating the controversial Judicial Review Board Monday. At its first meeting after spring break, SGA made several additions and deletions to its constitution, hoping to establish a better process for handling ethical violations and legislative interpretation. Congress approved the formation of an Ethics Review Board which will conduct investiga

On the afternoon of Feb. 5, Student Government Association President Jeanette Morelan received an email from Braden Stover, the chairman of the Judicial Review Board, the group which deemed Morelan’s actions unconstitutional. Stover will oversee any upcoming impeachment proceedings. The email condemned Morelan’s use of the SGA Facebook page to comment on the Bill of Impeachment against her and he expressed how he was displeased with Morelan’s treatment of the board. “I strong

Against a celebratory backdrop of student and administration collaboration, approximately 20 student demonstrators gathered at the South Lawn Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Wednesday morning to protest former resident assistant Danny Zydel’s firing and broader issues permeating the university. “We want transparency,” said freshman protester Sam Britt. The demonstrators were largely comprised of Zydel’s former freshmen residents from Patton Hall. Before the event began, they assemble

The Belmont chapter of Young Americans for Liberty displayed a censorship wall under the bell tower Friday, the first of its kind in the entire national organization’s history. The group, described by its official website as being a “pro-liberty organization,” adheres to ideals of small government generally ascribed to the Libertarian party. As such, the censorship wall featured three small-government quotes from individuals such as George Orwell and John Adams. Throughout th

Seven students voiced their concerns to student government Monday night on how the increase in enrollment coupled with a lack of space on-campus is negatively affecting student organizations and Belmont as a whole. About 20 non-SGA students attended, the most at any congress meeting this semester. Monday’s meeting followed a week of extended office hours, a measure implemented by SGA to meet with students one-on-one. This was done to hear individual student concerns in light

For Belmont’s Student Government Association, success this year rests on two key factors: Engagement and adaptability. “Frankly, governance can be either boring or engaging. If you aren’t adaptable, you won’t be able to adequately address issues,” said Vice President Skyer Schmanski. Schmanski and President Jeanette Morelan are heading into their first full year of leading SGA since their election in March. Their two main goals for the year are to create stronger channels of