New SGA members learn procedures
Thursday’s Student Governing Association meeting served to educate new senate members about the processes and formalities of SGA. Kyle Nuss, speaker of the Student Senate and senior in architectural engineering, explained proceedings to new senators as the meeting progressed. During the first open period, Jatin Rayalu, junior in open option, spoke on behalf of the [...]
New speaker elected at SGA meeting, senators sworn in
Thursday night’s Student Governing Association meeting, which marks the start of the 2013-14 SGA term, included the election of a new Speaker of the Student Senate as well as the unveiling of the new ICAT T-shirts. Amid the intermittent inaugurations of next semester’s senators, the key item on the agenda was the election of former [...]
SGA ends term with late session
The final Student Governing Association meeting was marked by tardiness on Thursday. After starting 30 minutes behind schedule, the meeting lasted until the early hours of Friday morning. The meeting addressed all end-of-the-year business, including voting on the remaining bills and giving commendations to various students and staff. Cody Kennedy, junior in education, thanked the [...]
City Commission expresses concern about Fake Patty’s Day violence
The annual festivity of Fake Patty’s Day came and went this year amidst excitement and controversy. Students were warned about the possibility of overcrowding, public intoxication and acts of violence prior to the event, but Usha Reddi, newly elected City Commissioner, believes that violence on Fake Patty’s Day is an issue that needs to be [...]
SGA considers, decides against postponing student vote on Union proposal
During its next-to-last meeting of the year, the Student Governing Association focused on voting and introducing the remaining legislation for the year. The bill that took up the majority of the Student Senate’s time was one involving the Student Union bond issue. The senators were voting on whether or not students should vote on the [...]
SGA and the Manhattan City Commission aim to build better communication, relationship
One main issue facing recently elected student body president Eli Schooley, senior in political science, is the lack of communication between the K-State Student Government Association and the Manhattan City Commission. “It’s been up and down over time, I would say,” Schooley said. “Some administrations, as far as SGA goes, have put a lot of [...]
Karen McCulloh, Usha Reddi, Rich Jankovich elected to Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday
Karen McCulloh, Usha Reddi and incumbent Rich Jankovich were all elected to the Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday. McCulloh received the most votes of the six candidates running, while Reddi and Jankovich followed. McCulloh received 19 percent of the 6,930 votes cast, Reddi received 17.5 percent and Jankovich got 16.9 percent. John Ball, Daniel Hogan, [...]
City Commission discusses contract with Midwest ATC
With the city elections heavily on their minds, the Manhattan City Commission met on Tuesday night. They passed all three measures on the agenda, including a deal that will allow the city to negotiate a contract with Midwest Air Traffic Control services. The contract, which will serve as a short-term agreement between the two parties, [...]
SGA gets ready to end senate term
In the Big 12 Room of the K-State Student Union last night, the Student Governing Association met to pass legislation and make commendations in an unusually long meeting to prepare for the end of the senate term. The meeting featured a visit from K-State Athletics to inform the senate that there are only 324 iCat [...]