First meeting
Leaders of SGA anticipate rise in student interest
By Danny Gillham
Staff Reporter

Student Government Association President Brad Thompson said he was excited about the participation for the first SGA meeting of the semester Tuesday.

“We usually have higher numbers in the fall,” said Thompson, a senior radio-TV-film major. “It’s good though. We get a lot of new people with a lot of new ideas.”

House of Student Representatives Vice President Andrea Reed said this year’s SGA has 72 members, 10 of which were not at the meeting. Reed, a senior international business and social work major, also said 42 members are first-time members.

Katrina Shutt, a junior marketing and finance major, replaces CiAnn Ardoin as vice president of Programming Council halfway through her term. Thompson said SGA had to only look within House to replace Ardoin.

“Katrina was on the PC (executive committee) last semester, so it was easy to find a replacement,” Thompson said.

The majority of the meeting served as an introduction to the semester, but communications committee chairwoman Corrie Lockhart talked about a bi-monthly newsletter SGA will publish beginning next week.

“There is a bunch of people who don’t know what is going on on campus, and a lot of people don’t know what SGA does or is doing,” said Lockhart, a sophomore advertising and public relations major. “This is going to keep everybody updated.”

Lockhart said by putting something physical in people’s hands, people will turn in suggestions and get involved with SGA.