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Despite their lack of involvement in the past, ASG President Chris Covo said the ASG Supreme Court will play a significant role in the lives of students and senators this year.
The ASG Supreme Court serves as the university’s version of the judicial branch of the government. The Supreme Court can review cases, issues that arise and actions made by ASG as a whole.
“They can review our budget and our senators,” Covo said. “If a student’s got a problem, they can take it to the Supreme Court.”
Covo said he has high hopes for the Supreme Court.
EDIT: Gov. Rick Perry vetoed the legislation Friday.
Governor Rick Perry will decide whether or not to end free trips to the Student Health Center.
House Bill 103 was passed in both the Texas House and Senate and is awaiting a signature or a veto.
If passed, HB 103 will replace the college health-care system with a private insurance model. This change will affect all public, four-year universities in Texas with 20,000 or more students enrolled, including Texas State, which has more than 30,000 students enrolled.
The academic future of students who rely on scholarship funds is becoming more dependent on donations.
“Our endowment distributions have been hard hit by the current financial situation,” said President Denise Trauth in an online letter. “Sixty percent of our endowed scholarships accumulated no interest and cannot be awarded in the fall. Recovery will take time, even in the best of circumstances.”
From the mountainous coastlines and deep valleys of Italy to the tropical flatlands and swamps of Belize, Texas State students are packing and flying to foreign countries this summer to study abroad.
Race, religion and sexual orientation are not often the topic of casual conversations among students.
However, that was the focus Tuesday night.
Twice a year, the Allies of Texas State invite the students and faculty to become an ally by learning about the realities faced by the Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning (LGBTQ) community through their bi-annual meeting.
Week five of the Alkek Library’s 24-hour pilot program is in full swing, but it remains unknown if it will become the designated spot for students to pull an all-nighter.
The six-week pilot program began Feb. 1 and will end on March 11. Nightly head counts and statistics taken during the program will track library usage and ultimately tell if a 24-hour library is a necessary addition to the Texas State campus.
Students With Alternative Transportation has yet to lose its drive, despite a slow start this semester.
The student organization, which provides students with a safe ride home after a night out, was unable to run on Saturdays for two weeks during the beginning of the semester because of a lack of volunteers.
Janelle Hibbing, research assistant for S.W.A.T., said volunteer participation is a problem the organization faces each semester.
