Bryan College Triangle

SGA Senate is proposing a resolution that will restrict RA applicants to rising juniors and seniors / Triangle photo by Jessica Slade

Alex Green
Assistant Online Editor

Rising sophomores will no longer be eligible for RA positions if the Office of Student Life adopts a resolution that the SGA Senate plans to vote on Feb. 22.

Vice-President of Student Life senior Daniel Grayton said on Monday that the resolution is a request on behalf of the student body that RA positions be left to upperclassmen.

Grayton said that problems arise when sophomores try to enforce rules on juniors and seniors. Seniors in particular, buck up against correction from underclassmen.

The problems are not the fault of the sophomore RAs he said, rather it is simply a case where the position may call for stronger influence and authority.

“There have been some drawbacks [to having younger RA’s],” said Grayton.

Grayton said that “all RAs are responsible for enforcing all the rules, all the time,” even though a sophomore may be in a position to reprimand or report an upperclassman. As a result, the SGA Senate decided to attempt to alleviate the problem by asking the Office of Student Life to appoint only upperclassmen, or rising juniors and seniors, to RA positions. Read full story »

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
Triangle Staff

Beginning at 9:30 this evening, the Student Government Association will meet as a corporate body to discuss and vote upon a proposal that would dissolve the group for a period of one year. The purpose of the temporary suspension would be to provide a period for students to reevaluate SGA’s purpose, enabling new perspectives and energy to be formed that would allow the group to thrive in the future, according to Vincent Smith, student body president, who is bringing the proposal.  A modified Events Council would still be in place to facilitate banquets and other student activities.  The vote will either end or begin the process of drafting a new SGA Constitution, and a favorable outcome could dramatically modify the upcoming student elections.

Bryan Family,

Over the course of the last few days, several things have happened in SGA that I think deserve clarification and that we would love your feedback on moving forward. I proposed earlier this week that SGA as an entity be dissolved for the period of one year. Events would still be sponsored and planned under a specific Events Council whose positions are still voted on by the student body at-large and the respective classes. One of the main reasons for the proposed change would be to reevaluate the functions of SGA and how it could best fit with the direction of Bryan College as a whole, to clearly see the essentials that the organization provides. I remain firm in the belief that this proposal would be best for SGA and student leaders on campus, but there are many people whom I respect inside SGA and out of it that disagree with me. I believe in this change, others do not, and disagreement is not a bad thing.

The Corporate Body of SGA will have the final vote on this proposal Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the first Corporate Meeting of the semester. I understand that I have simply given an overview and not many specifics on my line of reasoning, so I encourage anyone with an opinion on this issue to please contact your representative or friends in SGA to ask questions and give thoughts.

Thank you all,

Vincent Smith

Your Student Body President

Artsist at the "Take Art, Leave Art" event have multiple options as to how to express themselves, from paper collages to painting / Triangle photo by Rebekah Weaver

Rebekah Weaver
Staff Writer

College is generally all about  learning together, but what about creating together? That’s what the “Take Art, Leave Art” event is all about.

When junior Annalise Williams first heard about “Take Art, Leave Art”, she says she “thought it was a great idea.”

“It’s a beautifully inclusive event, and I think people are really going to enjoy it.”

The project allows students to create a piece of art, put it in the display area, and take a piece of someone else’s artwork in exchange.

Sophomore Clari Stewart, the event coordinator, says the idea wasn’t her own.

“Last spring break, I met a friend in Chattanooga for coffee. We were walking past this building with a sign that said, ‘Take Art, Leave Art,’ and I thought, ‘Bryan needs to do this!’” Read full story »

Justin M. Jones
Triangle Writer

SGA is sponsoring a canned food drive Monday, Dec. 5 through Friday, Dec. 9. The cans will go to We Care’s food pantry to help those in need around Christmas.

To get students to participate in the canned food drive, the Office of Student Life will take away three points per can turned in up to 15 points – five cans.

The point forgiveness incentive was based off something that senior Daniel Grayton’s hometown library had done in the past with overdue book fines.

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