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USG Spring 2019 Election Preview

USG Spring 2019 Election Preview

Editorial Board April 16, 2019

The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) is the main governing body of the undergraduate community at CWRU. With the tagline “Students First,” USG is responsible for representing the interests of...

Student body elects USG President, Maya Rao

Student body elects USG President, Maya Rao

Sophia Yakumithis, Director of Print April 27, 2018

Last week, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) held its elections for the 2018-2019 academic year. Third-year chemistry major Maya Rao took the top executive position, president, by a 53.76 percent...

USG supports CUE, funds campus organizations

Brian Schnell, Staff Reporter April 20, 2018

The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) is working on a resolution with the Commission on the Undergraduate Experience (CUE) report to enhance the undergraduate experience. Additionally, USG’s Finance...

Dramatic USG meeting turns down controversial resolution

Sophia Yakumithis, News Editor April 13, 2018

The tone of the Undergraduate Student Government’s (USG) April 10 General Assembly (GA) meeting was set by a staged walkout in protest of an unarmed security guard being present in Adelbert Hall. Later...

Controversial resolution shakes up USG, student body

Sophia Yakumithis, News Editor April 6, 2018

Resolution 27-04, the controversial bill written by Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Treasurer, Tim O’Shea, and third-year student and former USG member Andrew Thompson, calls on the university...

USG advocates transgender rights, proposes controversial resolution

Brian Schnell and Sophia Yakumithis March 30, 2018

This semester, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) continues to work on new resolutions to improve student experiences on campus. Most recently, USG has passed a resolution it hopes will promote...

USG works to better represent student body

Sophia Yakumithis, News Editor March 2, 2018

With the Spring 2018 semester almost halfway over, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) is managing various projects and initiatives that have been a work in progress throughout the academic year. USG...

Feedback Friday, a program led by USG, aims to collect student opinions on current USG initiatives.

USG Feedback Friday expands reach

Hilda Yang, Staff Reporter December 9, 2016

Every Friday around noon, USG representatives set up a table at the Sears Building, hand out surveys to students and answer questions regarding USG and its current projects. Led by the USG Public Relations...

Provost considers granting credits for experiential learning

Tian Yang, Staff Reporter November 18, 2016

Experiential learning is a studying process in which students attend activities, analyze their experiences and learn from their own choices. As experiential learning gains more and more attention, the...

USG conducts first SEC budget audit

Chris Nguyen, Staff Reporter November 4, 2016

The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Finance Committee has recently completed an audit, noting and grading the finances of the seven Student Executive Council (SEC) boards. This is the first audit...

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