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Second student government presidential election to be held Monday

By Ferris McDaniel March 21, 2013

After more than a week of Student Government roller coaster rides — including an initial triumph by Unite LSU Student Government presidential candidate John Woodard and vice presidential candidate...

SG to hold new election Monday

By Staff Reports March 20, 2013

Last week’s Student Government election has been nullified in light of SG President Taylor Cox and Chief Justice Morgan Faulk’s announcement that a new election will be held March 25. The...

Elaine Maccio, LSU associate professor, speaks about domestic partnership benefits March 20, 2013 at a Student Government Senate meeting in the Capital Chambers in the LSU Student Union.

Domestic partner benefits resolution passes with 91%

By Judah Robinson March 20, 2013

Student Government approved a resolution Wednesday to offer health benefits to University employees who are involved in a domestic partnership at the Senate meeting. The resolution which was authored...

UCourt Chief Justice Morgan Faulk explains the court's decision to not hear Impact LSU's appeal Monday, March 18, 2013.

Impact complaint dismissed by UCourt

By Staff Reports March 18, 2013

A request by Impact LSU to reopen a complaint filed last week against the Unite LSU campaign regarding the late submission of financial documents was dismissed by the University Court on Monday evening...

Newly reinstated Student Government Vice President Taylor Parks (left) and President John Woodard (right) smile and stand with a supporter after UCourt's verdict Sunday, May 17, 2013.

UCourt reverses Unite LSU disqualification

By Judah Robinson March 17, 2013

The University Court overturned the election board’s decision to disqualify the Unite LSU ticket from the spring Student Government Elections Sunday evening, and John Woodard and Taylor Parks have...

LSU political science junior Joe Gipson (left), UNITE LSU's lawyer, psychology and communication studies junior Taylor Parks (middle), vice presidential candidate for UNITE LSU, and finance junior John Woodard (right), presidential candidate for UNITE LSU, listen to the University Court's decision on the disqualification of UNITE LSU. The court upheld the disqualification of UNITE LSU.

UCourt upholds Unite LSU disqualification

By Judah Robinson March 16, 2013

University Court upheld the Student Government Election Board’s decision to disqualify Unite LSU from the recent SG elections Saturday, based on alleged overspending by the campaign. However, Unite...

Taylor Parks (left) and John Woodard (right) of Unite LSU wait for Student Government election results on March 14.

UCourt to decide SG election on Saturday

By Judah Robinson March 14, 2013

The final decision on this week’s controversial Student Government election will come Saturday when the University Court hears an appeal to the election board’s decision to disqualify Unite...

Taylor Parks (left) and John Woodard (right) celebrate Wednesday, March 13, after they received the most votes in the Student Government election. However, their campaign, Unite LSU, was disqualified pending a UCourt appeal decision.

Unite disqualified but wins by more than 1,000 votes

By Judah Robinson March 13, 2013

Unite LSU Student Government presidential candidate John Woodard and vice presidential candidate Taylor Parks cheered Wednesday as the announcement came that they received more than 1,000 votes over their...

SG seeks to raise University admissions standards

By Olivia McClure March 13, 2013

The Student Government Senate voted Wednesday to urge higher admission requirements and to purchase six microwaves for students to use on campus. The Senate passed a resolution urging the Chancellor’s...

UNITE LSU disqualified from SG election

By Staff Reports March 13, 2013

The UNITE LSU campaign has been disqualified due to questions over its campaign financial documents. More updates will be provided as information comes in.

Future of Scantron program remains uncertain

By Judah Robinson March 11, 2013

While almost a week has passed since Student Government announced it would stop providing students with free Scantrons and blue books excluding midterms and finals weeks, the program’s future and...

SG presidential election begins today

By Judah Robinson March 10, 2013

After about a month of campaigning and last week’s debate, students may officially begin voting for who they want to be their next Student Government president. Voting begins at 7 a.m. today and...