SGA | Photo by Bethany Althauser | The Wright State Guardian
The Student Government Association held its weekly meeting on Feb. 13. They voted on their first resolution of the semester and listened to a presentation from Student Legal Services.
Pickleball resolution
Raj Soin College of Business Senator Logan Smith sponsored a resolution he pitched at last week’s meeting. The senate voted on this resolution, which concerns adding pickleball courts to the residential areas on campus.
It passed unanimously, meaning that students can expect to see the beginning steps toward some of the basketball courts being turned into pickleball courts. Smith explained in the previous meeting that this will not be very costly, but a clear timeline has not yet been provided.
Student Legal Services
Stephanie Allen, managing attorney for Wright State’s Student Legal Services, joined SGA to discuss what SLS can offer. Allen explained that SLS is a non-profit law firm and discussed what it provides for students.
“Anybody that's paid that $16 fee is allowed to use the services. If the student waives the fee, they're not allowed to use the services that semester. About 85% of the Wright State student body opts into that optional fee,” Allen said.
This semesterly fee covers just about any legal service the student could need.
“[We] do a lot of landlord-tenant issues, criminal and traffic law, wills, estate planning, family law [and] civil law, which just means we'll send people on your behalf or will represent you if you're being sued, and we're all notaries, so you can come to our office if you need a notary,” Allen stated.
More information regarding SLS is on the department’s website.
Rowdy Bobblehead Award
The Rowdy Bobblehead Award is passed at every meeting between SGA members. The current holder will give it to someone that they are grateful for or proud of.
This week, Smith passed the Rowdy Bobblehead Award to Cade Mason, College of Engineering and Computer Science senator.
Smith explained that he was grateful for Mason because he had made him feel welcomed and excited to participate in SGA again.
SGA will meet again on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 8 p.m. in the Student Union Atlantis A/B room.
