Jags, lace up your dancing shoes. It’s time to get your feet moving and do some good for your community. The 16th annual Jagathon: Dance Marathon returns to IUPUI on Saturday, March 3 at noon and continues through Sunday, March 4 at 3 a.m. at the IUPUI Campus Center. “Jagathon is the largest ...
We asked IUPUI students how they felt about the previous publication “IUPUI Student Government’s Poor Record Keeping May Violate Constitution.” By Leighann Strollo 2/26/16 Two weeks ago, The Campus Citizen published a story, “IUPUI Student Government’s Poor Record Keeping May Violate Constitution,” ...
Thursday evening saw an unprecedented public hearing about the complaints filed against the recent USG election winners Mosopefoluwa “Sope” Ladapo and Michael Thompson. By Paris Garnier After one of the biggest elections in Undergraduate Student Government’s history, a hearing was held Thursday ...
This morning saw the latest installment of the Collier v. Sope hearings. By Paris Garnier For the second weekend in a row, the Undergraduate Student Government has convened for special hearings on alleged voter fraud in the 2016 undergraduate presidential elections. The appellants, Sope Ladapo and ...
By Paris Garnier Three weeks ago allegations of voter fraud were brought against Sope Ladapo and Michael Thompson. The complaints were heard by the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) elections committee resulting in Ladapo and Thompson receiving six sanction points, which disqualified them from ...
Undergraduate Student Government’s new leadership seeks to revitalize legislative branch after remodeling the USG constitution. By Paris Garnier IUPUI’s Undergraduate Student Government, like all other governments, goes through its ups and downs. After the divisive post-voting trials of the spring ...
IUPUI’s undergraduate student government (USG) has been steadily growing. By Paris Garnier IUPUI’s undergraduate student government (USG) has been steadily growing. Large senatorial turnout and participation has invigorated the entire organization. In fact, due to increased work in committees ...
Spring has sprung early, but the USG elections are arriving on time. The tickets have now been announced. By Paris Garnier As with all things, the current undergraduate student government executive board has come to an end. But unlike last spring’s elections, this cycle is expected to have significantly ...
The USG recently passed a resolution stating that it is in favor of IUPUI potentially becoming a sanctuary campus, but does not formally make IUPUI a sanctuary campus. By Paris Garnier It’s no secret that undocumented students attend IUPUI. But with the ever-shifting nature of the federal government, ...
The Graduate and Professional Student Government plans to vote on legislation that would give Initiatives Committee Chair Claire Riley and Public Relations Chair Aaron Deason an additional $750 in stipend payments. As previously reported, Riley is the long time girlfriend of GPSG President Anthony ...
Two weeks ago, The Campus Citizen published a story, “IUPUI Student Government’s Poor Record Keeping May Violate Constitution,” explaining that financial records from IUPUI’s student government, which should be available to the public, are not available. Only incomplete records turn up, and ...
UPDATE: 2/22/16 updated to reflect that Director of Strategic Communications at IUPUI Margie Smith-Simmons has received no complaints or statements to the contrary of our reporting. UPDATE: 8:43 p.m. 2/22/16 update made to clarify information attributed to Margi Smith-Simmons. Over ...
UPDATE: 10:46 updated headline to reflect this is an opinion piece I didn’t know who Jason Spratt was beyond what my colleagues have written for The Campus Citizen. I was excited to learn about him for myself, but I left feeling uneasy and upset. I left feeling uneasy and upset because ...
UPDATE: 2:47 p.m. 2/16/2016 added GPSG meeting schedule and updated the USG meeting schedule time. Two weeks ago, The Campus Citizen published an exposé, “The Systemic Problems in IUPUI’s Student Government,” about the questionable spending of student fees by the Student Government ...
On Feb. 3, 2016, a chase began. This chase wasn’t for a person, but for Undergraduate Student Government (USG) and Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) records. Records that are supposed to be accessible to the student body and public are not being filed as directed by the student ...
The IUPUI Student Government’s lack of checks and balance have resulted in at least one potential case of nepotism, a Former Supreme Court Justice’s distrust of Supreme Court investigations, and questionable spending of student fees. “The GPSG’s finances, there’s a whole article you could ...
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