Wright, others address handful on state of the student body
Student body president Elliott Wright and other executive members of the Student Government Association (SGA) spoke to a small group in Randolph Hall Wednesday for the bi-annual State of the Student Body address. Although many members of the SGA were present, only a handful of non-affiliated students came to see the speeches. Daniel Kassim, president...
Ross Kressel resigns as Student Body President
SGA President Ross Kressel resigned Tuesday, effective Friday, Nov. 4. Kressel announced his resignation at the conclusion of the weekly meeting of the Student Senate. The announcement clearly shocked many in the room. It appears that Kressel kept this very close to the vest, as every member of the Executive Team was visibly taken aback...
Skateboarders set to take their case to the city
Skateboarders at the College have found themselves under fire recently. With a sudden wave of law enforcement, many skaters have been fined for riding to class. Many skaters have decided that it is time to do something about it. At the Oct. 4 meeting of the SGA Senate, Senator Sukhpreet “Vick” Singh and chairperson Eric Hellstrom presented...
Former President Isaiah Nelson on the political scene
Fresh off of an internship at the White House this summer, Isaiah Nelson, the former President of the Student Government Association and current senior at the College of Charleston has found a new home in Charleston politics. Nelson is now the Youth Outreach Coordinator for Mayor Riley’s re-election campaign. This is a new position in...
SGA veterans return to office
With three appointments on the docket for today’s Senate session, it would appear that recent events have sparked student interest in SGA. In fact, it is typical for there to be vacant senator seats in both the junior and senior classes. The Sept. 20 Senate meeting will see several appointments. Two of the appointees, Sukhpreet...
Ross Kressel survives impeachment proceedings
FULL STORY FORTHCOMING: Ross Kressel will remain Student Body President after a tense Senate Tuesday. A vote of no confidence, preceeding the impeachment legislation, passed handily, 25-4. An archive of the live-blog is below: The George Street Observer will be live-blogging the impeachment proceedings Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. Want to attend in person?...
What to expect in Tuesday’s Senate meeting
With the bill to impeach SGA President Ross Kressel posted to the Student Government Association blog, it is clear that Chief of Staff LaQunya Baker, Deputy Chief of Staff Brooke Sensenig, Treasurer Luke Rozansky, and Academic Affairs Chairman Justin Lyons intend to go forward with their plan to remove Kressel from office. Such efforts will go...
The ramifications of poor leadership
The actions of the Student Government Association in the past week have been disturbing. As a result, it has become impossible to see the organization performing in any legitimate way that serves the best interest of the student body this year. The members of the Executive Board have mounted an ouster of their leader, Ross...
Impeachment to proceed, Kressel faces removal from office
In the SGA Executive Board meeting Thursday afternoon, a letter, authored by Treasurer Luke Rozansky, was presented to the board beginning the process of impeaching Student Body President Ross Kressel. In his letter, Luke Rozansky states that he “[has] lost [his] confidence in [his] President” and that he has “come to the conclusion that this...
SGA Executive Board meeting to discuss Kressel impeachment illegally closed to press, public
The Student Government Association Executive Board illegally entered into an executive session Thursday, comments from the George Street Observer’s consulting attorney reveals. The meeting was held to discuss a letter from Treasurer Luke Rozansky that would begin the impeachment process of President Ross Kressel Chief of Staff LaQunya Baker, who was among those who brought...
Tweets surface as board meeting looms
One in a series of images posted on Ruegner’s blog Wednesday night, allegedly showing tweets sent by Ross Kressel. Late Wednesday evening, tweets from the since deleted Twitter account @CofCPolitico were made public. @CofCPolitico is the Twitter account alleged to belong to Student Body President Ross Kressel. The source is not what you might...
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