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The best and worst moments of ASG in 2017-2018

Lauren Lipski May 9, 2018

As the Associated Student Government correspondent during this academic year, I’ve spent my Wednesday nights in the back of UC 213, listening to senators debate bills, discuss their constitution and...

ASG swears in vice president, elects senate leader

ASG swears in vice president, elects senate leader

Lauren Lipski May 7, 2018

The Associated Student Government swore in Jeff Vela as their vice president for the 2018-2019 academic year during their May 2 meeting. Vela will also serve as the acting president until President-Elect...

CMU boasts lowest student fees of all four-year Colorado institutions

Lauren Lipski May 3, 2018

Colorado Mesa University has the lowest student fees per credit hour of any four-year institution in the state of Colorado, according to the Tuition and Fees Report from the Department of Higher Education....

Veteran Laptop Project to start trial run this summer

Veteran Laptop Project to start trial run this summer

Lauren Lipski May 2, 2018

The Veteran Laptop Project will run its beta test during the summer semester to discover and fix potential problems, according to project founder John Beezley. Laptops for summer use will be rented on...

ASG sends freshman competitor to rodeo nationals

Lauren Lipski May 1, 2018

The Associated Student Government allocated $1,669 on Apr. 17 to send one member of the club rodeo team to the national championships in June. The presenter, a freshman at Colorado Mesa University, is...

ASG passes all bylaw changes

Lauren Lipski April 24, 2018

Following the approval of the constitutional amendments in last week’s election, the Associated Student Government passed bylaw changes for the legislative and judicial branches on April 18. The constitutional...

With two weeks left, can you salvage that grade?

Lauren Lipski April 23, 2018

As school winds down, most of us would rather call it quits than work on one more essay, much less pick up that extra credit assignment. But, the difference between an A and a B, or a B and a C, can really...

ASG sends Printmaking Guild to Omaha

Lauren Lipski April 17, 2018

The Associated Student Government allocated $2,846 to send four students from the Printmaking Guild to the Frogman’s Print Workshop in Omaha during June. Despite a high dollar amount per student, senators...

Officials: CMU budgets won’t pay for deficit, students will

Lauren Lipski April 16, 2018

The deficit in the budgets of student-fee funded organizations and boards for the 2018-2019 academic year must be made up with an increase in student fees, not borrowed from any other Colorado Mesa University...

Everything you need to know about the ASG elections

Lauren Lipski April 11, 2018

The Associated Student Government will hold elections for the 2018-2019 academic year on April 11-13. The elections are for the positions of president, vice-president and student trustee, as well as all...

The 10 best and worst moments from the ASG debates

Lauren Lipski April 10, 2018

The Associated Student Government hosted their presidential, vice-presidential and trustee debates on April 9. The debates are the final campaign event before the elections, held April 11-13. If you missed...

Your guide to the proposed ASG constitution

Lauren Lipski April 10, 2018

The Associated Student Government needs 10 percent of full-time equivalency from the most recent census to vote for their new Constitution in order for it to pass. They would need 699 votes according...

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