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Three New Clubs Join SAC Lineup

By Carly Graf September 2, 2011

When the Student Activities Commission Fair sets up on the front lawn this Sunday, three new campus organizations will be among the multitude of tables. The organizations — Diversability, Community...

Funding Overhaul Forces Clubs to Tackle a New System

By Jenny Rogers April 29, 2011

Funding frameworks for campus groups saw sweeping change this year, with SAFE reform more than doubling the funds available to organizations and a new Student Activities Commission bulk allocation system...

Blocked Again by Bureaucracy

By The Editorial Board April 29, 2011

Student group leaders sighed with relief when the Student Activities Commission announced Tuesday it has finally approved an amendment that allows groups to request money throughout the semester. But this...

SAC Amendment to Let Clubs Fund Ad Hoc Events During Semester

By Mariah Byrne April 27, 2011

The Student Activities Commission approved an amendment to its funding guidelines Tuesday that will allow groups to modify their programming schedules during the course of a semester, provided that added...

SAC Amends Funding Guidelines

By Alice Maglio April 19, 2011

The Student Activities Commission passed an amendment to its funding guidelines Monday night allowing student groups to formally appeal programming arcs, sanctions and event approvals through the Center...

SAC Launches Funding Reform Talks

By Peter Fulham April 5, 2011

The Student Activities Commission agreed Monday to consider implementing some of the funding guidelines suggestions voiced by student groups in a town hall held last week. With a nod to student concerns,...

Southern Society Makes Its Return

By Ben Santucci March 29, 2011

Despite a lack of official university funding, the revocation of its SAC charter and leadership crises, the Southern Society will organize several events this semester for Southerners and South-aficionados. For...

Ceding to Club Outcry, SAC Revamps Constitution

By Upasana Kaku March 1, 2011

The Student Activities Commission voted Monday to make several changes to its constitution and funding guidelines, including plans for a town hall, which met the demands of an open letter signed by 46...

Ignoring Club Feedback Undermines SAC’s Purpose

By The Editorial Board February 25, 2011

For many students, the GUSA executive candidates' sparring over club funding may have served as the first introduction to the problems of the current Student Activities Commission's funding system, but...

Students’ Voice Falls on Deaf SAC Ears

By Scott Stirrett February 25, 2011

Improving the relationship between student groups and the Student Activities Commission has been a constant struggle. Though recent years have seen great strides in the ability of student groups to communicate...

Student Funding Through the Lens of a SAC Commissioner

By Jack Appelbaum February 25, 2011

When the bulk allocation process was implemented last fall, it was done with the goal of giving clubs more flexibility and control over their budgets and programming. Instead of having to present in front...

Club Leaders Continue Push for SAC Reform

By Upasana Kaku February 25, 2011

A group of 46 student leaders, including 30 club executives and 12 Georgetown University Student Association senators, executives and executive candidates, sent a second open letter to SAC Thursday night,...

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