SGI – The Torch

Members Sworn in at SGI Inaugural Dinner

May 1, 2019

Controversial SGI Election Process Needs to Change

Nitin Basra, Contributing Writer

April 17, 2019

Imagine having the ability to vote in the United States presidential election at the ease of your fingertips. The amount of engagement would certainly increase but what else would we have to take into account? For be...

SGI Election Recap, Tickets Address Cheating Allegations

Morgan C. Mullings, Editor-in-Chief

April 17, 2019

UPDATED April 17 4:18 p.m.: Elections Committee Co-Chair Michael Pugh told the Torch in a statement, “Carley — Co-Chair of the Elections Committee — and I were working with each other to aid in the elections process...

SJU to Switch from StormSync to Engage for 2020-21 Academic Year

Angelica Acevedo, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus

April 17, 2019

St. John’s will soon transition to a website called Engage, confirmed Jack Flynn, director of Student Conduct and advisor to Student Government Inc. (SGI). This new website will replace StormSync, the website student organizatio...

P.R.I.D.E. Ticket Sweeps SGI Election Results

April 8, 2019

SGI: New Policies and Updates

Alexis Gaskin, Staff Writer

March 20, 2019

The general assembly meeting for Student Government Inc. was held last Monday, March 11 in DAC 128. This meeting was the last one before the official start to SGI elections at the next meeting on Monday, March 25. This past mee...

Student Government Inc. Hosts Second Meeting of Semester

Alexis Gaskin, Assistant News Editor

February 21, 2019

The second general assembly meeting of the semester for Student Government Inc. was held on Monday, Feb. 11 in the Marillac Auditorium. The meeting featured conversations and committee reports on potential dining plans for the ...

Meet Student Leader: Matt Macatula

February 6, 2019

SGI Addresses Issue of Food Insecurity Among Students

Derrell J. Bouknight, News Editor

November 7, 2018

Students struggling financially to buy nutritious food consistently now have options to address the challenges they are facing. In October’s final Student Government Inc. meeting, President Atemkeng Tazi, along with o...