The Student Government Association has postponed tonight's town hall meeting one week, but still encouraged students to come and discuss campus-related issues with student body representatives.
Middle Tennessee Television, the on-campus television station, was set to record the event live, but a cable needed to run the footage live broke and has forced the SGA to put off the meeting. The meeting is rescheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 11, but will still take place in the Learning Resource Center Room 221.
The idea for the meeting was proposed earlier this semester in order to give students an open dialogue with the SGA.
“We need to be active with the students we represent,” said Heather Rawson, vice president and speaker of the senate during an SGA meeting Thursday.
Vice President of Administration and Public Affairs Sarah Ayache, junior public relations major, will be hosting the event, and fellow SGA officers are expected to attend as well.
MTTV will still cover the town hall meeting live. MTTV was recently selected as the top student-run college television station in Tennessee, and third overall in the southeast.
“I hope to see a lot of familiar faces in the crowd,” Ayache said. “I’m also looking forward to meeting students I don’t know already.”
The meeting also included a report by Homecoming Director Mallory Phillips, senior public relations major, regarding the homecoming activities held during the weekend of Oct. 23-25 that culminated in a 62-24 win over Western Kentucky.
“We had over 600 people participate in the Chili Cook-Off, and sold over $1,500 worth of tickets,” Phillips said.
Phillips also said part of the money raised from the cook-off went toward the MTSU Habitat Blitz Build fund, and that the SGA has raised over $2,000 so far this semester for the habitat fund.
According to the SGA’s Web site, the goal is to raise $50,000 so that students can build a home for a Rutherford County resident in need. Its members have raised nearly $30,000 since its inception in 2006 through various activities, including the See Spot Run 5K Run/Walk held annually.
“Almost 2,300 people attended FightSong this year, which was about 800 more people than last year,” Phillips said. “I was really glad to see so many people at the events.”
The SGA is currently gearing up for Cheer for Humanity, a statewide cheer-and-dance competition held each year that also raises money for the MTSU Habitat Blitz Build project.
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