THE
SPRINGHILLIAN
March 13, 2014
WHAT’S INSIDE:
HOPE IN THE FIGHT FOR EQUALITY | PG. 3
WE KNOW WHERE YOU SLEEP! | PG 8
GOLF SET TO BEGIN | PG 10
Volume 98 Issue 5
U N C O N T E S T E D ?
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
Photo illustration Photography: Kiva Talty Graphic Designer: Bre Vaughn By MatthewLABORDE Editor-in-Chief
Next week, junior Ricardo Pita runs to retain his spot as President of the Student Government Association for the 2014-2015 school year. Junior Matthew Keller will join as Pita’s selection for Vice President. Pita’s administration was instrumental in the recent repair and replacement of the Old Shell security gate. “We fought for it, and we got the gate back online,” he said, “and we are continuing to advocate for stricter I.D checks.” The SGA, under the guidance of Pita and current Vice President Mary Catherine McKinley, hosted the first “Purple for a Purpose” 5k color run to be held annually, which benefitted the American Cancer Society. Earlier this year, efforts were made to reach out to seniors who lost their
chance to obtain housing in the condemned apartment building, Langan Hall. The SGA continues to closely follow the progress being made on the building, and Pita is hopeful that Langan will be fully operational for the fall semester. The filing period to run for SGA president and vice president opened on Tuesday. As of now, Pita and Keller will be running uncontested. In 2013, Pita and McKinley’s entry into the executive branch of student government also went unopposed. According to Pita, however, “This year, should we run unopposed, it would mainly be a referendum of what we have accomplished. It would certainly mean something different than it did last year.” The possibility of yet another uncontested election raises questions of apathy
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