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SGA confirms Wheaton Leftist Union and Regalia reimbursement

Wheaton College’s Student Government Association (SGA) confirmed the Wheaton Leftist Union(WLU) as an SGA-recognized club following a presentation by Jonny Raymond ’21, who is in charge of Public Relations for the club. Raymond mentioned that the group hopes to “improve the lives of the student body,” as well as “uphold Leftist ideals” and that the […]

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SGA Confirms New Feedback Process for Clubs

The Student Government Association decided to confirm a new feedback process for clubs at their second meeting of the school year on Nov. 30. The new feedback process was proposed by Class of 2022 Chair, Eva Danielson, who titled the program “Don’t Slack on Feedback.” The process began with a form on the Wheaton Engage […]

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Class Council Interviews (2020-2021)

SGA President Aba Lypps said of the class councils, “They are where you directly vote for your peers to represent you and where you serve your peers by taking on the responsibility of making clear, direct, informed decisions on their behalf. I’m really excited about working with our four class chairs – Ben Goho, Cleef […]

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First SGA Meeting

Wheaton College’s Student Government Association (SGA) held its first meeting on Sep. 23. The meeting began with SGA President Aba Lypps ’21 covering the work that the SGA executive board had done over the summer and congratulating newly elected members. SGA advisor Nicole Lombardi spoke about the SGA’s involvement working with club leaders to ensure […]

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Aba Lypps Wants You To Love Wheaton College Again

Aba Lypps ’21 ran for Student Government Association (SGA) on a whim, trading a campaign of memes and their sparkling, charismatic personality for the position.

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Meet the SGA Accessibility Board

Last semester, the Student Government Association (SGA) established a new board on campus: the SGA Accessibility Board. This board was created to help address, and advocate for accessibility and mental health around campus, as well as holding the Wheaton administration accountable. Currently on the board are Mikaela Savarese ’22, Maura Rielly ’22, Emma Hert ’22, […]

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Meet Your SGA Reps!

A new school year is chaotic for everyone, but no group feels the pressure more acutely than the freshman class. The transition to college life is an overwhelming one in every sense: social, academic and otherwise. However, while the Lyon cubs are merely trying to get their feet under them, a few are already seeking […]

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Updates to SGA

This semester, there have been some changes in the student government representatives. There are three new senators: Joe Perez ’20, Christopher Orndoff ’21 and Emily Dionne ’21. James Clancy ’20, the vice education council chair, has moved up to the education council chair. Mateo Espinosa ’19, a former senator-at-large, is now the vice president and […]

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SGA Treasurer Taking a Stand

Sierra Prasad ‘21, became the Student Government Association (SGA) Treasurer this last semester and has quickly changed how SGA relates to clubs. Her position as Treasurer of SGA means she works with two areas of funding: all club and theme house funds and the venture fund. This second funding avenue relates to expenses which can […]