The new Speaker of the General Assembly, DeVaun Brown, opened up the Temple Student Government General Assembly meeting in room 200c of the student center Monday to an audience of roughly 200 people.
Joe Oleksak was announced as the new Auditor General, the other previously open TSG office.
Darin Bartholomew, Temple’s student body president, was first to speak with the president’s report. He introduced Brown and Oleksak and explained that TSG is pursuing a solution to the long lines at the food court in Morgan Hall.
The first guest speaker, Sakinah Muhammad from Teach for America, spoke next. She explained how the program sets up college graduates as teachers to help with low-income students’ educations, and how students can apply.
Homecoming was the next topic with the candidates for king and queen describing themselves and why they should be elected.
Isaiah Gaymon, Kristian Pel, Kwashee Totimeh and Dan Busko spoke about their candidacies for Homecoming king. For queen, Tiffany Dean, Megan Fry, Joie’ Johnson-Walker, and Tasia Morgan stated their cases as well.
Voting for these titles is still open on Owl Connect via the Student Activities webpage. The Homecoming Pageant will be Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in room 200 of the student center.
A few of the TSG directors then spoke individually on various events occurring soon. The Zombie Run will be on Oct. 13 and registration for the event is still available.
Evan Feinstein, director of University Pride and Traditions, announced that Cherry and White Championships will be held on Oct. 18 during Cherry and White Night.
For the open forum, Bartholomew asked the audience, which consisted mostly of students, what event they would like to see in the spring to replace the cancelled Spring Fling. The conversation mostly focused on a childhood throwback themed showcase of some student organizations.
The organization announcements were last before the meeting came to an end.
The next TSG General Assembly meeting will be held Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. in room 200c of the student center.
