Carley Dobson, Staff Writer – Lynchburg College junior Geralyn Gulino was elected Student Government Association president for the 2012-13 academic year on April 5. Gulino has served on SGA since her first year at LC. Some students said they believe she is more than fit for the position and will do great things next year. “Geralyn will be a great president because she’s organized and has devoted her time outside [...]

Patrick Darley, Assistant Editor - The Lynchburg College Student Senate hosted an open forum for students to speak directly to administrators and student government members about issues concerning LC on Feb. 23. Students were able to ask questions and address grievances they were having with LC policy and operations at the forum. All questions were answered by an administrator who deals with that specific field. The panel members answering questions [...]

Megan Delp, Managing Editor – Lynchburg College’s Student Government Association has an approximate $30,000 for clubs and organizations to apply for this semester. “Any recognized club or organization is eligible for budget. In the fall, we had thirty-seven go through total,” Geralyn Gulino president of the student senate and student body vice president, said in an email. The money given to the clubs and organizations by the school comes from [...]

Theresa Gillette, Staff Writer Lynchburg College seniors are currently being asked to donate money back to the school after graduation through a pledge campaign run by the Alumni Office, Annual Fund and SERVE Office. This is different than in years past, as the offices have all combined to ask students for one pledge, rather than three separate ones. This change was made in an effort to increase senior participation in these [...]

Adrian Robinett, Staff Writer Elections for next year’s Student Government Association will be April 5 to 7 and will take place through the online platform MyLC. These positions include class officers as well as the new president and vice president of SGA and senators. The meeting for those who were interested in the positions was held on March 23 and conducted by the current SGA President, Casey Gilliam. Gilliam advised [...]

Meredith Brown, Advertising Manager The attempt to offer an off-campus meal plan was not as successful as administrators and the Student Government Association had hoped with only eight percent of student’s signing up. Right now the school plans to continue the program for next year. “Last year, the Student Government Association’s (SGA) top priority was for LC students to have an off campus merchant program,” said Vice President for Business and [...]

Theresa Gillette, Staff Writer The Student Government Association (SGA) and the Dean of Students Office are currently working together to have Lynchburg College’s name removed from collegeacb.com due to the derogatory nature of much of the site’s content. Collegeacb.com is a site designed for college students to create topics about their college and then anonymously post about them. “[The site is] the largest college anonymous confession board in the world, [...]