The new administration would do well to look into record-keeping practices at SGA that are at best suspicious and at worst illegal. On February 23, The Underground requested SGA budget and attendance records going back to 2005, the year that SGA became wholly funded by student fees. It took 18 days for SGA to produce this year’s budget, and no explanation for the delay was given outside of being busy. The attendance information provided for the current year was incomplete, as it didn’t list the names or total number in attendance for many of the meetings.

SGA needs to increase accountability to recruit and retain good senators.

Jason McGill Assistant Editor Have you ever had a dream for your future? Do you want security and prosperity for yourself and your family? Most people will discourage you, because the chance of failure is so great, but you are special. If you have faith in yourself and the commitment to see this journey to [...]

A new plus/minus grading scale will be implemented soon. Here’s what a few students thought about it.

English Society hosts special event.

Kristen Cypret Contributor Hammons Hall Council will be hosting the Hammons Talent Show on Monday, April 27, in the Grand Lounge from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Students can still sign up at the front desk in Hammons House. The sheet asks how much time the performance will require and what kind of equipment will [...]

Famous writer and Mid-America Review Editor-in-Chief Michael Czyniejewski made a presentation to the English Society and SAC for an editing Q & A.

Nathanael Edward Bassett Contributor Don’t forget, today and tomorrow (March 17 and 18) students at MSU can vote on the widely discussed “sustainability fee”. The electronic ballot is at elections.missouristate.edu and there is a link to the proposal created by SGA. In short, the proposal consists of adding a two dollar fee for students each semester, [...]

A review of the new My.MissouriState.edu service.

Nathanael Edward Bassett Contributor Journalism is a field in transition, as many news outlets are moving toward media convergence – the combining of traditional print media, radio, and television, all delivered to audiences online. With this transition, many traditional print outlets are facing serious declines in advertising revenue. And the job prospects for potential print [...]