The Division of Student Affairs is considering a proposal that would change the university’s policy on electronic cigarettes by banning on-campus e-cigarette use rather than restricting it, Elizabeth With, vice president for Student Affairs, said. The university’s current policy, which became effective in 2013, prohibits smoking with a pipe, cigarette,
Members of the UNT Graduate Student Council Senate discussed a variety of student concerns about employment and drug policy reforms at their final meeting of the semester Tuesday evening. Senators heard a presentation from the authors of the Harm Reduction Responses to Drug Policy Violations resolution, which calls on UNT
The UNT pharmacy is now charging $10 for the two most popular types of birth control provided at the clinic as of Nov. 16 in order to make it more affordable for students, according to pharmacy director Karen Knotts. “Our providers have indicated that many female students express concern over
In an interview with the Daily on Friday with SGA Communications, SGA President Yolian Ogbu and Strategic Planning Director Brightyn Patterson, Hutchinson said they were “shocked” after former Vice President Hillary Shah announced her resignation Thursday night. “We’ve had conversations with her this week about how we’re moving forward as
OUT, an organization that aims to provide students with mental health resources and peer support, recently took to Change.org in an effort to be recognized as an official UNT organization, receiving more than 200 signatures on their petition. OUT, which stands for Observe it, Understand it, Talk about it, will
Student Government Vice President Hillary Shah has resigned, according to a letter of resignation obtained by the Daily. “After months of deliberation, I have decided to resign from my position as SGA VP effective today,” Shah’s letter of resignation read. “I’ve been unable to perform to the best of my ability,
Counseling and Testing got the most funding this year, receiving a total of $1,611,704.78 from the Student Service Fee Advisory Committee. The Career Center got the second most funding, totaling $1,484,056.44. There were a total of four clubs and services told to find alternative funding within the next three years:
SGA senators passed several resolutions at their last meeting of the year Wednesday evening, including one resolution to recommend the use of gender-inclusive pronouns on residence life materials at McConnell Hall like name tags, despite alleged pushback from some TAMS staff. The resolution, co-sponsored by TAMS senator Reese Neal in
As SGA president, Yolian Ogbu has helped organize demands for UNT in response to Caitlin Sewell’s resignation and raised support for these demands with the help of her SGA team and supporters, all within the span of a week. Ogbu also helped organize the silent, sit-in protest and a speech
More than 70 people attended Denton’s Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), which was held at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, featuring speakers and a reading of the 331 names lost to anti-transgender violence this past year. TDOR is a collaborative program between UNT’s Pride Alliance and OUTreach Denton, a community organization for
