Yesterday, The Crimson White released the names of the candidates being backed by the Machine for Student Government Association executive positions. Among these candidates were members of Alpha Tau Omega, a historically white, non-Machine affiliated fraternity, and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, a historically black fraternity. To The Crimson White’s knowledge, this is the [...]
Last week, UA Trustee Finis St. John said, when it comes to the administration’s role in addressing the Machine and its influence on campus, he “trust[s] Dr. Witt and his team to deal with those issues.” We wish we could trust President Witt to deal with those issues, but we have not seen evidence that [...]
Like most political parties, the Machine raises money to fund its candidates’ campaigns. Unlike Democrats and Republicans, though, that money doesn’t come from donors with full knowledge of where their money goes. It comes from the 28 greek houses that comprise the Machine and the dues those houses’ members pay every year. On Nov. 17, [...]
Last week, SGA Vice President for Student Affairs David Wilson became the first Machine-backed SGA official to publicly acknowledge the organization’s existence in nearly six years. In doing so, he showed a remarkable level of courage and humility. The Machine has supported a lot of good candidates for office throughout its history; unfortunately, most of [...]
Last Thursday, the UA Student Government Association nominated Randy Bowden as its newest Executive Vice President. A month after SGA President Grant Cochran resigned, the SGA can finally fill the gap he left in their executive leadership if Bowdon is confirmed by the SGA Senate tonight. The SGA will finally get back to business at [...]
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