<\/a>William H. Kelly III
\n<\/strong>Associate Editor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The students at Jackson State University were given the opportunity voice their concerns and hear from student leaders and administrators at the first student body meeting of the semester on Sept. 17.<\/p>\n

The meeting, held in the Student Center Theatre, began with a ticket giveaway for the JSU versus Southern University football game.<\/p>\n

After introductions from the Student Government Association (SGA) and Royal Court, the class council presidents took the floor to update students on upcoming events. A judicial report was also shared during the meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have had 30 judicial hearings for 30 students. Of those students, 17 were female and 13 males. There have been five dismissed cases and zero appeals. We are also proud to say we have had no suspensions this year so far,\u201d said Charance Wright, SGA Chief Justice.<\/p>\n

Miss Jackson State University 2015-2016, Charance Higgins, shared upcoming events hosted by the royal court.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all aware of the school shootings that have been happening at our universities right? Most recently, we\u2019ve had Delta State and also a few weeks ago, Savannah State University, Texas Southern University, and several others just within this semester. So if you would like to, I\u2019m starting an initiative, it\u2019s called love letters for our universities and you can write a letter of love to those students who are affected by those tragedies and bring them to the SGA office,\u201d said Higgins.<\/p>\n

For students with questions about dining services and bringing back to-go-boxes in the Heritage Dining Hall, Sodexo representatives Valarie Greenwood and Clarence Dunmore were on hand to share information on the \u2018Choose to Reuse\u2019 program.<\/p>\n

\u201cChoose to Reuse is a reusable container program designed to reduce waste and help achieve Sodexo\u2019s better tomorrow commitment by replacing your single-use foam containers that you\u2019re used to with an actual plastic reusable containers that you can bring back,\u201d said Greenwood, Sodexo Operations Manager.<\/p>\n

To participate in the program, students must fill out an application using their basic information and pay $10 for the set, which includes a large container and 16 ounce beverage cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to have a meal plan and you have to be a student in order to participate in this program. \u201cThe way this works is when you walk in, you tell the cashier you want to apply for the application. She will give you a green clip with a logo on it and you will take that clip over to the salad area. There will be a young lady that will hand you both sets to go fill up,\u201d said Greenwood.\u00a0 When you come back in to eat, you will bring your used container back rinsed out, hand it to the cashier, she\u2019ll put it in a bucket and give you a brand new clean one each time. We are looking to be up and ready depending on our general manager getting back from our district meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Contact a class council senator for the next student body meeting.<\/p>\n

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