 Elections are everywhere this time of year (ESC, such as they are, from April 1st – 3rd, and the Dems on the 11th), and a few hours ago representatives from SGB’s 60+ groups met to choose new leaders, welcome new groups, kick out a few others, and overhaul their constitution. Highlights from the Spring Town Hall after the jump.
Elections are everywhere this time of year (ESC, such as they are, from April 1st – 3rd, and the Dems on the 11th), and a few hours ago representatives from SGB’s 60+ groups met to choose new leaders, welcome new groups, kick out a few others, and overhaul their constitution. Highlights from the Spring Town Hall after the jump. 
  
In:
Camp Kesem, which runs a camp for kids whose parents are suffering from (often terminal) cancer.
Columbia Coalition Against the War, which organized that big protest a few weeks ago.
    
  
Columbia Students for International Service, which sends people overseas to serve other people.
    
  
Double Discovery Students Organization, which works with disadvantaged students from the neighborhood.
    
  
FeelGood CU, which sells grilled cheese sandwiches here to end hunger in the third world.
    
  
Lucha, which doesn’t like the military.
    
  
The International Socialist Organization, which doesn’t like capitalism, and is switching over from ABC to SGB.
Groups Out (well, just moving to ABC):
    
  
Hong Kong Students and Scholars Society and Columbia Iranian Students Association
Constitutional Changes, Bullet Pointed:
    
  
Excises all mention of Earl Hall
Adds “humanitarian” and “identity-concious” to “religious, spiritual, political, ideological, and activist”
  
Adds 2 more representatives–now 7, before 5
Mandates bi-annual constitutional review
Spells out duties for all board members
Aaaaaaaand: The New Board
  
Chair: Jonathan Siegel CC ’08 College Democrats
  
Vice Chair: Jessie Leiken CC ’08 SEEJ
  
Treasurer: Arjun Kapoor CC ’09 Amnesty International
  
Secretary: Faisal Khan CC ’09 Muslim Students Association
Representatives:
  
Ari Gardner CC ’08 LionPAC
  
Alastair Shearman SEAS ’08 CPU
  
Danielle Slutsky CC ’08 LionPAC
  
Jacob Taber GS/JTS ’09 Democrats/CPU/LionPAC
  
Muzna Ansari BC ’10 Muslim Students Association
  
James Downie CC ’10 Democrats
  
Hei-Yue Pang BC ’10 Intervarsity Christian Fellowship/Remnant
  
Christian Fellowship
 
	    				 
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@Jon Several members of the SGB reached out to the Republicans to ask them to field a candidate, hoping to achieve ideological balance. Unfortunately, no conservative chose to run.
Hopefully, the SGB will nevertheless be able to work closely with the College Republicans and any other conservative students to help get their voices and ideas heard.
@so much for the ideological balance
Chair: College Democrats
Vice Chair: SEEJ
Treasurer: Amnesty International
Secretary: Muslim Students Association
@Anonymous All the top positions were unopposed. I guess it’s a self-selecting body.
@Mandela is such a Jew http://www.jtf.org/israel/israel.black.nazi.nelson.mandela.htm
right?
@or maybe whopie goldberg?
@how about MANDELA
YOU THINK MANDELA DOESNT KNOW WHAT THIS IS?
@as opposed to black jewish democrats?
@don't knock sammy davis jr…
@white jewish democrats for all!