2008 Woodie Awards
SGA awards money to Sexcellent, Eggcellent Game Show
By: Mallory Skinner
Issue date: 3/22/07 Section: News
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At a meeting on March 20, the Student Government Association awarded the Peer Education Zeitgeist $300 to sponsor a spring program called Cancun Webster. The program, slated to take place April 23, will feature activities with a spring break spin, including flag football and a trivia game called the Sexcellent, Eggcellent Game Show. In keeping with the game's theme, the losers will be forced to take a shot of egg yolk. The prize for the winners has yet to be determined.
After allocating funds to PEZ, SGA welcomed Barbara Stewart, director of the academic resource center, who gave a guest lecture on bullying, a problem she said plagues many college campuses. Stewart said students who are somehow deemed different, particularly minorities and students with visible disabilities are the most common targets of bullying.
"Bullying is most prevalent in elementary school and high school, but it can happen at a college level," Stewart said. "It often takes the form of social isolation, exclusion or emotional abuse."
Stewart, who has attended numerous conferences on the topic, said she would like to see bullying addressed at Webster's orientation programs. Business Senator Mario Santander suggested residential assistants be trained on how to handle situations involving bullying.
Stewart said SGA's accessibility committee will host a campaign to end bullying during the fall semester. The campaign will involve programs, including a visit from a guest speaker, to raise awareness about bullying on college campuses. No date has been set for the campaign, but Stewart said tentative times include the beginning of October or the end of December.
After allocating funds to PEZ, SGA welcomed Barbara Stewart, director of the academic resource center, who gave a guest lecture on bullying, a problem she said plagues many college campuses. Stewart said students who are somehow deemed different, particularly minorities and students with visible disabilities are the most common targets of bullying.
"Bullying is most prevalent in elementary school and high school, but it can happen at a college level," Stewart said. "It often takes the form of social isolation, exclusion or emotional abuse."
Stewart, who has attended numerous conferences on the topic, said she would like to see bullying addressed at Webster's orientation programs. Business Senator Mario Santander suggested residential assistants be trained on how to handle situations involving bullying.
Stewart said SGA's accessibility committee will host a campaign to end bullying during the fall semester. The campaign will involve programs, including a visit from a guest speaker, to raise awareness about bullying on college campuses. No date has been set for the campaign, but Stewart said tentative times include the beginning of October or the end of December.
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