SGA gathered for their first meeting of the semester on Monday, Aug. 22., where they discussed the new tuition calculator, responses to Jordan-Hare’s updated ticketing system and O-Days on the Haley concourse.
James Beauchine, SGA treasurer, introduced the school website’s new tuition calculator to fellow senators.
“You can write down whether you’re a resident or a non-resident, classifications, whether or not you’re in honors college and adjust by the number of hours to give you your total for the semester,” Beauchine said. “There’s even a link to a page where it breaks down your tuition fees and expenses, hour by individual hour.”
Hunter Gibson, SGA executive vice president of programs, showed an in-depth poll of student responses to this year’s new football ticketing system.
Gibson said initial responses proved overwhelmingly negative, therefore he prepared responses for the most common complaints among students regarding the change.
“By far the biggest portion of the disagreement was with the new system making it harder for students to bring family, friends, and alumni to games,” Gibson said. “We welcome all alumni and loved ones as members of the Auburn family, but we really do think the students section should be especially for current Auburn students.”
The new system will not be a hinderance to freshman who want to attend football games, according to Gibson.
“We also had a number of people complain that the new system would make it harder for freshmen to get into more games,” Gibson said. “No, we may not have season passes anymore, but with this new system, everyone who wins a lottery package gets more games, including at least two SEC games.”
Taylor Wood, SGA EVP of Marketing and Management, said SGA members would have a greater presence at future O Days.
“This week, we’ll be out there pushing Uber,” Wood said. “For the students who wonder what the SGA really does for the students, for example, Jesse [Westerhouse, SGA President] was really instrumental in bringing Uber to Auburn.”
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