Author: nsmudium

Service, flexibility, and efficiency. These three core tenets comprise Hannah Syed’s platform as USGA’s 2022-2023 presidential candidate. A junior and biology major, Syed is also one of 10 College of Arts and Sciences senators. Syed said she has personally experienced the redundancy of USGA’s internal structure and seeks to decrease the bureaucracy and facilitate students to voice their concerns directly. “I remember working on this one project about a mentoring program for the College of Arts and Sciences during Covid, but there was such a disconnect between the senators of different schools and the branches,” said Syed, “I realized just how…

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he Birmingham city council and a fierce defender of Birmingham’s 8th District. Hoyt’s fiery bouts with members on the council dais and the four mayors who have presided during his tenure remain iconic hallmarks of council and greater city politics.

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Author: Nikhita Mudium The Birmingham City Council has approved a $1 million budget allocation to expand student mental healthcare services in Birmingham City Schools. Birmingham’s school district has already partnered with multiple mental health agencies, including Work in Progress and Jefferson-Blount-St. Clair (JBS) Mental Health Authority. The latter provides in-school crisis services in addition to the already implemented rotations of child psychologists, social workers and counselors for students. “We recognize the importance of ensuring that the whole child is being taught,” said Dr. Mark Sullivan, superintendent of Birmingham City Schools. “Kids can’t learn how to read and write if they…

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Author: Nikita Mudium The Birmingham City Council has approved an 8-week delay to the hearing for USA Economy Lodge’s license revocation to assess the benefits of the hotel’s new improvement plan. The USA Economy Lodge on Crestwood Blvd has been the center of intense debate between crime and the housing crisis. “There is inequality in what is happening here if the city continues to allow this property to operate,” said Councilor Hunter Williams of District 2, and chair of the Public Safety Committee. “It is not fair for this city to allow people to completely disregard their responsibilities as property…

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