For all the Chick-fil-A loving Bostonians out there, “bad” news: The restaurant chain will not be making its way to the hub, or at least to Northeastern’s Curry Student Center. The University’s Student Government Association (SGA) senators voted 31 to five, denouncing the proposal to bring it to campus, according to The Huntington News.
Hundreds had already begun signing an online petition last week after Laura Wankel, Northeastern’s vice president for student affairs, proposed renovations to the school’s Student Center, which is open to the public. According to Equality Matters, Chick-fil-A donated nearly $2 million to anti-gay groups in 2009, and more than $1 million between 2003 and 2008; sparking the debate.
SGA Executive Vice President Will Pett told The Huntington News the “administration wanted the Senate to pass a resolution before next week’s spring break so the issue could be resolved immediately.” He then brought it up as “emergency business” — which required two-thirds majority to pass — and the senate decided not bring the eatery to campus.
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