2008 Woodie Awards
Students vote 'yes' for fee
Megan Munroe
Issue date: 11/30/07 Section: News
Originally published: 12/4/07 at 10:34 PM EST
Last update: 12/5/07 at 2:36 PM EST
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1,155 students voted in today's SA elections, resulting in both fresh and familiar faces entering next semester as members, and in the re-establishment of the SA fee as mandatory.
Angel Acosta, who ran unopposed, was elected president by 1,000 votes.
Also running unopposed were John Christman for re-election as vice president for academics (957 votes), Bryan Ensel for vice president for activities (953), Rachel Bark for vice president for arts (944), Sean Cline for re-election as vice president for organizations (940), Brandon Grom for vice president for student services (930) and Andrew Krug as associate justice (888).
Jacob Avery was re-elected executive vice president by 636 votes. His opponent, Steven Booth, received 350.
Monica Boulter was elected vice president for finance with 525 votes. Her opponents, Robert Johnson and Nassawa Gongasingh, received 232 and 230 votes, respectively.
Jay Koo was elected vice president for central affairs over his opponent, Edward Kamin, by 505 to 458 votes.
Elected to the student senate were Zane Shepherd (717 votes), Michelle Mora (681), Kate Lockhart (637), Zachary Bavaro (629), Narmina Amirova (622), Ravi Brahmbhatt (616), Fatim Hamza (616), Griffin Burnett (600), Amy Woo (599), Caitlin Bailey (592), Ryan Many (556), Amber Arnold (553), Kylie Brown (552), Omega Augustus (549) and Gemel Booker (542).
Those running for student senate who were not elected were Harry Summers (541 votes), Poonam Mahadik (535), Rachael Ignaszak (510), Jeannie Valencia (501) and Namrata Jeshang (473).
Students voted yes to the SA fee referendum 862 to 171.
This year had the highest voter turnout since 1998, when 1,163 cast their votes without the advantage of an online voting system. Since then numbers have been unsteady, reaching a ten-year low in 2000 with just 553 voters.
The ability to vote online so far has seemed to increase numbers of student voters - in 2002, the first year online ballots were possible, the number of voters almost doubled to 1,083 from 663 in 2001.
Angel Acosta, who ran unopposed, was elected president by 1,000 votes.
Also running unopposed were John Christman for re-election as vice president for academics (957 votes), Bryan Ensel for vice president for activities (953), Rachel Bark for vice president for arts (944), Sean Cline for re-election as vice president for organizations (940), Brandon Grom for vice president for student services (930) and Andrew Krug as associate justice (888).
Jacob Avery was re-elected executive vice president by 636 votes. His opponent, Steven Booth, received 350.
Monica Boulter was elected vice president for finance with 525 votes. Her opponents, Robert Johnson and Nassawa Gongasingh, received 232 and 230 votes, respectively.
Jay Koo was elected vice president for central affairs over his opponent, Edward Kamin, by 505 to 458 votes.
Elected to the student senate were Zane Shepherd (717 votes), Michelle Mora (681), Kate Lockhart (637), Zachary Bavaro (629), Narmina Amirova (622), Ravi Brahmbhatt (616), Fatim Hamza (616), Griffin Burnett (600), Amy Woo (599), Caitlin Bailey (592), Ryan Many (556), Amber Arnold (553), Kylie Brown (552), Omega Augustus (549) and Gemel Booker (542).
Those running for student senate who were not elected were Harry Summers (541 votes), Poonam Mahadik (535), Rachael Ignaszak (510), Jeannie Valencia (501) and Namrata Jeshang (473).
Students voted yes to the SA fee referendum 862 to 171.
This year had the highest voter turnout since 1998, when 1,163 cast their votes without the advantage of an online voting system. Since then numbers have been unsteady, reaching a ten-year low in 2000 with just 553 voters.
The ability to vote online so far has seemed to increase numbers of student voters - in 2002, the first year online ballots were possible, the number of voters almost doubled to 1,083 from 663 in 2001.
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