ŷڱƵ Student Government (ŷڱƵSG)held elections this week, Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, for five representative-at-large seats. According to the preliminary results, the Strive ticket, which includesAngela Peterson, Chidi Nzerem, Emmy Strongwater, Max Pulitzer and Charlie LaBruzzy, received the most votes.
The new representatives will serve a term of one year. They will make decisions on allocating funding to student organizations for events and travel through Representative Council. They will also serve on Legislative Council, which determines the annual student activity fee recommendation to the Board of Regents, represents the student body along with the tri-executivesand provides policy direction for the student service offices under ŷڱƵSG.
A total of 11 candidates, including twoindependents plus the Unite and Strive tickets, ran for the seats. The turnout this fall is nearly three times that oflast fall’s ŷڱƵSG elections. The total turnout was 1,542, or 4.64 percentof eligible voters.