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-7 posts tagged "Student Government 2020"
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Back in February 2020, we were elected on a promise to accompany and advocate for all students and to amplify their voices. Just a few weeks later, in the now-notorious month of March 2020, Notre Dame brought all students home from study abroad and asked all students living on campus to not return following spring
Mary Steurer and Tom Naatz | Friday, February 28, 2020
On Feb. 4, an election marked by controversy, sanctions and confidentiality officially began. On that day, six tickets were announced as the contenders for Notre Dame student body president and vice president: juniors Michael Dugan and Ricardo Pozas Garza; juniors Rachel Ingal and Sarah Galbenski; junior Zachary Mercugliano and freshman Aviva Lund; junior Noble Patidar
Letter to the Editor | Monday, February 24, 2020
I ran for student body president in this election alongside my close friend, Jack Rotolo. Unfortunately, we didn’t gain enough votes to move into the runoff election, so our time as candidates was brief. However, I can say that even that short period was still one of the biggest learning experiences of my life. I
Chelsey Boyle | Wednesday, February 19, 2020
The two remaining teams vying for victory in the student body elections — juniors Rachel Ingal and Sarah Galbenski, and junior Noble Patidar and freshman Connor Patrick — met for the run-off debate in Duncan Student Center on Tuesday night. This was the final chance for the student body to hear from the candidates before
BridgeND | Monday, February 17, 2020
The two remaining tickets will take the stage Tuesday night in the runoff debate before the student government elections Wednesday. The Ingal-Galbenski and Patidar-Patrick tickets place contrasting emphasis on how to most effectively improve the lives of students at Notre Dame. The Patidar-Patrick ticket stresses the importance of campus presence. Their campaign centers around transparency
Kelli Smith | Monday, February 10, 2020
The Observer Editorial Board sat down with the six tickets running for student body president and vice president in 2020. When each arrived for their interview, we surprised them a filmed rapid fire questioning as a way of introduction. They each had 15 seconds to answer a few questions we composed. Here were their answers.
Observer Editorial Board | Monday, February 10, 2020
Over the last week, six pairs of students have been hard at work campaigning for the role of student body president and vice president in anticipation of Tuesday’s student government elections. The six tickets — freshmen Henry Bates and Thomas Henry; juniors Michael Dugan and Ricardo Pozas Garza (Editor’s Note: Dugan is a former systems