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-23 posts tagged "Student government elections"
Jackie Navarro | Thursday, March 28, 2019
Holy Cross junior Ivan Martinez and sophomore Rylee Horn were elected as student president and vice president for the 2019-2020 term, following an election held Tuesday. The results were announced to the College community via email Wednesday afternoon. Martinez and Horn did not run together but individually won the popular vote to secure their respective
Marirose Osborne and Gabby Russell | Thursday, February 21, 2019
For the first time ever, candidates running for president and vice president at Saint Mary’s College had a chance to debate each other, instead of simply making speeches before a crowd. Saint Mary’s interim president Nancy Nekvasil acted as moderator for the four candidates. The current president and vice president for the Saint Mary’s student
Observer Staff Report | Monday, February 18, 2019
Two tickets began their race for Saint Mary’s student body president and vice president at midnight Monday. Juniors Terra Nelson and Olivia Allen and juniors Emma Schmidt and Andrea Ruiz-Montoya are running for student body president and vice president, senior and current student body president Madeleine Corcoran said. The two tickets will campaign Monday through
Mary Steurer | Friday, February 1, 2019
The Diversity Council of Notre Dame hosted its third-annual student government election debate in the LaFortune Ballroom on Thursday. Candidates were asked to detail their plans to promote inclusiveness at Notre Dame and demonstrate their awareness of diversity issues on campus. This year’s candidates for student body president and vice president include junior Elizabeth Boyle
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, February 1, 2019
A chill descended upon the tri-campus community Tuesday. With the incoming polar vortex providing a perfect excuse to cease activity of any kind, Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross shut down until Thursday at 1 p.m., offering students, faculty and staff alike a brief respite to brace for the real storm ahead: student government
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Campaigns for the student body government elections kicked off Tuesday after four tickets received the 700 required signatures to enter the race. Junior Elizabeth Boyle and sophomore Patrick McGuire, freshmen Carlston Chang and Kevin O’Leary, juniors Eduardo Luna and Haley Coleman and juniors Mario Markho and Charlie Ortega Guifarro form the four tickets running for
Devon Chenelle | Monday, February 5, 2018
Like most students at Our Lady’s University, for a long time it was impossible to overstate my apathy for student government. That began to change recently, when I became conscious of the changes the right student government was capable of affecting on campus. On Wednesday, when Notre Dame elects its next student body president, we
Megan Valley | Friday, February 10, 2017
Judicial Council announced the results of the campaign for student government at 1:50 a.m. Friday in an email sent to the student body. Juniors Becca Blais and Sibonay Shewit will take office for the 2017-2018 term as student body president and vice president April 1. Blais and Shewit were up against one other ticket, juniors Rohit Fonseca and
Megan Valley | Monday, February 6, 2017
Who they are: Junior Rohit Fonseca, the presidential candidate, is an international economics major concentrating in Spanish and a Fisher Hall resident. He has lived in eight states and spent two years living abroad. Fonseca was student government’s first director of health and wellness, and served as the director of social concerns. He is also
Observer Editorial Board | Monday, February 6, 2017
When polls open Wednesday morning, the Notre Dame student body will be faced with a difficult decision between two highly qualified student government tickets — juniors Becca Blais and Sibonay Shewit and juniors Rohit Fonseca and Daniela Narimatsu. Both teams developed thoughtful and considerate platforms that addressed the concerns and needs of the student body.