Student government announced for 2011-2012 - Student Life

Student government announced for 2011-2012

Student Union election results from this week’s election were announced Wednesday evening.

The UP executive slate, which ran uncontested, won with more than 96% of the vote. The slate, headed by President-elect John Harrison York, the current Vice President of Programming, will take office on March 31.

Senior Class Council was the only contested race. Pup N’ Suds, a slate headed by Alex Cooper, beat out incumbent slate Mission Accomplished by about 10% of the vote for every position.

All of the other proposed class council slates won.

Students voted to support block funding for EST, Campus Y and Uncle Joe’s. They did not approve funding for the Hatchet yearbook.

The following nine students were voted into Treasury seats: Ross Passo, Pavi Anand, Shannon McAllister, Brett Kopin, Sara Love Harris, Aron Lurie, Jake Lichtenfeld, Jeff Lin and Sean Janda.

The following won Senate seats (by school): Kelsey Brod (Art), Donna Leung (Business), Vinoo Ganesh (Engineering), James Cooper (Engineering), Cathryn Garcia-Menocal (Architecture), JR David (Arts & Sciences), Becca Craig (Arts & Sciences), Zach Schmitz (Arts & Sciences), Josh Aiken (Arts & Sciences), Joseph Marcus (Arts & Sciences), David Lam (Arts & Sciences), Leigha Empson (Arts & Sciences) and Jeffrey Morris (Arts & Sciences).

Nearly one third of the undergraduate student body voted in the elections on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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