Tag: SA Elections 2015
Write-in candidates reflect on campaign process, express hope that new president will follow through on campaign promises
AJ Abell, Safet Mesanovic, Tatiana Cadet and Jesse Nichols all campaigned as write-in candidates for president, while Seedat and her running mate, Jane Hong, were the only candidates to appear on the ballot on MySlice. Seedat was declared the winner around 1 a.m. Friday, with 24.1 percent of students voting in the election. Read More »
Aysha Seedat elected president of the Student Association's 59th Session, beating out write-in candidates
Seedat defeated four write-in candidates who were running campaigns for president. A total of 24.1 percent of the student body voted in the elections. Read More »
Female candidates in college government discuss challenges, importance of empowering women
This year's SA election saw the first all female candidate ticket for president and vice president: Aysha Seedat and Jane Hong, respectively. The pair is part of the growing national trend of an increased number of female candidates in college government. Read More »
Candidates discuss challenges, advantages of campaigning as write-ins
In this year’s Student Association elections at Syracuse University, four pairs of students have taken advantage of the opportunity to earn hand-typed votes by campaigning as write-in candidates. Read More »
More than 18 percent of Syracuse University student body casts vote as of Wednesday
With one more day left to vote in the Student Association elections, 18.5 percent of the Syracuse University student body has already voted as of 5 p.m. Wednesday Read More »
Safet Mesanovic uses student ideas for basis of platform as write-in candiate for SA president
In Mesanovic's platform, he has pledged to put the ideas of students above his own, and ensure the voices of all students be heard, even those of international students like himself and other marginalized groups. Read More »
Candidates discuss issues, field questions at satirical debate
Three of the five Student Association presidential candidates, along with one pseudo candidate, took part in the latest SA debate Tuesday night, hosted by The Kumquat, a satirical campus publication. Read More »
Tatiana Cadet builds on experiences as transfer student, member of THE General Body for presidential platform
Tatiana Cadet was a junior transfer student from Georgia Perimeter College. Cadet and Fatima Bangura are now running for Student Association president and vice president, respectively. Cadet is advocating for and talking to transfer and nontraditional students on campus. Read More »
More than 10 percent of Syracuse University student body casts vote as of Tuesday
The 14.2 percentage mark surpasses the 10 percent needed for the election to become official, meaning elections will not run into Friday. Read More »
Jesse Nichols campaigns for SA president as a write-in candidate on possibility of unity, togetherness
As a part of Nichols and Hein’s “Om for SU” campaign, the pair wants to create a holistic stress reduction center. Sponsored by the Office of Health Promotion, the center would act as a one-stop shop toward feeling better. Read More »
Two write-in candidates field questions at Student Association presidential debate
AJ Abell and Tatiana Cadet were the only Student Association presidential candidates present at the National Pan-Hellenic Council sponsored debate Monday night in Stolkin Auditorium. Read More »
AJ Abell draws on experiences acclimating to America to fuel write-in campaign for SA president
Having grown up in an orphanage in Russia before moving to the U.S., AJ Abell’s life has taught him to value experience as much as result. And his past has loose connections to his campaign platform, which is centered on transparency and inclusiveness Read More »
NYPIRG to hold referendum to determine student body support
Syracuse University’s chapter of the New York Public Interest Research Group will hold a referendum on the Student Association election ballot to determine if it has the support of the student body. Read More »
Official Student Association forum receives low attendance of just 1 student, candidates answer questions
Only one student attended the official Student Association candidate forum Sunday night in Shaffer Auditorium Read More »
Write-in candidates hold town hall meeting to discuss campaign, attended by 3 people
AJ Abell and Jonathan Dawson hosted a 15 minute-long meeting in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications to discuss their campaign progress and platform and hear back from the Syracuse University community. Read More »
Board of Elections and Membership revises guidelines for acceptable write-in votes
With four of the five candidates for this year’s Student Association presidential elections being write-ins, SA’s Board of Elections and Membership has revised the guidelines for acceptable votes. Read More »
Details remain unclear regarding potential SA presidential debate on Wednesday night
The debate, which is sponsored by the NPHC, will take place at 8:30 p.m. in Lyman Hall, room 132. Doors for “The Great Debate” open at 8 p.m. It is unclear which of the five members running for SA president will take part in the debate. Read More »
International students run write-in campaign on platform based mainly on student desires
Safet Mesanovic and Gener Romeu Oliva said they believe SA is currently lacking representatives from a variety of majors and functioning as too much of a “closed” organization. Read More »
Tatiana Cadet discusses SA write-in campaign that focuses on transparency, inclusiveness
Cadet’s platform includes four main points: strengthening community, improving security, improving SA and addressing student needs. Read More »
Junior Jesse Nichols launches campaign for Student Association president
Jesse Nichols, a junior international relations and public relations major, officially launched his campaign over the weekend. Read More »
Transfer student campaigns on ideas of inclusivity, transparency
Cadet’s platform includes four main points: strengthening community, improving security, improving SA and addressing student needs. Read More »
Write-in candidate speaks out against bias in upcoming election
VanderBerg then contacted the SA Board of Administrative Operations, which conducted an investigation and found that it did not have confidence in Colon to run a fair and non-biased election. Read More »
Write-in candidates unable to participate in Student Association election forum
Write-in candidates AJ Abell and Jonathan Dawson will not be taking part in SA’s upcoming election forum. Read More »