| ASUI finds some fresh faces |
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| Written by Cari Dighton - Argonaut | ||||||
| Thursday, 19 November 2009 | ||||||
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Fifteen percent of study body vote in elections
Nerves ran high Wednesday night as students mingled in the Idaho
Commons rotunda, waiting to hear the results of this year’s ASUI
senatorial elections. “I am really excited and honored to be elected as a student senator,” Vincent said. “It’s been a great experience campaigning and getting involved in the student body, so I’m really excited for the next year to come.” Vincent said she has a few projects in mind for the upcoming spring semester, but she also aims to focus on the needs of students at UI. “I really want to hear the students out, hear their voices and work on what they think is important,” Vincent said. “The things I was running on are things I am passionate about, but I also want to hear what the students have to say and get their voice heard.” Kelsi Vincent, a senior in journalism and mass media, took the second seat with 28 percent of the votes. Kelsi is Lyndsey’s cousin. Katie Williams, a marketing student, came in third with 25 percent of the vote. Incumbent senators Joe Black and Zachary Goytowski were re-elected, tying for fourth place with each pulling in 341 votes. “I’m really excited,” Goytowski said. “It was a really intense election. It could have gone any way — there were a lot of really good candidates that all ran hard elections. I wasn’t sure how it was going to go. There was no guarantee for anyone, really.” Goytowski said he thinks his re-election had something to do with the projects he has worked on this semester, but publicity and a good campaign won him his spot. “I think a lot of the stuff that I have done has gotten my name out around the university,” Goytowski said. “I definitely think it was really hard campaigning that got me my re-election. That’s what it comes down to — really hard work and making sure people know who you are.” Black said while he has plans to put new university clubs and volunteer and leadership opportunities into action on and around campus, he also wants to focus on what UI students would like to see addressed. “We have some projects that are in the works,” Black said. “But I also want to start developing new ideas and hold more open forums where I can make myself available to my living groups to really work on what they want me to work on, as opposed to what I want to work on.” Black said he was impressed with the way the elections were run this year, and that he’s glad he won the opportunity to keep working for the student body. Despite this, Black was not uniformly happy with the results. “I think that there were several extremely, extremely qualified candidates that did not get elected, and I think that deserves recognition,” Black said. Kendra Roberts, a sophomore business student, claimed the sixth spot as senator with 22 percent of the vote. Chantel Wilkes, a freshman in international studies, secured the seventh and final spot with 17 percent of the vote.  Add as favorites (29) | Views: 803
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