Drinking has been part of the culture at the state Capitol for decades, especially during the long days and late nights near the end of the session, but pandemic restrictions this year have kept the public out of the Capitol and some say led to an uptick in partying. “When you have very few people around, and you have a lot of idle time, and the ability to vote from your office, yeah, that .
The Undergraduate Student Government spring 2021 election will take place from noon on Tuesday March 2 to noon Thursday March 4, giving University of Connecticut students the opportunity to elect their president and vice president, chief diversity officer, comptroller and senators.
In the running for the presidential and vice presidential seats respectively are juniors Christine Jorquera and Noel Mitchell, sophomore Mason Holland and junior Ethan Werstler and sophomores Niko Xenophontos and Abby Moran. Sophomore Chris Bergen is running uncontested for comptroller.
Running uncontested for chief diversity officer is junior Brittany Diaz, who plans to lead the student body through necessary, impactful change in order to create a safe and inclusive campus community, according to the Instagram account @bdiazforcdo.