Student government joint session recap
The joint meeting between the Undergraduate Student Senate and the Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) on April 7 ratified the results of the student government election, and also set a new precedent by holding the first election of the Activities Board (AB) Main Chair.
Alexis Ozimok and Catherine Taipe were elected as student body president and vice president respectively, receiving over 50 percent of the 1147 ballots cast and also receiving over the minimum one percent of the graduate vote. The Elections Board also mentioned several potential violations in the election process by candidates and the penalties that had been incurred. There were reports of misinformation from the Ozimok/Taipe and Hyder/Abrams campaigns, candidates Sarah Abrams and Clarissa Liang cold-emailing students using the Andrew Directory, and candidates Ozimok/Taipe, Abrams, and Ariana Carden using their power in social media groups to spread their campaign.