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CUSG election ends with 11.9% student voter turnout
Empower ticket wins in CUSG spring 2021 election. Graphic by Mairead Brogan (made with Canva)
University of Colorado Student Government ended its spring election with the highest turnout of eligible student voters in years, 11.9%. This turnout met the threshold for bills to pass. Student voters had the opportunity to elect candidates to four Representative-At-Large positions and three Tri-Executive positions, as well as vote on a referendum.
CUSG spring 2021 election results for Representatives-at-large. (Courtesy of CUSG)
For Representative-At-Large positions, Ben Wohl led with 1687 votes followed by Allie Famulare with 1125 votes, Crisol Guzman-Corral with 1058 votes and Emilia Johnson with 1021 votes. These candidates will serve the student body as Representatives-At-Large.
Breaking: Vaccine update includes faculty and staff in contact with students
Graphic by Mairead Brogan (made with Canva).
In a campus-wide newsletter on Feb. 26, Provost Russel Moore and Chief Operating Officer Patrick O’Rourke announced an update to Covid vaccine distribution both in Colorado and at The University of Colorado Boulder. The update comes after Governor Jared Polis spoke to Coloradans earlier on Feb. 26.
The state of Colorado has created a new phase for vaccine distribution, which will now include college faculty, staff and essential workers, as well as people over the age of 50 and ages 16 to 49 with at least one high-risk health condition. The plan will prioritize professors who are working face to face with students, and campus staff involved in student support and safety.
Fear, anger and shock: The CU community responds to the capitol attack
Capitol riots graphic (Courtesy of Mairead Brogan).
On Wednesday, Jan. 6, a pro-Trump mob marched from the White House to the Capitol building after hearing a speech from President Donald Trump. The crowd grew more hostile as they approached the center of the American legislature and proceeded to violently gain entry into the halls of Congress. For the first time since the War of 1812, insurrectionists successfully stormed the building and proceeded to ransack it, with the goal of halting the certification of electoral college ballots in a joint session of Congress.