SG elections begin today
Voting for the student body president and vice president will be open 24/7 from today until Thursday.
Supervisor of Elections James Bodden said in previous years, voting opened in the morning and closed in the evening. However, several students complained about not being able to vote because they were in class.
“Some were getting really disenfranchised with this,” he said.
Voting will now be available via Blackboard and the Student Government website at sg.usf.edu/vote.
“Live” polling stations with laptops for voting will be available outside the Andros and Argos dining halls, the College of Business and Administration building, Campus Recreation Center, Juniper-Poplar Hall, Cooper Hall and the Marshall Student Center at varying times throughout the week.
Last year, more than 4,100 students voted in the elections, beating the previous year’s turnout despite technology errors that prevented some from voting.
Bodden said the increased accessibility of voting hours may lead to a small increase in voter turnout, but was not sure it would result in “a ton more votes.”
The six candidates running are Christopher Cano, Alan Ethington, Brian Goff, Christina Hughes, Sarah Pollei and Omar Rodriguez.
—Staff Report
More Stories
USF gives it away in Memphis 34-33
At the half, a 14-point lead meant USF was on track to win its first conference game in over a calendar year. That energy was kept up even with under five minutes to go when the Bulls were up 33-20. Then USF watched as its lead went from comfortable, to slim, to nonexistent in the […]
Club teams missing competition, friendship due to COVID-19
Under normal circumstances, Grant Nolder, president of the USF flag football team would be preparing for the club’s biggest competition of the year, the Swamp Bowl. The annual tournament, hosted at UF, typically takes place during the fall semester and features some of the best club flag football teams in the country. Winners of the […]
Bulls battle with ECU in OT win
Coach Brian Gregory said Tuesday the Bulls didn’t play complete, 40-minute games in their two losses last week. It’s debatable if they did Wednesday night against East Carolina (11-18, 5-11) at the Yuengling Center, but it was more than enough to put up a 73-68 overtime win. “It’s funny. There were stretches where we played […]
First SG scholarship rewards student leaders
Student Government (SG) launched the first-of-its-kind, merit-based scholarship to students Nov. 5 on USF’s Tampa campus. As a part of Student Body President Britney Deas and Student Body Vice President Travis McCloskey’s platform, Bull S.H.I.F.T., — Success, Health, Innovation, Finance and Tradition — the SG’s Student Leadership Scholarship consists of two merit-based scholarships which will […]
On-campus Jabil institute sparks anticipation from students
A plan drafted on a bar napkin two years ago has now become the USF Jabil Innovation Institute, a multi-million dollar institute combining the College of Engineering and the Muma College of Business. Senior Vice President of Advancement and CEO of the USF Foundation Joel Momberg and Jabil CEO Mark Mondello jotted the idea down […]