Election results name Bedard, Shah new Senate president, VP
Greg Gentile
Issue date: 2/27/09 Section: News
Getting people to come vote has been a problem in the past, but this year word just spread, according to students.
Freshman Ryan Wilson said, "I heard about it through word of mouth."
When asked why he decided to vote, and how he made his decision about who to vote on Wilson responded, "I am just executing my constitutional right, and I just let fate guide me."
Along with standing out in the bitter cold shaking hands the candidates used a popular social networking tool, Facebook, to ask for votes.
"I got a message on Facebook saying to vote for URI [president]," sophomore Andrew Horn said. His decision on who to vote for was a bit more personal "I had an experience with one of the candidates, where she showed good leadership," Horn continued.
Freshman Tom Seckel said made his decision on the basis of who was pro wet campus, and who would help out the fraternities. For whatever reason it was, the URI students came out in force and exercised their right.
Along with voting for the presidents, a referendum on the presidential ballot pertaining to raising the student activities tax $8 was voted through last night with an unofficial final count at 1,044 students yes and 411 no.
For the bill to pass, 5 percent of the total undergraduate student body needed to vote on it. Then the majority of the 5 percent wins, either passing or denying the amendment.
None of the other candidates were available for comment after the results had been tallied close to midnight.
Freshman Ryan Wilson said, "I heard about it through word of mouth."
When asked why he decided to vote, and how he made his decision about who to vote on Wilson responded, "I am just executing my constitutional right, and I just let fate guide me."
Along with standing out in the bitter cold shaking hands the candidates used a popular social networking tool, Facebook, to ask for votes.
"I got a message on Facebook saying to vote for URI [president]," sophomore Andrew Horn said. His decision on who to vote for was a bit more personal "I had an experience with one of the candidates, where she showed good leadership," Horn continued.
Freshman Tom Seckel said made his decision on the basis of who was pro wet campus, and who would help out the fraternities. For whatever reason it was, the URI students came out in force and exercised their right.
Along with voting for the presidents, a referendum on the presidential ballot pertaining to raising the student activities tax $8 was voted through last night with an unofficial final count at 1,044 students yes and 411 no.
For the bill to pass, 5 percent of the total undergraduate student body needed to vote on it. Then the majority of the 5 percent wins, either passing or denying the amendment.
None of the other candidates were available for comment after the results had been tallied close to midnight.
