SGA elections get little response

By: Amanda Crabtree


The Student Government Association at Central Michigan University is holding elections for the 2008-09 school year, even though many CMU students with don’t know or care about the elections.

“I don’t know anyone who voted,” said Melissa Stokoski, Farmington Hills freshman, “I feel like it had nothing to do with me.”

There are short candidate biographies on the voting Web site, www.vote.cmich.edu, where students can see their key campaign issues.

After logging into the Web site with a student ID and password, voters are given an introduction, instructions, candidate information and then a ballot for the 2008 elections.

Students can also vote on an amendment to the SGA Constitution.

Andrew Verburg and Paul Prigeon are the two candidates in the running for SGA President.

Elections run from Monday, March 24 through Friday, March 28. Election results will be given at 5 p.m. on Friday in Powers 136.

All ballots are done online said Tracy Holt from the Office of Student Life. As of Thursday afternoon, voting traffic was unknown.

While candidates work hard on their campaigns, few students actually get reached about the SGA elections.

The Student News Listserv included the elections as the first event on the list, urging students to let their voice be heard.

Edited by: Sarah Schuch and Meredith Mayberry