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2016 SGA elections produce decreased voter turnout

Peyton Shepard • March 2, 2016

Tuesday's SGA elections brought in fewer voters than in 2015, according to the election results released on vote.ua.edu. Only 13,751 UA students logged on to vote – a decrease of 1,180 voters from last...

SGA senate results announced

CW Staff • March 2, 2016

The elections board announced the following unofficial results for the 2016-17 SGA senateArts & Sciences (12) Sam BakerMadison BushAnna CasteixKelsei ColemanRoss D'EntremontParris EverhartJosh FullerCarter LockwoodPrice McGiffertCasey NelsonRutland PattersonMadi SutherlandCollege of Commerce...

Lill did: Lillian Roth elected SGA president for 2016-2017

Rebecca Rakowitz • March 2, 2016

Chants of “Lill Will” filled the living room of Chi Omega Tuesday night after Lillian Roth, a sophomore majoring in political science and public relations, found out she won the SGA presidential election,...

'No hard feelings': Dispatches from Caroline Morrison's campaign

Arielle Lipan • March 1, 2016

“No hard feelings.”SGA presidential candidate Caroline Morrison called fellow independent candidate Patrick Fitzgerald after receiving the news of both of their losses on Tuesday night.“It’s not...

SGA amendments pass in election

Caroline Vincent • March 1, 2016

Both SGA Constitutional Amendments passed on Tuesday. The first was in regard to expanding the amount of members of First Year Council from 50 members to 65. It passed with 88 percent of the votes. The...

Patrick Fitzgerald 'wouldn't have done anything differently' in SGA loss

Will Jones • March 1, 2016

When news broke via Twitter that Lillian Roth had been elected SGA president, the large dining hall at Alpha Tau Omega fell silent. Multiple members of Patrick Fitzgerald’s campaign frantically grabbed...

Roth wins SGA presidency

Elizabeth Elkin • March 1, 2016

Lillian Roth, a rising junior political science major from Montgomery, Alabama, was elected the next University of Alabama SGA president for the 2016-2017 term, read the unofficial elections results, emailed...

Fitzgerald, Cobb, senate candidates found in violation of elections manual

CW Staff • March 1, 2016

The SGA Elections Board released a statement on the elections website Tuesday addressing violations reported during elections. Dustin Ginsberg, candidate for Arts and Sciences senator, was found in...

Forrest, if elected, wants to expand financial education

Arielle Lipan • March 1, 2016

Q: What’s a quick rundown of your life story?A: So I’m a junior here at The University of Alabama. I’m actually from Columbia, Missouri, so out-of-stater and all that fun stuff. My sister is a freshman,...

SGA elections not anticipated to be delayed by severe weather

Peyton Shepard • March 1, 2016

The SGA Elections Board does not have any plans to suspend or alter the elections process in response to potential severe weather, said Kelli Knox-Hall, a non-voting staff member and convenor of the...

Cerrina to use her on-campus experience if elected

Arielle Lipan • March 1, 2016

Q: What’s a quick rundown of your life story?A: Well, I first heard about The University of Alabama my junior year of high school, and then it kind of dropped off my radar. I was thinking about other...

SGA campaign spending limits should decrease

Allison Mollenkamp • March 1, 2016

The worst time of the year is almost over. Tonight at 7 p.m. the polls will close and with any luck we can go an entire year without being handed a flier being invited to a Facebook event to support someone...