Students show up to vote despite cold
March 5, 2015
By Lizzy Allen
Dreary skies and incessant rain could not dampen many students’ resolve to make their voices heard in this year’s student government elections.
Students ranging from freshmen to seniors, marketing majors to psychology majors, voted this gray, soggy Wednesday for student government candidates.
Although the candidates’ platforms focused on issues like Student Government spending and inclusivity, some students based their votes on the issues of female representation and university spending.
Marketing senior Jordan McSayles said she voted for her chosen candidates based on their ideas for wiser and more efficient spending. She believes that voting is an important part of her role as a student.
“Even though I’m graduating, I still like to see progress on campus,” McSayles said.
English sophomore Katie Hamlin said her views aligned with those of presidential and vice-presidential candidates Austin Mullen and Jenna Hollinden.
“I like what they stand for, and I would like to have female representation in the prominent positions of student government,” Hamlin said.
Voting stations were set up in Whitehall and William T. Young Library, but students could also vote online.
The polls, which opened Wednesday at 9 a.m., will close Thursday at 6 p.m. The results will be announced at 6:30 that night, according to the UK Student Government Association’s website.
