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UH4U wins 27 seats in SGA Senate election

Party won all contested Senate seats, said it hopes to increase role in student life

by JENNIFER EARLY
The Daily Cougar

The UH4U party won 27 of the 31 seats in the 2007 Student Government Association election.

The remaining four seats were claimed by unopposed independent candidates.

UH4U, the only party, won all nine contested seats in the SGA Senate after 1,640 students cast their votes.

Kayley Sanders, UH4U Senator-at-large seat No. 4-elect, received 939 votes, totaling 62.6 percent of votes cast in the race. Vanessa Hall, UH4U College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Senator No. 3-elect, received 248 votes, totaling 73.4 percent of votes cast. Jonas Chin, UH4U Honors College Senator-elect, received 196 votes, winning with 86.3 percent of votes cast.

Sanders said she spoke with several student organizations and passed out fliers around campus during her campaign.

"My priority, as it has always been in making changes here at UH, is to see that we take the necessary steps to move away from our commuter campus stigma," Sanders said. "I feel that oftentimes students are unaware of the opportunities to become involved on our campus."

David Rosen, UH4U president-elect, received 1,481 votes and said that the new voting system eliminated previous election problems.

He said that UH4U's campaign efforts were instrumental in its win.

"(UH4U has) worked very hard for a very long time to get the right people in the right places on (the election) ticket. We've always welcomed competition, because it gives us a chance to show just how organized and just how dedicated our ticket (is)," Rosen said. "We won all the seats we contested with the biggest winning margins the UH4U party has seen in the past four years."

Sam Dike, UH4U vice president-elect, received 1,487 votes and said UH4U's goal is to increase the SGA's role in enhancing student life.

Dike said he plans to make SGA more open to the student body by conducting town hall meetings, offering co-sponsorship of events with student organizations and making the SGA Web site more informational.

"(Those in) the UH4U (party) are devoted students and leaders who have a vision for UH, and because our (party) is so diverse in gender, race and by areas represented around the University, I believe they are capable of conveying a message which reflects not only the mission of our University but the diversity of UH," Dike said.

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