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Duke Student Government Election Results

by Zachary Tracer on September 15, 2009

in Student Groups

Just over 25 percent of students voted in Duke Student Government elections Monday, approving all four referendum items and electing 17 senators and the first special secretary for the Young Trustee process. DSG Attorney General Var Shankar, a senior, provided The Chronicle with elections results:

Special Secretary for the Young Trustee Process:

  • Amanda Turner - 757 votes
  • Ben Getson - 628 votes

Freshman Class Senators:

  • Academic Affairs: Ari Ruffer and Kenneth Gould
  • Athletics and Campus Services: Cameron Oswalt and Douglas Hanna
  • Durham and Regional Affairs: Chris Brown and Gordon Wilson
  • Student Affairs: Molly Superfine and Gurdane Bhutani

New Junior Class Senators:

  • Academic Affairs: Dmitri Jean and Matt Stansky
  • Athletics and Campus Services: Ben Bergmann and Kendyl Tash
  • Durham and Regional Affairs: Lauren Kottis and Danielle Starks

New Senior Class Senators:

  • Academic Affairs: Daniel Lewin and Kristen Yang
  • Student Affairs: Steven McAlpine

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Awa Nur wins DSG Presidency

by Zachary Tracer on March 31, 2009

in Student Groups, Uncategorized

Junior Awa Nur has won the DSG presidency, DSG Attorney General Meg Foran told The Chronicle.

The first-round vote percentages are below. DSG uses an instant runoff system to determine the winner in the event that a candidate does not receive a simple majority of the votes in the first round.

  • Awa Nur: 35.11 percent
  • Chelsea Goldstein: 27.7 percent
  • Mike Lefevre: 20.59 percent
  • Kousha Navidar: 16.59 percent

The other winners:

  • Executive Vice President: Gregory Morrison
  • VP for Academic Affairs: Cynthia Chen
  • VP for Athletics and Campus Services: Peter Schork
  • VP for Durham and Regional Affairs: Will Passo
  • VP of Student Affairs: Spencer Eldred
  • VP of Inter-Community Council: Andrew Brown

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