They say they had fun and great opportunities. Eric McDaniel and Josh Fergel, 2015-16 student body president and VP, leave their office of student government Sunday. Their yearlong term saw a range of success, achievements and some ideas that shifted…
Half the candidates written in for student senate positions won with less than 10 votes in this spring’s student body elections. Election results show 10 candidates written in for senate positions won with vote counts ranging from eight to…
Dear readers, A light has appeared at the end of the tunnel. If you are reading this, we have entered the last day of voting for student body elections. Soon and very soon, we will no longer see Facebook…
Campus, News, Student Body Elections, Student Government
Candidates Debate for Final Time
Apr 5, 2016, 7:50 PM 0
Student body presidential tickets debated for the final time during Bison Media’s first-ever debate Monday. The candidates included Tyler Losinski and Charles Steinberger, Nick Evans and Calla Price, Spencer Moir and Anuj Teotia and Jacob Dailey and Mikayla Young. Elections…
Campus, News, Student Body Elections, Student Government
Cat Senator Steps Away, Leaves Politics for Philanthropy
Apr 4, 2016, 8:30 AM 0
A cat almost elected to student government office has now turned his attention to philanthropic causes. Professor X, the black cat who received 50 write-in votes for off-campus senator last year, was not given a senate seat as he…
North Dakota State students have the opportunity to vote twice a year, but homecoming and student body elections were widely divided in voter turnout in 2015. Of the 14,516 students enrolled for fall 2015, 3,109 voted for homecoming queen…
Campus, News, Student Body Elections, Student Government
Athens to Fargo: Greek Life and Student Body Elections
Apr 2, 2015, 8:30 AM 0
Historians often cite Athens, Greece, as the birthplace of democracy. This Greek philosophy continues some 8,000 years later this spring at North Dakota State. For the third time in as many years, at least one member of North Dakota…
News, Student Government
Student Government Prepares for Personnel Transitions
Apr 24, 2014, 8:30 AM 0
Before the NDSU student government meeting Monday, members had to transition from their original place to meet in the Great Plains Ballroom in the Memorial Union over to the Century Theatre due to a scheduling mix-up. Transitioning is the…
From the very beginning of their term, Robbie Lauf and Erik Diederich have had their hands full as NDSU student body president and vice president. Within the first two weeks of their term, the ticket had to testify in…