Kind of after the fact, but nonetheless an accurate representation of the chaos.

It is with great pleasure that I would like to announce that One Campus has been elected as your new Executive Slate, and Brian Cody and Aliza Levine have been elected your new Liaisons to the Board of Trustees. In this election we had record turnout with 2,755 Students voted for Executive Slate and both Liaisons, of these 1,916 were Undergrads and 839 were Graduate Students (see breakout of divisions and historic turnout at the bottom of the post).

• One Campus - 1266
• Connect 4 - 629
• YEP - 393
• Moose - 261

• Aliza Lavine - 854
• Tex Dozier - 672
• Louis Potok - 342
• Nick Zhou - 261

• Nick Rodman - 196
• Kati Proctor - 166
• Christina Melander - 176
• Gabriel Gaster - 135
• David Grossman - 133
• Greg Gabrellas - 120
• Akshay Birla - 97

• Jarrod Wolf - 241
• Prerna Nadathur - 227
• Aaron Goggans - 224
• Jay Kim - 209
• Sam Feldman - 195
• Alison Feenstra - 178
• Nick Zhao - 95

Student Government will be hosting another Presidential Discussion, probably the last one of the year. Register for a spot by using the following form. You will only be considered if you fill out the form!

Students will be selected on the basis of their division and whether they have tried to attend one of these in the past. In the discussion on April 16th, all graduate students and all students who had tried to attend a previous meeting, where able to attend. So your odds are improving!

President Zimmer has really enjoyed these meetings so they should continue in the future.

Vote by going to the election website. Polls will remain open till 5 PM on Thursday the 24th.

See candidate statements for the Executive Slate, Graduate Liaison, Undergraduate Liaison, College Council 2009, College Council 2010, and College Council 2011.

Edit: Fourth Years can Vote Too! Even though we don’t have College Council candidates to vote for…

Statements can be found here.

Don’t forget:

• Slate and Liaison Debate on Monday the 21st
• Voting is online at sg.uchicago.edu from April 22nd - 24th!

Please join us for an
Interfaith Vigil of Remembrance for Virginia Tech

Wednesday, April 16th at 3pm
Bond Chapel (adjacent to Swift Hall)

To mark the one year anniversary of the killings at Virginia Tech, join us for
a Vigil of remembrance for those killed and for the Virginia Tech community.

For more information, contact Laura Hollinger at marie1@uchicago.edu.

The University now invites registered degree-seeking students at the University of Chicago to apply for the position of 2008 – 09 Associate Student Ombudsperson. Applications are due no later than Monday, April 28 at 4:30pm. No late applications will be accepted.

Background

For 2008-09, Geertrui Spaepen, the current Associate Ombudsperson, has been appointed to the position of
Student Ombudsperson. The Student Ombudsperson and Associate Student Ombudsperson derive their authority from the University’s President, who appoints both positions. Together, they investigate complaints brought by students and attempt to resolve problems without superseding the regular remedial processes of the University. They work with appropriate offices or officials to suggest steps in settlement of individual complaints, call attention to systematic problems, and suggest consideration of changes in rules, procedures, or policies. The Ombudsperson and Associate Ombudsperson are provided with an office and a budget. (For more information, go to http://ombudsperson.uchicago.edu/.)

The Associate Ombudsperson handles individual cases under the direction of the Ombudsperson, and is expected to work an average of 10 hours per week during each of the three academic quarters of the 2008-09 academic year. Either or both the Ombudsperson and Associate Ombudsperson may choose to work in the
summer of 2008.

The University welcomes applications from both graduate and undergraduate students. Preference for the Associate Ombudsperson will be given to students who expect to spend at least two more years at the University. This allows for the possibility of continuity of office, should the Associate choose to apply and be selected to serve in the following year as Ombudsperson. We will evaluate each candidate’s qualifications with an emphasis on maturity, good judgment, independence, fairness, impartiality, extensive knowledge of the University, and strong writing skills. The Associate Ombudsperson selected should be available at the end of Spring Quarter, 2008, to receive training from the incumbent.

To Apply

If you are interested in applying for this position, please take the following two steps:

1. By Friday, April 18, indicate by email (to mrhammond@uchicago.edu) your interest in applying
for this position so that we may arrange a schedule for applicant interviews.

2. No later than Monday, April 28, submit a completed application to the Office of the Vice President and Dean of Students in the University, Room 227 of the Administration Building.
The application must include a cover letter, resume or Curriculum Vitae, and two recommendation letters. Application instructions and the recommendation forms can be obtained on the website of the Office of the Student Ombudsperson (http://ombudsperson.uchicago.edu/).

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me.

Roberta Cohen

Deputy Dean of Students in the University for Administration and
Planning

rcohen2@uchicago.edu

Student Government will be hosting another Presidential Discussion with Robert Zimmer on April 16th at 4:30 PM.

We will attempt to seat everyone who registers, but in case we cannot preference will be given to those who have attempted to attend a discussion previously. We will also attempt to select a sample which adequately represents all of the academic divisions.

To register for a spot, fill out this form. We will contact you by Tuesday at Noon to confirm whether you will be attending.  If you do not get a spot this time, try again on May 1st when we have a second Discussion at
5 PM.

Congratulations to the following people who will be running for Executive Slate, Liaison to the Board, and College Council. Bellow is the list of candidates, click on overview to get an idea of the positions you’ll be voting on. Candidate Statements will be available on Monday.

Meet the College Council Candidates on Tuesday the 15th at the McCormick Tribune Lounge at 8:30 pm and come by the Liaison/Slate Debates on Monday the 21st at the McCormick Tribune Lounge at 8:30 PM. Voting will be from 9:00 AM on Tuesday the 22nd till 5:00 PM on Thursday the 24th.

Candidates (in the order they will be posted on the ballot).

Running for Executive Slate (Statements):

Y.E.P.
President- Yeonjean Gahng
Vice President Administration - Petros Visser
Vice President Student Affairs- Ellie Elgamal

Connect Four
President- Anthony Green
Vice President Administration - Kati Proctor
Vice President Student Affairs - Amanda Steele

Moose Party
President- Andy Gallucci
Vice President Administration - Tim Leahy
Vice President Student Affairs - Joel McMurry

One Campus
President- Matthew Kennedy
Vice President Administration - Julian Quintuilla
Vice President Student Affairs- Toussaint Losier

Running for Undergraduate Liaison to the Board of Trustees (Statements):

Aliza Levine
Nick Zhao
Louis Potok
Joseph Dozier

Running for Graduate Liaison to the Board of Trustees (Statement):

Brian Cody

Running for the Class of 2009 College Council Representative (Statements):

Christina Melander
Gabriel Gaster
Nicholas Rodman
David Grossman
Kati Proctor
Greg Gabrellas
Akshay Birla

Running for the Class of 2010 College Council Representative (Statements):

Aaron Goggans
Nick Zhao
Prerna Nadathur
Jarrod Wolf
Samuel R. Feldman
Alison Feenstra
Jay Kim

Running for Class of 2011 Representative (Statements):

Victor Leung
Frank C. Pucci
Mark J. Redmond
Robin Peterson
Brian Clarke
Julian Quintanilla
Archibald England
Noah Chasek -Macfoy
Matthew Hartman
Arthur Baptist

All together that’s 41 people (or 33 electable units, depending on how you count Slates), which makes this the largest election in SG history. Remember to vote!

At last night’s community meeting in Hutch, the Alderwomen Leslie Hairston heard students and community members speak about whether there should be a bus stop on the SE Corner of University and 57th Street. In response to overwhelming community and student support for the stop, the Alderwomen agreed to keep the stop in place.

Recently, controversy flared when the stop’s existence was called into question when the Alderwomen threatened to move it because the CTA and University didn’t follow the proper steps in notifying her and allowing her to hold a community meeting on the issue (Maroon coverage here).

Student Government had a Townhall meeting last March to talk about the issue, where people mostly expressed their frustration and the move they felt was mostly arbitrary and capricious (coverage of the meeting here). Ironically, the Alderwomen’s response probably stemmed from a similar impression of the CTA and University’s actions which she saw as going around the the democratic process.

At the Community meeting yesterday people spoke about the need for more public transportation in Hyde Park and the concern that four parking spaces were worth more than 500 riders. Students spoke about the
vital link the stop provided to the Shoreland and Broadview. The Alderwomen, hearing the response from her constituents, agreed to keep the 171. Hooray!