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368 votes. Jacobson and Cook re
ceived 476 votes.
When contacted, Jacobson de
clined to comment on the election
results.
Brooklyn and Nair said the large
number of votes they received,
roughly 200 more than they got in
the primary, showed how many
people stood behind their team.
Both said they wanted to thank
everyone who supported the pair’s
campaign.
“I’m so excited that so many peo
ple thought we’d do a good job,” she
said.
But the ASUO Executive-elects
said that although they’ve won this
battle, there’s still much more left to
do. They said they are counting on
their mentors and alliances to help
them prepare for the responsibili
ties they will have to take on as lead
ers of the ASUO.
Brooklyn added that in the next
few weeks, the pair will begin map
ping out next year’s plans and hir
ing their staff, but they will also take
a small break from all the election
craziness.
“This election has taken over our
lives for the last two months,” she
said. “We’re students first, student
leaders second.”
For Brooklyn, who is also the
ASUO multicultural advocate, this
election brought a double-win as
the MCC’s ballot measure met with
success.
The MCC measure had caused
controversy and stopped the elec
tion March 6, after five senators
filed a grievance against it.
MCC supporter Bola Majekobaje,
who was one of the three students
that presented the MCC’s case be
Election Results 2001
President/Vice President
Nilda Brooklyn and Joy Nair 844
Br;et Jacobson and Matt Cook 476
Senate Seat #7 ADK
Arlie Adkins 399
Kate Kranzush 380
Senate Seat #13 Jou mat ism/AAA
Ben Lacy 104
Steven Lockfield 57
Senate Seat #15
Rebecca Cambreleng94
Erin Pursell92
OSPIRG Ballot Measure
Yes 808
No 752
MCC Ballot Measure
Yes 932
No 601
Building Fee Committee
Patrick Smith 383
Alex Schottle 251
fore the ASUO Constitution Court,
said the measure’s success was
well-deserved.
“A lot of people worked really
hard in assuring it would be on the
ballot in the first place” she said.
“I’m just really happy that all of our
hard work paid off and that the stu
dent voice was heard loud and
clear.”
Andreas Georgiades, co-director
of the International Student Associ
ation, said that although he was
happy the measure passed, he was
disappointed at how many people
voted against it. While 932 students
voted “yes” on the measure, 601
students voted “no.”
“It’s for the benefit of the whole
University, not just minority
groups,” he said.
Adam Amato Emerald
junior networking advocate for the Multicultural Center Abolade Majekobaje (front) and Kim Hutchinson, MCC board member,
celebrate their resultant victory from the ASUO general election Wednesday. The ballot measure passed with 932 “Yes” votes.
OSPIRG came out with an even
closer win, snagging 808 students’
votes but being rejected by another
752.
Melissa Unger, state board chair
of OSPIRG, said that although the
results were not as high as she ex
pected, she is excited for the organi
zation’s long-term success.
“I’m stoked dude... we won,” she
said. “We’re going to continue to
work for students on issues we care
about and students care about.”
Skye Tenney, a Jacobson and
Cook supporter who also stood
against both ballot measures, was
not as excited about the election
outcome.
“Thumbs down for everything.
Boo,” she said. “Thank God I’m not
going to be here next year. ”
After a month of grievances and
delays, some are just happy that the
whole election process has finally
come to an end. Randy Newnham,
Elections Board office manager, said
he will not miss all of his responsi
bilities.
“I’m very happy that I won’t be
spending early mornings blowing
up balloons and passing out suck
ers,” he said.
Brooklyn and Nair said that al
though there were some struggles
along the way, they are excited to fi
nally begin working on all of their
campaign objectives.
“This is just the beginning,” Nair
said.
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