The results of the Undergraduate Student Elections that ran from April 19 through the 21 are in. Yasmin Karimian and her running mate Richard Blissett were elected as President and Executive Vice President respectively by a 94.4% of the undergraduate vote, while 5.6% voted for write-ins. William Joyner was elected Vice President for Student Organizations…

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The article “Karmimian and Ken announce their SGA ticket” incorrectly lists the SGA elections website as www.swnetwork.org. It should be http://sga.umbc.edu/studentvote/. Apologies for any misunderstandings this might have caused.

Steve Gilmore’s resignation as SGA President is not the only change that the SGA is going through. Traditionally, should a President resign mid-semester, it is the Executive Vice President who would be appointed to the Presidency (we saw this with Jordan Hadfield in 2006). But former Executive Vice President, Toks Elegbe, is also academically ineligible…

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As of 5:30 p.m., Student Government Association President Steve Gilmore has resigned from his post. According to Gilmore, Executive Vice President Toks Elegbe will step down also. Though succession has yet to be officially determined, it is expected that Speaker of the Senate Gabe Rettaliata will take over as SGA President. Said Gilmore: “My wanting…

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UMBC Student Government Association president Steve Gilmore may be forced from office, according to an e-mail Gilmore sent to the media Sunday evening. According to Gilmore, a failure to accumulate at least a 2.5 GPA in his fall semester courses may jeopardize his constitutional ability to finish his term as president. In his e-mail, Gilmore…

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