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Voting for the 2023-24 SGA President Begins

Ellen Beshuk, Co-News Editor
March 21, 2023

  Student Government Association (SGA) voting begins March 21 for members of the executive board and senators.    The UMKC student body elects its president, vice president, internal affairs director and comptroller to serve as the liaison between them and the administration.   As...

Tim Nguyen runs for SGA president, targets student involvement, professional development

Tim Nguyen runs for SGA president, targets student involvement, professional development

Lindsey Temaat
March 24, 2021

UMKC junior Tim Nguyen is the former president of the UMKC Pre-Dental Society, a supplemental instruction (SI) leader, a discussion group leader for the Honors College and a teaching assistant for two chemistry classes.  Now, Nguyen is running for SGA president to continue...

Four UMKC students standing from left to right, Kyle Potts, Malavika Rajaram, Mahreen Ansari, Abigail Weiler.

UMKC Onward Party: SGA President Ansari leads re-election effort

Lindsey Temaat
March 8, 2021

Mahreen Ansari’s world changed completely when they were sworn in as SGA president this past November. Ansari, a third year political science major, was initially the SGA vice president, but took the top office after former President Brandon Henderson resigned for mental health...

Referendum rejected, Roos for Reform sweeps SGA Election

Referendum rejected, Roos for Reform sweeps SGA Election

Sam Bellefy
March 20, 2020

Featured image: The Roos for Reform Party swept the SGA election, and will come into office May 1. From left to right: Kole Kenney (comptroller), Brandon Henderson (president), Mahreen Ansari (vice president), Victor Michimani (internal affairs director). (From Roos for Reform...

Three parties set to run in SGA elections

Three parties set to run in SGA elections

Roo News
March 9, 2020

Henry Gamber and Allison Harris With a vote that could raise your student fees by over $40 and a budget of $500,000 of student money on the line, the stakes for the SGA executive election are higher than ever. Students will vote from March 16 to March 18 to elect...

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