{"id":1,"date":"2014-08-20T20:20:46","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T20:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/learning-technologies\/?p=1"},"modified":"2024-05-03T20:39:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T20:39:23","slug":"event-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/rp-jacklittle\/event-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Executive Tickets Headline University of Georgia Student Government Association General Election"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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(From left to right) Stephen Amolegbe Jr., Alva Rock Rodgers III and Lauren Baker make up the Provide Ticket. The Provide Ticket is one of the three executive tickets students can vote for in the 2024 SGA general election<\/a> starting Monday, Feb. 19 at 8 a.m until Wednesday, Feb. 21 at noon. (Photo\/SGA)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

By Jack Little<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The University of Georgia Student Government Association (SGA) will announce results of its 2024 general election at 5 p.m. on Wednesday at Tate Plaza. Voting<\/a> runs Monday at 8 a.m. through Wednesday at noon. Every student can choose between three executive tickets consisting of a candidate for president, vice president and treasurer. They can also vote<\/a> for at-large senators, campus life senators and college-specific senators.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

SGA\u2019s goal is to get at least 10% of the student body, or around 4,000 students to vote, said<\/a> SGA Attorney General and Chair of the Elections Committee Caitlyn Miller. She expects that number to be around 5,000-6,000 due to the competition this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The Provide Ticket, which features Alva<\/a> Rock Rodgers III for president, Stephen Amolegbe Jr. for vice president and Lauren Baker for treasurer, will attempt to establish SGA as an organization that provides for the individual needs of students. They will focus on<\/a> extending the drop-add<\/a> period, implementing free parking during finals week and adding transportation to and from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during holiday breaks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The Empower Ticket, which consists of Rayna J. Carter for president, Ailey Gustafson for vice president and William Redding for treasurer, will strive<\/a> to utilize student feedback to empower student voices on campus by creating a website to centralize academic, financial and well-being resources, increasing SGA outreach and hosting small business fairs to connect students, faculty and staff to the Athens-Clarke County community.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The Action Ticket, which includes Miles Thornton for president, Milly Chung for vice president and Terrell Foster for treasurer, wants to showcase<\/a> the power of student voices in their respective communities. They plan to do this by improving the transportation accessibility and parking availability on campus, offering healthier food options and offering more on-campus housing.A ticket must exceed 50% of the vote to win. If no ticket reaches 50%<\/a> of the vote, there will be a run-off voting period from Thursday at 8 a.m. and through Friday at noon.<\/p>\r\n

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Why I wrote this story:<\/p>\r\n

I wrote this story to gain experience in covering live events. I learned how to cover an event live on social media, how to write a follow-up story on an event I covered, how to research for event coverage and how to write a preview story for an event. I plan to continue using these skills in the future as I cover more events.<\/p>\r\n

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Jack Little on Twitter: “I will be covering the University of Georgia Student Government Association (@ugasga) 2024 general election results announcement on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. at Tate Plaza.Students can vote now via the link on the @ugasga website. \/ Twitter”<\/a><\/h4>

I will be covering the University of Georgia Student Government Association (@ugasga) 2024 general election results announcement on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. at Tate Plaza.Students can vote now via the link on the @ugasga website.<\/p><\/blockquote>