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Student Senate promotes upcoming election

The smell of popcorn filled the Student Center Atrium as members of Student Senate passed out petitions and popcorn to interested candidates on Monday.

Student Senate hosted a meet-and-greet event as a final effort to educate students about the upcoming Student Senate elections Sept. 7 and 8.

“This year we have extensively tried to get the word out about elections compared to previous years,” President of the Student Body Sarah Handler said. “This new event attracted a pretty constant flow of interested students.”

Many students sought out the meet-and-greet due to Student Senate’s presence at other events on campus, according to Handler.

“We had petitions at the activities fair, went to Hall Council on Sunday and also visited EHS classes,” Handler, a senior industrial engineer major, said.

At each event Student Senate members visited, they informed their peers about the upcoming elections and the benefits of joining the organization.

“When Student Senate came to Hall Council, they talked about how members of Student Senate act as a voice for Bradley Students,” freshman journalism major Hannah Wolkowitz said. “I want to be a part of this organization because in high school my voice wasn’t always heard, and I want to make that change for myself and other students at Bradley.”

Currently, 40 senator positions are open. These positions have the same responsibilities and are broken up by location based on where students live.

“Students living off campus are eligible to run as well,” Student Senate Chief-of-Staff Helen Lagerblade said.

Elections will be held online. The link to vote on campus-wide positions will be available in Hilltop Happenings and on the Bradley Student Senate Facebook page. Hall advisers will email their residents enabling them to vote on Student Senator positions specific to their residence halls.

“Student Senate is the over-arching leadership organization on Bradley’s campus,” Handler said. “The policies we decide on impact all students. By being more knowledgeable students can have a say in the process itself, understand the changes taking place on campus and how these changes will affect them as students.”

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