Students living in residence halls will have two chances to meet their Student Government Senate candidates.
The Inter-Residence Hall Association is hosting two meet-and-greet events for residents and candidates Wednesday and Thursday nights, said IRHA Vice President Carina Krehl. Wednesday’s event will be at Infinity Hall at 7:30 p.m., and Thursday’s event will be at 8 p.m. in Weaver Hall’s basement.
The events will give students a chance to ask their candidates questions in an informal, one-on-one setting, Krehl said.
“It’s so (residents) have the ability to ask people things if they feel the need to,” she said. “Especially in the Fall, when Student Government is choosing residence hall representatives, I think it’s vital students know the people representing them.”
In Fall’s election, only five Student Senate seats are being sought by independent candidates, with four independents hoping to represent residence halls. All other positions are being sought by Impact candidates running unopposed.
“We’re reaching out to all of the on-campus candidates,” Krehl said. “We’re trying to get every candidate there.”
Riley Bohan, an 18-year-old UF biomedical engineering sophomore, said she would consider attending Thursday’s event to meet the candidates.
“If there’s a race, voters should be able to know who the candidates are,” said Bohan, who lives in East Hall and would be represented by the Tolbert Area senator. “It would probably convince me as to whether or not I would want to vote.”
Tolbert Area: Amanda Holloway (Impact) and Anthony Zona (Independent)
Rawlings Area: Corben Champoux (Impact) and Casey Witte (Independent)
Infinity Hall: Kelly Hooper (Impact) and Zachariah Chou (Independent)
Beaty Towers: Emily Dunson (Impact) and Jeremy O’Brien Murillo (Independent)
District D: Livia Ledbetter (Independent) and 13 Impact candidates, running for 13 positions.
