2008 Woodie Awards
Low voter turnout for student elections
Leanne Garvin
Issue date: 5/7/03 Section: News
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Of the 9,808 students who attend the Marysville campus, 85 voted in the recent Yuba College student government elections, yielding less than one percent (.86) voter turnout. That is 50.14 percent below the nation's average voter turnout for the United States' presidential elections.
Receiving 60 votes, Monica Kurowski was elected President of the Associated Students of Yuba College for the 2003-2004 academic year. Running uncontested, Zachary Dionne was elected as ASYC Vice President, Kim Howitt as District Student Trustee, and Amanda Clickenbeard and Yaneli Garcia were elected Senators. The ASYC bylaws permit one senator per 1,000 students to be elected at Yuba College.
The positions of ASYC Secretary, Business Director, Activities Director and Communications Director remain unfilled.
Held Monday April 21 through Wednesday April 23 at a voting station set up in the Cafeteria, the student elections followed a five-day campaigning period, highlighted Thursday, April 17, by speeches from the candidates running for next year's offices. With the exception of Amanda Clickenbeard, who did not attend the candidate speeches nor has not yet indicated her acceptance of the Senate position, the candidates spoke Thursday before a small audience of five students in the Campus Life Plaza.
In her speech Kurowski gave students an idea of what she plans to accomplish as president. She began her speech by stating, "We want to be a strong college of strong students." She said that she plans to do this by strengthening students rather than giving orders.
In an interview with The Prospector after the speech, Kurowski outlined her three major goals for next year's ASYC administration as increasing student involvement, providing more activities for students and increasing fundraising efforts.
She also believes that she can tackle the lack of publicity of events, an issue for which this year's ASYC administration has been greatly criticized, by making signs that stand out and by telling everyone in all her classes about activities and other events.
Receiving 60 votes, Monica Kurowski was elected President of the Associated Students of Yuba College for the 2003-2004 academic year. Running uncontested, Zachary Dionne was elected as ASYC Vice President, Kim Howitt as District Student Trustee, and Amanda Clickenbeard and Yaneli Garcia were elected Senators. The ASYC bylaws permit one senator per 1,000 students to be elected at Yuba College.
The positions of ASYC Secretary, Business Director, Activities Director and Communications Director remain unfilled.
Held Monday April 21 through Wednesday April 23 at a voting station set up in the Cafeteria, the student elections followed a five-day campaigning period, highlighted Thursday, April 17, by speeches from the candidates running for next year's offices. With the exception of Amanda Clickenbeard, who did not attend the candidate speeches nor has not yet indicated her acceptance of the Senate position, the candidates spoke Thursday before a small audience of five students in the Campus Life Plaza.
In her speech Kurowski gave students an idea of what she plans to accomplish as president. She began her speech by stating, "We want to be a strong college of strong students." She said that she plans to do this by strengthening students rather than giving orders.
In an interview with The Prospector after the speech, Kurowski outlined her three major goals for next year's ASYC administration as increasing student involvement, providing more activities for students and increasing fundraising efforts.
She also believes that she can tackle the lack of publicity of events, an issue for which this year's ASYC administration has been greatly criticized, by making signs that stand out and by telling everyone in all her classes about activities and other events.