{"id":162616,"date":"2025-03-07T11:15:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T18:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=162616"},"modified":"2025-03-07T11:15:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T18:15:44","slug":"student-government-association-hosts-annual-debate-elections-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=162616","title":{"rendered":"Student Government Association hosts annual debate; elections this week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-162620\" data-id=\"162620\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-1.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-1-326x245.jpeg 326w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-1-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-1-174x131.jpeg 174w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-1-70x53.jpeg 70w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-1-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">SGA Presidential Candidate Ben Moses and running mate Vice Presidential Candidate Asher Early<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-162622\" data-id=\"162622\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-2.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-2.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-2-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-2-576x768.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-2-113x150.jpeg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Walat Gozeh, running for an SGA Senator-At-Large position<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-162621\" data-id=\"162621\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-3.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-3.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-3-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-3-576x768.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-3-113x150.jpeg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Emmanuella Appiah, candidate for the Senator of Multicultural Affairs position<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-162623\" data-id=\"162623\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-576x768.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-113x150.jpeg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">SGA Vice Presidential Candidate Isabella Polombo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, March 5, the Student Government Association (SGA) hosted their annual debate prior to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sga.uccs.edu\/elections\">elections this coming week<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event was livestreamed and included free food for attendees. Moderating the debate were Scribe co-editors Zee O&#8217; Donnel and Joe Impellitteri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s very exciting to see many new students running for SGA positions this year,&#8221; said Noelle San Souci, Director of Student Engagement. &#8220;The debates provide an opportunity for candidates to relay their perspectives on a variety of topics that are important to the student body.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students can <a href=\"https:\/\/sgaelection.uccs.edu\/\">vote online<\/a>, or they can stop by the University Center Lobby from 11:30 a.m. \u2013 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 13 for an opportunity to vote and get free pie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elections begin\u00a0at 9 a.m. on Monday, March 10  and end at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sga.uccs.edu\/staff\/2025-sga-candidates\">Learn more about the 2025 SGA candidates here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>On Wednesday, March 5, the Student Government Association (SGA) hosted their annual debate prior to the elections this coming week. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=162616\" title=\"Student Government Association hosts annual debate; elections this week\">(More)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":162620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,442],"tags":[332,134],"class_list":["post-162616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-studentlife","tag-more-news","tag-student-government-association"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Image-1.jpeg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1mBpJ-GiQ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=162616"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":162626,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162616\/revisions\/162626"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/162620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=162616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=162616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=162616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}