On Feb. 1 at 9:00 p.m., the results of the Students’ Union 2024 election were announced at Wilf’s on Laurier’s Waterloo campus. After the voting period from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, Ben Jesseau was announced as the incoming president and CEO for the incoming 2024-2025 academic year. There were three rounds of voting.
“It doesn’t quite feel real yet – but I’m really excited to keep working on behalf of every undergraduate student,” said Jesseau after his win. “Thank you to everyone that voted, to my campaign team and everyone else. To the other people that ran – you made this campaign that much more fun and competitive. Thank you for being brave and putting your name out there. Super excited for the year ahead.”
Bilal Tariq, Avinash Godse-Shah, Devananda Nakshatra, Natalie Bounket, Noah Espiritu, Lulia Habtemichael, Aya Ijam, Nicole Lehecka, Daniel Rubinoff, Gabrielle Russo, Anya Russolo and Griffin St. George all won a spot on the Students’ Union Board of Directors.
Acclaimed to the senate were Jiha Arshad, Christopher Matheson, Nicole Lehecka, Aftab Tariq (Brantford) and Lulia Habtemichael.
The Athletics & Recreation Facilities Fee referendum carried, with 70.6 per cent of the vote.
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