UR Politics

Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro ’95 first jumped into politics at UR

Before Josh Shapiro ‘95 became Pennsylvania’s governor-elect, he boasted two humbler titles — UR Students’ Association senator and president.

University frustrating you? A new SA survey may help

SA announced a “Campus Life Pain Points Survey” for students to send on-campus frustrations — and positives — to the Campus Life Committee.

SA passes statement pushing federal student debt cancellation, contains inaccuracies

With Biden's debt cancellations drawing nearer, the SA has made it clear that they do not think the administration is going far enough by unanimously passing a statement containing multiple factual errors.

Freshman SA members elected, confirmed

Eight newly-elected first-years were confirmed to the Students' Association Senate and Class Council on Monday.

March 31 presidential debate gives UR a look into SA hopefuls

While the candidates explained the ideal relationship between student government and administration, a small mechanical whirr could be heard from…

Medallion Program workshop ends abruptly after student-moderator conflict

Group participation was encouraged, with Getnick specifically noting that she wanted people “to feel like they can ask questions.” The engagement part of the event was honored by Getnick ending the call in the middle of a statement by a recent graduate.

Painted tunnels to be fully reset, still a no-go for student work

The tunnels underneath the academic quad are getting a full white-out before the start of the fall semester, after a year and a half of no new paint. 

Candidate profile: William Bothe & Zach Sussman

Voting starts April 13 at noon on CCC.

Candidate profile: Syed Sabeet Raza Kazmi & Rusama Haque

Voting starts April 13 at noon on CCC.

Gorka wins SA presidency

Junior Justyna Gorka and running mate junior Marc Haddad garnered 636 votes, defeating the opposing ticket — sophomores Ian Krager and Izzy Murphy — by 108.