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Jasmine Gresham and Donta Marshall were killed in a south Toledo crash on Feb. 26 after Toledo police say Gresham's ex rammed her car.

Ellie Shafer | Contributor Outgoing SGA President Asim Ahmed said his confidence in the new executives is in “not only how capable and impressive they are, but also how much they love this university.” Ahmed said some of the accomplishments of the previous administration included lobbying with the state legislature to gain more opportunity for those in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to attend state colleges, ensuring the option of on-campus voting and working with...

On Wednesday evening, the University of Georgia Student Government Association announced the Belong and Bridge executive tickets will continue to a runoff election. Per the Elections Code, the two tickets with the largest proportion of the vote where neither receive an absolute majority move on to a runoff. The election certification announcement, which was held through Zoom, was previously scheduled for 5 p.m. but was delayed until 5:50 p.m. due to a last minute Elections Committee hearing. Th...

In an academic year at the University of Georgia unlike any before, the Belong executive ticket plans on ensuring that all students feel a sense of community and belonging if elected in the 2021 Student Government Association election. Carter Marks, Belong’s candidate for president, said the moment he knew he wanted to run was when he learned that orientation for the 2020-2021 academic year was moved online. Marks, who deeply values community and connection among students, wanted to ensure...

An otherwise uneventful Student Government Association election season heated up on Thursday with two of the three executive tickets garnering social media backlash for messages and posts on day four of campaigning. On Thursday, the SGA Bridge executive ticket released a campaign video that featured campaign staff arm in arm, marching on Herty Field to “A Change Is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke. Presidential candidate for the Bridge ticket, Jeremiah de Sesto, shared the video from the camp...

As the University of Georgia’s Student Government Association continues to campaign, the executive tickets met for a virtual debate Wednesday night where they discussed COVID-19, diversity and inclusion and mental health. There are three tickets for the upcoming election — Belong, Bridge and Voice. The Georgia Political Review moderated the debate. Platform for a pandemic All three tickets had detailed opinions about the transition from mostly online classes to in-person as the distri...

The University of Georgia Student Government Association named executive ticket candidates Monday morning.

Carter Marks February 7, 2021 Carter Marks is a junior business management and economics double major from St. Simons Island. His words of wisdom for incoming students are: “Everyone at UGA, both students and staff, are rooting for you. Don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone to talk to an administrator or a professor. You have the power to make real change on this campus and in the Athens-Clarke County through the hundreds of resources UGA has to offer.” (Photo taken on Jan. 22,...