Photo by: Megan Westervelt

Freshmen Kathryn Snow and Sam White were voted to represent the class of 2013 in the Undergraduate Student Government last week.

Snow received 71 votes and White received 64. A total of 338 freshmen voted.

Voting opened Sept. 21 and ended Wednesday at 4 p.m. The votes were cast online, and much of each candidate’s campaign publicity was electronic as well. Candidates utilized Facebook pages to accumulate fans and better estimate their chances for winning the most votes. Other campaign methods included posting flyers across the campus and tagging the most utilized sidewalks with slogans. Some candidates gave away T-shirts as walking publicity. 

The USG Senate allocates student activity fee funds to student organizations and licenses new organizations.  It also acts as a spokesperson for the undergraduates on campus.