by Jillian Queri and Kellsie Brannen
On Friday, April 29, juniors Tess Greenwald and Chandler Carlson were announced as the President and Vice President elect of Undergraduate Student Government (USG) for the 2016-17 school year.
Greenwald and Carlson ran on a platform centered on pillars of transparency and authenticity, inclusivity, access, unity and distinguishment.
“We envision a greater DU and it begins with conversations and engagement, that, in turn, enables a larger student body to fight apathy through the generous resources we as a University have access to,” said Greenwald-Carlson in their platform document.
Greenwald and Carlson campaigned against Aish Narang and Danny Kay, who resigned from the race on Wednesday April 27 at 8:27 p.m. via their Facebook page.
The Narang-Kay campaign was suspended on April 26 after being found guilty of violation of the Senate Affairs 2016 Elections Bylaws and the DU Honor Code for counts of misrepresenting the support of and relationship with the Chancellor’s Office, serving alcohol at a campaign-related event, serving alcohol at a campaign-related event to minors and hosting a campaign event for students, including those beyond the campaign team, before teams were allowed to campaign, according to the campaign’s Facebook page.
The day following the suspension, Narang-Kay announced that they would be removing themselves from the race, informing the public via a letter on their campaign’s Facebook account.
“I believe that DU deserves the absolute best from its leaders, and at this current time, as a team, we are not able to provide the kind of leadership that you deserve; at this time, our values and ethics in our leadership styles differ,” Narang posted on the campaign’s Facebook page.
Narang declined to comment for this story.
Greenwald-Carlson will take over for current USG President and Vice-President, Cam Hickert and Jess Davidson.
“Tess [Greenwald] and I could not be prouder of DU and the support we’ve received. We’re elated that a number of you voted in this year’s election, and we’re really excited for all that’s to come in the coming months. Reach out to us at any time, we’re more than stoked to work with you all. Go Pios!” said Carlson.
