New Horizons wins SGA Executive Election
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article reports on the 2018 SGA executive election and the New Horizons ticket’s victory.
- The News-Letter reported that the CSE announced New Horizons had defeated the Thumbs UP for Jessup ticket.
- The article says the new board includes Noh Mebrahtu, AJ Tsang, Mi Tu and Aspen Williams; Mebrahtu won the contested race 544–447, while the other candidates received 842, 856 and 847 votes.
- The paper reported that 1,052 students voted, a 26 percent drop from the previous year’s 1,421 voters.
- The reporter writes that Mebrahtu and Tsang linked the win to the ticket’s experience, goals and platform, while Tu said she would focus on transparency and accountability.
- The article adds that Williams said voters wanted experienced, relatable leaders, while Jong planned to run for sophomore class council; the petitioning period was set to begin April 28.