BRETT CHLOUPEK, HARVARD, AND JESSE CAIN, NORTH PLATTE, ELECTED TO HEAD UNK STUDENT BODY; ELECTION DREW LARGEST VOTER TURNOUT IN NEARLY A DECADE

Tim Danube
associate director of the Nebraskan Student Union, 308.865.8523

With the largest voter turnout in nearly a decade, Brett Chloupek, Harvard, and Jesse Cain, North Platte, have been elected student body president/regent and vice president, respectively.

“We are going to work hard and were very happy to see the higher turnout,” Chloupek said adding, “Jesse and I are both happy with the election.”

“The first thing we are going to do is start meeting with members of the faculty, administration and others we will be working with throughout the year and putting a solid cabinet together,” he said.

In all, 827 students voted, nearly double the number of students who voted last year.

In addition to student body president and vice president, student senators were elected to represent each of the colleges and the deciding students. Newly elected student senators are listed alphabetically by hometown in each of the colleges:

College of Business & Technology Senators
Chadron- Anne Drinkwalter
     Hastings- Mike Sands
Lexington- Ely Colindres
Oakland- Ryan Wanek
     Ravenna- Tom Schlund

College of Education Senators
Burwell- Matt Breitkreutz, Burwell
     Gothenburg- Heather Jahnke, Gothenburg
North Platte- Dara Keck, North Platte

College of Fine Arts & Humanities Senators
Kearney- Matthew Rauert, Kearney
     Stockville- Nicole Houser, Stockville

College of Natural & Social Sciences Senators
Bellwood- Megan Boss
     Kearney- Logan Stickney
     Lincoln- Tina Bland
     Ord- John Nuxoll
     Verdon- Dearra Johnson

Deciding Students Senators
Carroll- Alise Bethune
     Kearney- Melissa Gilmore