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Election ends in split results

Abstract:
Levi Bulgar is the student body president-elect.

Bulgar, representing the Students United Party, won the election for student body president by 103 votes.

Eric Hiltner, representing the United Party of Students, came in second with 251 votes.

Bobbie Mitchell, from the Students Wanting Action Today party, came in third with 228 votes....

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oy

posted 4/17/08 @ 12:23 AM CST

I feared that Eric and Bobby would split the vote, and Levi would be a shoo-in.

Well, let's hope he can lead better than he has shown he is able to.
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eo

posted 4/17/08 @ 12:50 AM CST

I like how this article is mainly about Levi. Senators were elected tonight as well. Since they're the ones that can vote and actually represent the student body, I feel that the names of the senators should have been mentioned as well. Senate represents the student body, not Levi Bulger. This just adds more hot air to his already BIG head.
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Nice Headline

posted 4/17/08 @ 1:31 AM CST

How many times did this story get read through before it printed. Surely theres somebody on the DEN that took one look at this headline and vomited. Lazy, lazy, lazy.
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John Q. Student

posted 4/17/08 @ 1:31 AM CST

So who won VP of Student Affairs? And who won VP of Academic Affairs?

Apparently reporting the two SUP members who lost is much more important to the DEN than who actually won.

Bring back Kambic, and maybe we'll have quality reporting again.
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Informed Student

posted 4/17/08 @ 11:22 AM CST

Originally posted by

John Q. Student

 So who won VP of Student Affairs? And who won VP of Academic Affairs?

Apparently reporting the two SUP members who lost is much more important to the DEN than who actually won.

Bring back Kambic, and maybe we'll have quality reporting again.


Um if you would just scroll down the page you would see the pic and results of the other VP candidates. . . .
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John Q. Student

posted 4/17/08 @ 12:00 PM CST

The point I was trying to make is that the article itself was worthless.

I'm not sure how a tabloid-esque article on Levi's feelings about the election constitutes a front-page news story.

A real news article would have been about the results and wouldn't have had to rely on a supplemental graphic to get the facts out.

And still, where are the results for the senator positions?

Once again, congrats to the DEN for replacing news with histrionics.
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BI

posted 4/17/08 @ 7:49 AM CST

So who won the other vice presidential slots?
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SUPid

posted 4/17/08 @ 8:42 AM CST

of course they would write the whole story about Levi and the party of giving students what they want (I.E. Students United Party), They endorsed him.

Anyone else looking forward to another year of Bulgar letting down the school and broken promises? lord knows that I am not.
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jh

posted 4/17/08 @ 9:28 AM CST

Well it's the news editor who wrote it so that explains why some of the other writers cant report things right either.
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yeah

posted 4/17/08 @ 3:49 PM CST

You would think they'd put more effort into the story since it's on the front page of the paper version too. This is just a bunch of numbers and complaining. Where's the accountability we saw when Paul Reid was discovered as ineligible? I sure hope there's another story tomorrow making Levi and others stick their necks out. I mean, three parties are on the exec board and who knows if they'll get along. Find out for us!!!
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SUP=PUS

posted 4/18/08 @ 12:05 AM CST

Well, even though Levi Bulger got elected, this last election shows that the SUP dynasty is finally dead. Thank God the students finally came out and voted. The students' voice was heard. Three confident people(Tiffany Turner, Ryan Kerch, and Eric Wilber)out of five isn't too bad. When the other two crash and burn and get impeached at least student senate will be able to function properly.
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Sick of these kinds of comments

posted 4/18/08 @ 1:59 AM CST

If you think the DEN is such a bad paper, with so many bad journalists, why in God's name do you read it and take the time to comment on it? Is it because you feel like a big person when your able to take work that someone, who has no reason to care whether you or any of your fellow critics are given any type of news, has worked hard on and trash it for no good reason?

The journalists at the DEN work their hearts out everyday trying to provide news coverage for sorry people like you and every other jackass who complains about the coverage for very little pay and even less respect. So, I think you should ask yourself this, why should they bother trying to provide quality stories, which they do provide, when all they ever hear from readers is unsubstantiated complaints and unfounded accusations?

If the student body would show even a modicum of support for the DEN and their writers maybe there wouldn't be as many mistakes as there are, for as it stands right now the only people the writers of the DEN are working for is themselves. And who can blame them since all they ever hear from the rest of the students is how terrible they are.

I'm gonna tell you something, if you think the DEN is bad, check out some other college papers or even some small town papers, it is twenty times better than most others, you just haven't seen those others to tell it. And, if you don't believe that, take up a pen and notepad one of these days and try to cover a beat while balancing a full class schedule and social life at the same time and we'll see where you stand.
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Den is a Joke

posted 4/18/08 @ 5:05 PM CST

Listen these people are right, the DEN is a joke, it is full of a bunch of clique people who could care less about the paper, a perfect example is the new politics journalist, Nora Mayberry, she has no political experience but she is the editor's boyfriend so that makes her qualified in the DEN's eye. As the DEN's slogan says "Tell the Truth" and that is the truth my friends
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AT

posted 4/19/08 @ 12:30 AM CST

I just have one question: how many of you posting these comments on here are disgruntled people who do (or did) work for the DEN? I can pull a few comments out of here that I guarantee are.

1. John Q. Student said, "Bring back Kambic, and maybe we'll have quality reporting again."

I would be willing to bet this is one of Rick's friends or, gasp, Rick himself.

2. JH said, "Well it's the news editor who wrote it so that explains why some of the other writers cant report things right either."

Maybe you aren't a DEN person, or even an intelligent one for that matter, because the news editor is not responsible for the facts some young reporters aren't fully ready yet. If anything, this blame falls to the department, but I wouldn't even dare to put blame on the wonderful faculty in the Journalism department. It's more a thing of inexperience, hence the whole college paper idea.

3. Den is a Joke said, "Listen these people are right, the DEN is a joke, it is full of a bunch of clique people who could care less about the paper, a perfect example is the new politics journalist, Nora Mayberry, she has no political experience but she is the editor's boyfriend so that makes her qualified in the DEN's eye. As the DEN's slogan says "Tell the Truth" and that is the truth my friends."

This one's the kicker because how would any general member of the student body know about cliques at the DEN? And as the point has been made many times, what do relationships matter in this sense? Are you telling me no two people at UB or on Student Government are dating? I find it hard to believe.


But at least we can all rest assured there's one sensible person on here. Sick of These Kind of Comments hit the nail on the head. Before people criticize the DEN, check out other college papers or small community papers. Many weekly and semi-weekly papers even fail in comparison to the DEN, and those people are working full time to put out one paper a week. Going to school, working at the DEN and having a social life becomes hard. Try it sometime. It's not as easy as you may think.

And don't worry, the DEN has an open door policy for people wanting to try out writing. So it doesn't matter if you're not a journalism major, they'll still let you try.
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John Q. Student

posted 4/20/08 @ 7:39 PM CST

Originally posted by

AT

 I just have one question: how many of you posting these comments on here are disgruntled people who do (or did) work for the DEN? I can pull a few comments out of here that I guarantee are.

1. John Q. Student said, "Bring back Kambic, and maybe we'll have quality reporting again."

I would be willing to bet this is one of Rick's friends or, gasp, Rick himself.

2. JH said, "Well it's the news editor who wrote it so that explains why some of the other writers cant report things right either."

Maybe you aren't a DEN person, or even an intelligent one for that matter, because the news editor is not responsible for the facts some young reporters aren't fully ready yet. If anything, this blame falls to the department, but I wouldn't even dare to put blame on the wonderful faculty in the Journalism department. It's more a thing of inexperience, hence the whole college paper idea.

3. Den is a Joke said, "Listen these people are right, the DEN is a joke, it is full of a bunch of clique people who could care less about the paper, a perfect example is the new politics journalist, Nora Mayberry, she has no political experience but she is the editor's boyfriend so that makes her qualified in the DEN's eye. As the DEN's slogan says "Tell the Truth" and that is the truth my friends."

This one's the kicker because how would any general member of the student body know about cliques at the DEN? And as the point has been made many times, what do relationships matter in this sense? Are you telling me no two people at UB or on Student Government are dating? I find it hard to believe.


But at least we can all rest assured there's one sensible person on here. Sick of These Kind of Comments hit the nail on the head. Before people criticize the DEN, check out other college papers or small community papers. Many weekly and semi-weekly papers even fail in comparison to the DEN, and those people are working full time to put out one paper a week. Going to school, working at the DEN and having a social life becomes hard. Try it sometime. It's not as easy as you may think.

And don't worry, the DEN has an open door policy for people wanting to try out writing. So it doesn't matter if you're not a journalism major, they'll still let you try.


I'm definitely not Rick. Just a fan of his work.
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HEY AT

posted 4/19/08 @ 4:44 AM CST

Hey I am not a friend of Rick or anyone at the DEN to tell you the truth, but I do pay for the newspaper through my student fees, which by the way keep going up thanks to student government so if I'm a little bi partisan towards Rick's writing style, its because I like it, not because I know him, so theres the TRUTH, either the DEN gets its act together or believe me they'll be changes
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blah

posted 4/19/08 @ 12:12 PM CST

the den is paid for mostly through advertising. Not your student fees.
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Student Senator

posted 4/21/08 @ 2:56 AM CST

Whatever happened to support? I swear every time I read a comment about Student Government, it's bash, bash, and more bash.
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