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Incumbent Student Body President Dhruv Kapadia speaks at the StuGov election results announcement dinner.

Fight 2 BU re-elected for 2023-24 BU StuGov executive board, all at-large party gain seats

Anna Vidergar April 4, 2023
Student Election Commission announced this weekend regarding Fight 2 BU being re-elected for the executive board of the 2024 Boston University Student Government.
bu stugov election winners

Fight to BU wins StuGov elections

Anna Vidergar April 5, 2022
Meanwhile, every At-Large party obtained about 20% of the votes, subsequently receiving 2 Senate seats each.
BUnited meets with a student at BU beach

BUnited slate runs uncontested in StuGov elections

Molly Farrar March 4, 2021
With the Boston University Student Government elections fast approaching, the BUnited slate is ready to begin their term as the next StuGov Executive Board, said Student Body President-nominee Nyah Jordan, a junior in the College of Communication.
Boston University Student Government discusses Divest BU endorsement proposal

StuGov discusses BU’s divestment from fossil fuels, election updates in weekly meeting

Anna Vidergar March 2, 2021
Boston University Student Government committed to endorsing Divest BU in a Zoom meeting Monday night.
Boston University Senate Chair Vincent D’Amato. The BU Student Government convened for its first meeting of the semester on Monday. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

StuGov confirms new representatives for the year

Anna Vidergar September 22, 2020
BU Student Government in a virtual meeting Monday night confirmed new representatives for the 2020-2021 school year and discussed how Learn from Anywhere — the University's hybrid learning model — will affect the group.
Sargent College Lead Senator Vincent D’Amato was elected Senate Chair of Boston University’s Student Government Monday night. COURTESY VINCENT D’AMATO

Senate elects new chair for 2020-2021 year

Ellie Yeo April 13, 2020
Boston University’s Student Government elected a new Senate Chair for the 2020-2021 academic year to replace Karla Leon, the current chair and junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, in a Zoom meeting Monday night.
Slate ConnectBU is running on the platform of unifying the campus, led by presidential candidate Aditya Jain, far right. COURTESY CONNECTBU

A look into the Student Government election’s record-breaking five slates

Melissa Ellin March 5, 2020
Campaign season for Boston University’s Student Government began Monday, with a record-breaking five slates running for positions in the 2020-2021 academic year. Formal elections will take place from March 23 to March 30.
Senate Chair Karla Leon counts informal votes regarding a proposed name change to the judiciary committee at the Boston University Student Government meeting Monday. SOPHIA FLISSLER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Senate votes on funding for student elections, Bay State Block Party

Ellie Yeo March 3, 2020

The Boston University Student Government Senate voted on four proposals, heard a progress report from the executive board and confirmed a new director of city affairs in a Senate meeting Monday night.  Senate...

From left to right: College of Arts and Sciences Student Government Senators Savannah Majarwitz, Amos Mwuara and Jessica Zheng present a proposal to amend a bylaw of the Senate Outreach Program. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG confirms judicial commissioners, hears proposal to increase engagement with student body

Lexi Matthews October 16, 2018
Boston University’s Student Government met Monday night to confirm four judicial commissioners and hear a bylaw amendment proposal from the Senate Outreach Program.
Lovie Burleson, Devin Harvin, Hafzat Akanni and Hector Meneses Jr. of Build BU. Build BU won the Student Government elections Tuesday night. PHOTO COURTESY DEVIN HARVIN

Newly elected Build BU hopes to reform SG

Jenna Manto March 28, 2018
Build BU, the slate elected to be next year’s Boston University Student Government executive board, is looking to bring reform to the current SG system in an effort to work hand-in-hand with students after winning the election Tuesday night.
Hector Meneses Jr., Hafzat Akanni, Lovie Burleson and Devin Harvin of the Build BU slate at a Student Government Meet and Greet. Build BU won the Student Government elections on Tuesday night. PHOTO BY RACHEL SHARPLES

Student body elects Build BU over BUnited for SG

Lillian Ilsley-Greene March 27, 2018
After a week of open polls, the Boston University student body elected Build BU to be next year’s Student Government executive board. SG representatives and the Student Election Commission convened for a dinner Tuesday night for the announcement of the winning slate.
Alexander Diaz, Alexander Meyer, Kenneth Delatorre and Simran Multani of BUnited during the Student Government press conference on Thursday evening. PHOTO BY MADHAV KOHLI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Student Government hosts press conference prior to election

Lillian Ilsley-Greene March 16, 2018
With Boston University Student Government elections on the horizon, the Student Election Commission held a press conference Thursday night for the two slates, BUnited and Build BU, to speak about their goals for the next year, if elected.
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