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Student United Party not running this year
Leadership vacuum, lack of candidates mean party will sit out this election
Bob Bajek / Student Government Editor
Issue date: 3/31/09 Section: News
With the emergence of the Students for Change party came the possible end for another party.
The Student United Party will not have any candidates in the Student Government election this year.
Levi Bulgar, student body president and Student United Party member, said the party had no one to replace him as its leader when he graduates this semester.
"It's not my job anymore to organize campaigns," he said. "No one stepped up, which is disappointing."
Bulgar said Sean Wyrobek and Michael Costigan of Sigma Phi Epsilon were supposed to take over party leadership, but different jobs and obligations prevented them from pursuing that goal.
Also, Bulgar said the party had no strong candidates for this election.
"We did decide to not have a less-than-favorable party running this year," Bulgar said.
The Student United Party has had a successful track record the last three spring elections.
The party was responsible for the last three student body presidents: Bulgar, Cole Rogers and Sean Anderson. In 2006, the party swept all executive positions in the elections.
Bulgar said he hopes the party will be back again next year.
With the Student United Party out of the running, Students for Change and the United Party of Students are the only parties competing in this election.
Bob Bajek can be reached at 581-7942 or at rtbajek@eiu.edu.
The Student United Party will not have any candidates in the Student Government election this year.
Levi Bulgar, student body president and Student United Party member, said the party had no one to replace him as its leader when he graduates this semester.
"It's not my job anymore to organize campaigns," he said. "No one stepped up, which is disappointing."
Bulgar said Sean Wyrobek and Michael Costigan of Sigma Phi Epsilon were supposed to take over party leadership, but different jobs and obligations prevented them from pursuing that goal.
Also, Bulgar said the party had no strong candidates for this election.
"We did decide to not have a less-than-favorable party running this year," Bulgar said.
The Student United Party has had a successful track record the last three spring elections.
The party was responsible for the last three student body presidents: Bulgar, Cole Rogers and Sean Anderson. In 2006, the party swept all executive positions in the elections.
Bulgar said he hopes the party will be back again next year.
With the Student United Party out of the running, Students for Change and the United Party of Students are the only parties competing in this election.
Bob Bajek can be reached at 581-7942 or at rtbajek@eiu.edu.
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