Shulak wins USG presidency

By Luke Nozicka

After winning 54 percent of the vote against opponent Chris Wheetley, a junior from Murphysboro studying political science and paralegal studies, Cameron Shulak will serve as president of the Undergraduate Student Government beginning June 1 after Adrian Miller’s term expires.

Shulak, a junior from Louisville, Ky., studying aviation flight and aviation management, said more than 1,700 students voted for the election Wednesday and Thursday on Desire2Learn.

Shulak said his executive board will consist of Tracy Shorter, an undecided sophomore from Chicago, as vice president; Shantel Franklin, a sophomore from Chicago studying political science, as chief of staff; Nick Roberts, a freshman from Greenville studying psychology, as treasurer; and Desmon Walker, a sophomore from Champaign studying business management, as executive assistant.

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I feel like the team from day one is going to hit the ground running and take USG to new heights,” Shulak said.

As USG treasurer, Shulak said he helped pass the organization’s largest finance reform.

Shulak said as president, he plans to continue to work on legislation that will create more representation for Registered Student Organizations within USG. He said he is going to open the student government so individuals can express their needs and opinions.

“We’re going to make sure that we represent the student voice, increase the student voice,” Shulak said. “We’re going to make sure that we really do represent the true interest of the student body.”

Shulak said he found out he won while in class by a text from Election Commissioner Kevin Schrader.

He said he is excited for the future of USG.

“I’m never satisfied with the status quo,” Shulak said. “I think there’s a lot of things that President Miller and his administration have done well that I’ve worked with them on, but there’s also things where I can see that we can better USG.”

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