Tutwiler wins by 5
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Left: President Elect Rachael Tutwiler and running mate A.J. Souto celebrate upon hearing of their elections. Right: Presidential candidate Jacqueline Simard reacts to the news. |
The results of the recent University of North Florida Student Government elections provided the smallest presidential election margin in school history - a difference of five votes. The .2 percent difference determined Rachael Tutwiler and A.J. Souto as the next student body president and
vice president.
While the results are unofficial and will not be confirmed until an emergency Senate meeting scheduled for April 16, a record 2,566 students voted in the election.
"It was close, but a win is a win," said Souto, a junior political science major.
According to the campaign fliers handed out during elections, 13 members of "A New Direction," or green ticket, were elected to Senate, while nine members of "Standing United, Moving Forward," or red ticket, were elected to Senate.
The results might change because elections violations can be filed until 7 p.m. April 11. An election violations hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. April 13 in the Senate chambers.
"The opposition always files violations - always," Souto said. "You hope for the best and prepare for the worst."
Student robbed at gunpoint on campus
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Scott Lampke was robbed of his wallet and cell phone at gunpoint April 5 after being followed onto campus from Kernan Boulevard. Individuals are currently in custody, and a third participant in the incident is still at large. |
The University Police Department and the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office are still searching for the third suspect involved in an armed robbery at the University of North Florida April 5.
In what's reportedly the first crime of its type in university history, three suspects followed freshman business major Scott Lampke onto campus and into lot 17 next to The Crossings from Kernan Boulevard at approximately 1:30 a.m. They then robbed him at gunpoint as he was opening his trunk.
"One guy got out of the car, shoved a gun in my face and said 'give me everything you've got,'" Lampke said.
The suspects then grabbed Lampke's cell phone, wallet, and debated about taking the subwoofers from his car while complaining he had no money in his wallet, he said.
According to the UPD report, one suspect pointed a semi-automatic handgun at Lampke and said, "If you call the police, I know where you live."
After the suspects left, Lampke called UPD.
"I wasn't freaking out while it was happening," Lampke said. "But when I called the cops, I
was shaking."
"He was one of those victims who kept his wits about him and was able to get a good description of the vehicle," said UPD Chief Mark Foxworth.
Foxworth said the suspects were seen shortly after the robbery exiting the Wal-Mart parking lot on Beach Boulevard where they tried to make
purchases using Lampke's
credit cards.
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Student charged with vehicular manslaughter
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Corey Dahlem, a 22-year-member of the Gainesville Police Dept., died April 4 from injuries he sustained in the April 3 accident. |
A University of North Florida student is being charged with DUI manslaughter after his truck struck a Gainesville police officer April 3.
Austin John Wright, a UNF student is being held in the Alachua County Jail for the death of Lt. Corey Dahlem, a 22-year-member of the Gainesville Police Department.
Dahlem died from his injuries April 4 at Shands hospital in Gainesville.
Wright was driving a truck on a blocked off section of University Avenue near the University of Florida at about 2 a.m. when he struck Dahlem and then fled from officers. After falling from Wright's truck, Dahlem was hit by a Florida Department of Transportation truck.
Dahlem was removing barricades that had been placed to block traffic during the NCAA Championship basketball game, said Lt. Mike Burroughs, public information officer for the Florida Highway Patrol. Wright struck Dahlem as he was crossing the road.
Wright was stopped about four blocks from the scene of the crash by GPD, who held Wright until the arrival of the Florida Highway Patrol. He is also being charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving death.
Highway Patrol officers administered field sobriety tests, which Wright failed, according to the FHP report.
Burroughs said the officers who stopped Wright said he "had a strong odor of alcohol beverages on his person and that his normal faculties were impaired."
After arriving at the Alachua County jail, Wright consented to a breath test. The test registered blood alcohol levels of .227 and .214, nearly three times the legal limit of .08.
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