e-board candidates

$4.5 million budget, which is funded by UB’s mandatory student activity fee.

Elections for the 2023-24 Student Association (SA) e-board are underway this week.

Six candidates — three running for president, two running for vice president and one running uncontested for treasurer — are on the ballot. That’s down from last year’s nine candidates, but still a more competitive race than 2021’s lightly contested and partyless race.

The candidates shared their platforms and qualifications last Friday at a debate held in the Student Union Theater.

The three students who win the race will each collect annual stipends of $15,750 and administer the SA’s approximately

All undergraduate UB students are eligible to vote through the SA’s website. Voting ends at 4 p.m. Friday.

Here’s a look at this year’s candidates:

Abhi Ramtel

Ramtel, a freshman computer science major, is running for SA president as an independent candidate.

As an international student from Nepal, Ramtel wants to use his background to help bring more international student representation to the position. Ramtel’s platform involves creating a stronger sense of community on campus through the creation of a multicultural exchange program and world pallet festival, where students