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Criminal justice junior Gianni Mills, left, and Ms. UTA Jodie Orogun hold their ice cream during Party After the Polls on Nov. 10 at Brazos Park. In-person voting took place on the sixth floor of the Central Library. Photo by Daney Buil Student Government, the Homecoming court and Senate hopefuls gathered Tuesday at Brazos Park to learn the results of campus elections during Party After the Polls. College by college, Alexandria Mitchell, Student Government chief justice, announced new and returning senators until 22 students had been named. Finalists for Homecoming king and queen were also announced, but winners won't be crowned until Saturday during halftime of the men's basketball game at College Park Center. Mitchell said around 5,000 students voted in this semester's campus election and called it a good turnout. She said many voted online.

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