2008 Woodie Awards
Candidates for SGA begin campaigning to earn student's votes, approval next week
By Amy Kelly
Rocket News Editor
Issue date: 3/23/07 Section: News
During the Student Government Association Election Campaign Forum Thursday, the B-E-S-T (Benefiting Every Student Together), Cornerstone and Poplar parties announced their platforms and answered questions for the student body.
"If I am elected I would bring two main things to SGA," said B-E-S-T presidential candidate Ryan McGregor, "common sense and conviction."
Ideas, such as having freshman-voting senators in SGA and developing an administration newsletter to better inform students of what the administration and SGA is doing with their money, were proclaimed by the B-E-S-T party.
"Our big issues include moving smokers away from buildings and developing Happy Vans to go more places than the Happy Bus is," McGregor said.
The Cornerstone presidential candidate, Steve Winslow, informed students that the Cornerstone Party plans on bringing the Rock together.
"Everyone needs to make the best choice for them," Winslow said. "Cornerstone consists of a diverse group to be able to better represent the students."
Part of its platform is to change the office hours of the SGA executive board and senators, improve communication with students and reinstate organizational voting power at meetings.
By increasing the presidents' and vice presidents' office hours by five and doubling the parliamentarian, speaker of the senate and the senators' hours, Cornerstone expects to be available for students concerns and questions, Winslow said.
"I want to know what you want," Winslow said. "Not tell you want you want."
Larry Brink, presidential candidate for the Poplar party said that his party has many ideas for SRU.
"I'm not a politician and I will never will be," Brink said. "We are here to just positively improve the quality of life at SRU."
Improving the SRU Web site, providing food at the SGA movie series and making the campus more beautiful are on top of the Poplar party agenda.
"I am personally guaranteeing that even if it has to come out of my pocket, there will be at least popcorn at the movie series," Brink said.
"If I am elected I would bring two main things to SGA," said B-E-S-T presidential candidate Ryan McGregor, "common sense and conviction."
Ideas, such as having freshman-voting senators in SGA and developing an administration newsletter to better inform students of what the administration and SGA is doing with their money, were proclaimed by the B-E-S-T party.
"Our big issues include moving smokers away from buildings and developing Happy Vans to go more places than the Happy Bus is," McGregor said.
The Cornerstone presidential candidate, Steve Winslow, informed students that the Cornerstone Party plans on bringing the Rock together.
"Everyone needs to make the best choice for them," Winslow said. "Cornerstone consists of a diverse group to be able to better represent the students."
Part of its platform is to change the office hours of the SGA executive board and senators, improve communication with students and reinstate organizational voting power at meetings.
By increasing the presidents' and vice presidents' office hours by five and doubling the parliamentarian, speaker of the senate and the senators' hours, Cornerstone expects to be available for students concerns and questions, Winslow said.
"I want to know what you want," Winslow said. "Not tell you want you want."
Larry Brink, presidential candidate for the Poplar party said that his party has many ideas for SRU.
"I'm not a politician and I will never will be," Brink said. "We are here to just positively improve the quality of life at SRU."
Improving the SRU Web site, providing food at the SGA movie series and making the campus more beautiful are on top of the Poplar party agenda.
"I am personally guaranteeing that even if it has to come out of my pocket, there will be at least popcorn at the movie series," Brink said.
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