Student Government Association elections are March 1 and 2. This means students have two weeks to choose what slate will best represent Ball State students.
In the past few years, turnout for SGA elections has been low, meaning only 10 to 12 percent of students vote. Voting is provided online for two days. Students have plenty of time to vote in the SGA election.
This election will be interesting because it might involve three slates, each having slate members that have never served in SGA.
It will also be interesting because of those running who do have a background in SGA and other organizations.
One slate has Jayson Manship, current SGA president, as its presidential candidate. Team Tietz has current SGA vice president Ben Tietz as its presidential candidate, with the most senate experience in SGA. A third slate has a vice-presidential candidate, Liz Stephan, who currently serves as SGA's parliamentarian.
This should also make for an interesting end to Manship's current term.
Information on the slates will be available soon. Students should start reading up on each slate and the slate members.
Though SGA does not have the final say in all campus issues, SGA members work to help forward student causes. This is a reason to pay attention to what the candidates have to say over the next two weeks.
For these slates, the next two weeks will be filled with meetings, speeches and debate. Students should attend events to help understand where each slate stands on campus issues.
The goal for students this year should be to vote in the election and try to break the 12 percent barrier. This could show administrators, University Senate and the Board of Trustees that students are concerned about campus issues.
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