Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jim Schellinger spoke to a small group at the local United Auto Workers chapter Tuesday evening.
He began telling the audience about his past and about how he was the sixth of eight children and lived in a three bedroom house as a child.
"My parents taught me talk is cheap," he said.
Schellinger spoke about health care, making college more affordable and the economy.
Senior Peter Nelson said he and junior Ebony Strong were responsible for trying to get leaders of Ball State University organizations to the event and to create awareness for the politician.
Nelson said Schellinger was a better candidate than Gov. Mitch Daniels because Daniels is doing little to help the economy,
"He's not doing a good job for Indiana," he said. "He's not doing a good job for students."
Nelson said Schellinger would bring more jobs to the state that graduating students can get with their bachelor's degrees instead of leaving the state.
He said seeing a gubernatorial candidate is a good experience because it was good exposure for people to vote for change.
Schellinger said jobs aren't in the state because the quality of life in Indiana is low, which leads to students leaving the state once they graduate.
"I want to pick us up and bring us all together," he said.
One solution was to help bring in green jobs, which will create one to three million jobs, he said.
Schellinger also said the government has to find a way to go through government programs and subsidize some of the costs of college.
"It's not going to be a simple answer, but we have to work toward it together," he said.
Student Government Association President Frank Hood, who was in attendance, said the nominee had good points and was an improvement over the current governor, but he was still disappointed in the candidate's answer to how he would make college more affordable.
"I was hoping to hear a better answer, but overall he would be good," he said.
Hood said he hoped more students would vote in the primary because Ball State student voting has been low.
"If students voice their opinions loud enough, [politicians will] listen," he said.
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