Slates pick platform faves

SGA presidential candidates Beth Cahill, Kerri Cropper, Nathan Meeks discuss highlights of their respective platforms before debate Wednesday

What is the one platform item you want to accomplish more than any other?

Cahill:

Cropper: The "We are all SGA" campaign

Meeks: Encourage cosponsorship with campus organizations

Which platform item do you think is most important to students?

Cahill:

Cropper: Work with Dean Hafner to have at least one textbook for each course offered on campus in the library for reference

Meeks: Extend add/drop period and BSU bookstore full-price refund period by one week

Which platform item will be the easiest for you to accomplish?

Cahill:

Cropper: Push for more organizations in Senate

Meeks: Diversity initiatives like Multicultural Forums, Food Fair

Which platform item will be the most difficult to accomplish?

Cahill:

Cropper: Maintaining everything that the current SGA slate has put into action

Meeks: Increase funding to the Learning Center in order to hire additional tutors during midterm and final weeks

When campaigning for on-campus students, which platform item will you emphasize?

Cahill:

Cropper: Increase the amount of time between classes from 10 to 15 minutes on MWF

Meeks: Work with Dining Services to make more flexible meal plans

When campaigning for off-campus students, which platform item will you emphasize?

Cahill:

Cropper: Host a Commuter Lot Block Party each semester

Meeks: Collaborate with university officials and Parking Services to extend parking meter maximum time

Which platform item is your personal favorite?

Cahill:

Cropper: The "We are all SGA" campaign

Meeks: Provide students who purchase parking permits one "Oops Voucher" per semester

Do you have any initiatives on your platform that carry over from Campus Alliance's efforts?

Cahill:

Cropper: Organizational spotlights, cosponsorship funds, Multicultural Forum, Campus Resource Awareness Week, co-sponsorship with Dance Marathon

Meeks: Multicultural Forums, fan buses for football games (maybe add basketball), getting students more involved in SGA


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