The slates campaigning for Student Government Association went head to head Thursday night, answering tough questions presented by the Ball State debate team.
Slates were asked about a number of topics, all pertaining to the actions they said they would take if they were elected.
"Every slate has concrete ideas on their platform that they want to do. What they haven't done is attempt to get the students involved in the way that we are," said Beau Browning, Campus Voice vice presidential candidate. "Our big thing is to, [as] it says in the title, be the voice of the campus."
Kayla Pickersgill, Catalyst presidential candidate, said her slate's experience would help them if they're elected.
"All of us have had experience in SGA," she said. "We've seen failures, and we've seen successes throughout it. ... One of the most important things about our platform is that all of these things are achievable."
Each slate was drilled with questions about their platform points and planned actions by debate team members Joel Franz, Farangisi Nozimzoda, J. Bryant and Alysha Hoffa.
"Both slates are definitely very well prepared, and they know their stuff, so that was very reassuring," Bryant said.
Approximately 50 students gathered in the Art and Journalism Building to hear their prospective candidates' viewpoints on campus issues.
Voting begins at 7:45 a.m. Monday and will continue until 6:15 p.m. Tuesday. Students can vote at bsu.edu/webapps/votebsu.
Campus Voice
Projecting your voice
Continue and expand town halls at hall councils
Hold one campuswide town hall per semester
Increase SGA's online presence
Distribute feedback surveys to graduating students and recent alumni
Greener campus
Add a secretary of environmental affairs to executive cabinet
Work with Ball State Energy Action Team to expand Energy Action Challenge
Offer reusable to-go containers in dining halls
Work with the Ball State Bookstore to increase availability of recycled materials
Establish April as "Environmental Awareness Month"
Smarter campus
Allow professors to publicize syllabuses on Course Shopping Cart
Put a Redbox in Bracken Library
Publicize quantitative results of course evaluations online
Promote the use of academic electronic resources for turning in long assignments
Better campus
Expand Cardinal Cash system
Create an online system for Health Center reservations
Bring back fan buses for at least one football game
Expand hours of the Bookmark Cafe
Have an SGA-sponsored day of service once each semester
Safer campus
Implement an annual biker awareness/registration day at the start of the year
Expand the Blue Loop to begin after Thanksgiving Break
Increase hours for Charlie's Charter
Catalyst
Communication and Transparency
Monthly word from the president, Kayla Pickersgill
Weekly Blog Updates
Sponsor bsu.edu for students to voice issues
Reorganize SGA budget
Better utilize SGA cabinet and senate
School Pride
Organize T-Shirt trade-In
Technology advisory board
Start your day
Student Services
Sponsor Student Services block party
Reorganize spring activities fair
Start leadership fund
Community and Student Sustainability
Work to promote suicide prevention
Work with Muncie schools and build leaders
Create Day of Service partnership
Implement sustainability measures
Team with Ball State Energy Action Team and Council on the Environment
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