A change made to the second Student Government Association debate kept executive board candidates thinking on their feet.
A rebuttal section consisted of the panel asking one slate a question and then allowing the other slate a rebuttal.
SGA president Kayla Stanton said she saw more of the slates' personalities because they were forced to think on the spot as opposed to having their answers rehearsed.
"We wanted to get them away from that and get them more into answering so that all that passion that they're talking about can come out and not be hidden behind a script," she said.
During the debate, Alliance spoke on forming relationships with organizations around campus while Velocity focused on providing changes for students.
Alliance mentioned several platform points that involve social media.
It plans to implement a centralized social media hub by having students submit their organization's events to SGA's Twitter or Facebook pages, Alliance secretarial candidate Brittany Weaver said.
Alliance presidential candidate Chris Wilkey said later in the debate that the slate then plans to follow up with those organizations by writing blog posts.
One platform point that was mentioned by Velocity's presidential candidate, Chad Grienwank, was to have an early voting center on campus for students to provide easier access.
He also said the slate also plans to improve students' advising needs. It wants to make video clips on how to do make certain changes, such as dropping a class, and post them on Blackboard.
Wilkey said he thought the new rebuttal section of the debate went well and he was glad the slates had the opportunity to respond to the opposing side's points.
"You can look at it, and we may think we have the best ideas and they may point out some weaknesses," he said. "But whoever wins ends up having that knowledge to make their platform better."
Griewank agreed and said the structure of the debate gave way for raw responses.
"That's where you can't hide behind anything theatrical," he said. "You have to be yourself when you're on your toes, and you can't preplan stuff, [and] you can't preplan your answers. You have to be honest and open."
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