Choosing the right student senators can be daunting when you consider the diverse needs of the student body. Which candidates will work well together? Who has the best interests of students at heart?
McCants and Kilbourn for SFC
Choosing the right student senators can be daunting when you consider the diverse needs of the student body. Which candidates will work well together? Who has the best interests of students at heart?
Thanks to a poorly advertised election season—way to go, judicial board—you don’t have to worry about any of that this year, because there are literally 15 candidates running for 15 open senate seats.
Basically, you don’t have a choice. You can vote for one or you can vote for all, but either way, when you go to cast your ballot you’re already looking at your student senators for the next academic year.
You feel like you just found out where all the Christmas presents are hidden, right?
Unfortunately for those running for ASPSU’s student fee committee, they weren’t just giving away seats this year. Competition for the SFC is fierce, with 11 candidates and only eight spots to fill.
Obviously, that last sentence is oozing sarcasm, but, realistically, the race for SFC spots will result in the highest number of people excluded from winning in this election, and that number is dishearteningly low.
The Vanguard encourages all students to read the SFC candidates’ statements of candidacy in the ASPSU voters pamphlet, but we can tell you in summation that the ticket boasts a mix of students who all place a strong emphasis on fairness and diversity.
While fairness and diversity are certainly important in regard to allocating student fee funds, two candidates stand out from the rest for offering more than just the basics: Krystine McCants and Kismet Kilbourn.
McCants and Kilbourn are both current members of the SFC, and in addition to the valuable experience they would bring to next year’s board, each candidate boasts a level-headed dedication to efficiency and a passionate commitment to involving students in campus life.
Regardless of who gets elected to the SFC, we feel confident things will be fine as long as McCants and Kilbourn are in charge, which is why they deserve our endorsement.
As for the senate, we’re not even going to waste our time endorsing anyone.
The Vanguard’s biggest endorsement this year is for a well-advertised election season in 2014, so that we can actually write some legitimate endorsements.
Maybe it wasn’t the lack of advertising that kept the number of senatorial candidates low. Maybe it was the cut in pay from $800 a term to $300 a term that kept students out of the race? (Thank you publications!)