Drummond, Martin debate for top spot

The Student Government Association’s electoral debates held in Hoke Dinning Hall on the campus of Georgia College & State University were a great success. The seven candidates expressed their views before the student body and stated their hopes and plans for the future.
“I would like to thank the rhetoric department, for putting an excellent set of debates for our candidates, and for performing such a great service for the students. As we have seen from the debate, each of our candidates is qualified and I believe we will have an excellent slate of officers for next year,” said Mike Madison, SGA Vice President.
SGA presidential candidate Christine Drummond said she is dedicated to earning the trust of the student body and relaying additional knowledge about how SGA works. She believes the only way that SGA can become a true representative of the school is if they have trust and input coming from the student body itself.
Loman Martin, Drummond’s opponent, told students that he’d see to it that the SGA is focused on the needs and wants of the students. He wishes that students could see that SGA truly is a working force that tries to better the relationship between students and the student government at GC&SU.
SGA vice presidential candidate Josh Wise has high hopes of affecting important issues, such as shuttle schedules and parking regulations in the next year, if elected.
Olalekan Oyapero, also running for vice president, says he is eager to get new kinds of publicity for the SGA out around campus. He proposes that they make use of chalking, bulletin boards and perhaps even a newsletter.
Matt Lindsey, the third vice presidential candidate, stated his plans to make the communication between the student body and SGA a much smoother transition.
Treasurer candidate Amanda Gunter said she wants to make sure that the funding for student organizations is sent to the students quickly and efficiently. She wants to see student organizations growing and prospering as a result of SGA involvement and support.
Sara Johnson, Gunter’s opponent, promises to be a good clerk of the Senate if she is elected.
SGA elections were yesterday and continue today, Feb. 13.
In other SGA News:
The SGA passed a few resolutions that should have a positive impact on students in future semesters. Resolution 4 and Resolution 5 were presented by Loman Martin and were passed on Wednesday, Feb. 4 through SGA.
Resolution 4 is a proposition to have every GC&SU professor’s course syllabus posted online for the registration of classes. These syllabi would be found on the PAWS website. Each professor would turn in his or her syllabus two weeks after the first day of classes and these syllabi will be posted for the convenience of the students.
Each teacher’s old syllabus will remain online until a new one is posted the next semester. Students are urged to remember that the syllabus will be different the next time the class is offered.
Resolution 5 proposed that an online grade distribution should also be posted on the web.
When the site is created, students will be able to evaluate how others in the past have performed in any given class. An explanation of this grading system will be added so that students understand how all the grades were reached. Links from that page to Student Opinion Surveys were also a part of the resolution.
“This is one of the many ways we are pursuing resolutions for the students not because of the students,” said Loman Martin, SGA senator.

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