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Candidates get into gear for nearing SA elections
Kyle Wrather
Issue date: 2/1/08 Section: News
The SA serves as a governing body and as a representative for the students when working with the administration and faculty, said Jeremy Johnson, current SA President.
"It's our job to be that liaison between the administration and faculty and the students," Johnson said. "We're there to bridge that gap and find out what the students want, and what are their concerns."
The elections serve as a chance for students to choose who they want to represent them for the next year and decide who will best represent their wishes when handling issues facing MSU, Johnson said.
"[Students] are about to put in a new administration who will have a new focus and a new set of goals than [the previous administrations] had and so this is their chance to figure out which candidate best represents what they want and who will be the best advocate for students," he said.
For some students, this will be the first time they will participate in SA elections.
These include sophomore civil engineering major Griffin Sullivan.
He said he would be more interested in the elections if he knew the candidates were campaigning on issues he is interested in.
"I don't really know what they do. I just see the campaign billboards," Sullivan said.
Undecided students are encouraged to learn about the candidates, Johnson said, and make sure they have a firm foundation of how the candidates might represent them in office.
"I would say to Joe Student who is out there: research the candidates," he said. "They're all available and they're more than happy to tell you what they believe in and what they want or don't want to see at Mississippi State."
"It's our job to be that liaison between the administration and faculty and the students," Johnson said. "We're there to bridge that gap and find out what the students want, and what are their concerns."
The elections serve as a chance for students to choose who they want to represent them for the next year and decide who will best represent their wishes when handling issues facing MSU, Johnson said.
"[Students] are about to put in a new administration who will have a new focus and a new set of goals than [the previous administrations] had and so this is their chance to figure out which candidate best represents what they want and who will be the best advocate for students," he said.
For some students, this will be the first time they will participate in SA elections.
These include sophomore civil engineering major Griffin Sullivan.
He said he would be more interested in the elections if he knew the candidates were campaigning on issues he is interested in.
"I don't really know what they do. I just see the campaign billboards," Sullivan said.
Undecided students are encouraged to learn about the candidates, Johnson said, and make sure they have a firm foundation of how the candidates might represent them in office.
"I would say to Joe Student who is out there: research the candidates," he said. "They're all available and they're more than happy to tell you what they believe in and what they want or don't want to see at Mississippi State."
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