The Observer endorses Kennedy, Oester and Ward for USG elections
April 8, 2015
Here are The Observer's endorsements for the Undergraduate Student Government's (USG) 2015 elections. We chose to endorse these positions because these are the people that interact with the student body the most. President: Chippy Kennedy In the past, the position of Vice President of Student Life h...
Candidate Elishama Kanu
April 7, 2015
In what ways do you think USG could use better PR? "I think our student body is exceptionally passionate about change and improvement and gifted with analytical and problem-solving skills. However, I do not think USG is always effectively promoted as a tool to help students enact proper change. ...
Candidate Walter Huang
April 7, 2015
What are your plans for this position? "My plan for the position would be expressed in two major parts: to create a more active Information Technology (IT) committee and incorporation of more student engagement, which corresponds to the ideal function of our committee-- to lead technological initia...
Candidate Sai Gandhe
April 7, 2015
What are your plans for this position? "As the Vice President of Information Technology I would like to establish better connections with the Information Technology Services (ITS) and Student Affairs IT administration so the students have a say in IT advancements and renovations on campus. I wou...
Candidate Nishant Uppal
April 7, 2015
What projects are you hoping to pursue should you get the position that would directly affect the student body in the next year? "As Vice President of Academic Affairs, I hope to expand the accessibility of major and career resources on campus. Although the Career Center offers many resources online...
Candidate Arjun Gopinath
April 7, 2015
What projects are you hoping to pursue should you get the position that would directly affect the student body in the next year? "The projects that I intend to pursue are covered in my letter of intent. In brief, I aim to improve and ensure equal access to all academic resources to all students, re...
Candidate Xiaoyu Li
April 7, 2015
What are your plans for this position? "My overall goal for this position is to play a more active role in ensuring the effectiveness of USG. The Chief Judicial Officer (CJO) is in the unique position of being externally elected by the student body yet not a voting member of General Assembly (GA), m...
Candidate Salina Zhang
April 7, 2015
Why do you want this position? “I’ve just been really passionate about student life. I’ve been on campus for three years. I feel like I’m a very good person to represent and I can help to rally the whole student body and represent the campus well. I love getting feedback from the students, so...
Candidate Garretson Oester
April 7, 2015
Why do you want this position? “I think I’m the best candidate to make the change. I think student life in general needs more accessibility, more collaboration and more accountability. With the accessibility part, for instance, our meetings are at 6:30 p.m. on Fridays, no one is ever going to...
Candidate Barry Goldberg
April 7, 2015
Why do you want this position? “The short answer is because I think it’s a place I can do a lot of good in trying to make the campus a better place. I think that, historically, USG hasn’t necessarily done enough with student life specifically. I’d like to change that. They have the ability...
