College of Arts and Sciences Survey Answers: Senate

Senate 4 Full Seats (needed 12.5% to win)

Won election:

Mike Jones, 325 votes, 13.3%

Runoff candidates:

Brian Baudoin, 237 votes, 9.7%

Jackie Cali, 192 votes, 7.9%

Paige Kennedy, 253 votes, 10.4%

Tiffany Lemons, 181 votes, 7.4%

Emily McCalla, 173 votes, 7.1%

Jeffery Wale, 193 votes, 7.9%

Lost election:

Elizabeth Fall, 164 votes, 6.7%

Brittany Callista, 171 votes, 7.0%

Stephen Varnell, 170 votes, 7.0%

Behm Williams, 72 votes, 3.0%

Mychal A. Williams, 148 votes, 6.1%

Carly Woitha, 159 votes, 6.5%

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Brian Baudoin

Senator Candidate

Ticket: Leading the Way

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Jaclyn Cali

Senator Candidate

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Brittany Foster

Senator Candidate

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Michael Jones

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Paige Kennedy

Senator Candidate

Ticket: StudentsFIRST

Major: Anthropology

Year: Sophomore

1. How will you change the daily life of students in your college if elected?

If I am elected as a senator for the College of Arts & Sciences, I will strive to consistently improve the quality of the programs in the college. I will fight for initiative within the college such as offering better advising for the students, and improving the relationships and interaction between the multitude of students in the College of Arts & Sciences and their professors.

2. What is the most important issue facing students on campus?

In my opinion, the most important issue facing students on campus today is the threat of losing so many of our vital teachers due to state budget cuts. Teachers are pertinent tools for our academic ventures, and the removal of such substantial numbers of them can only hurt the students. People no longer have opportunities for letters of recommendation they would need for graduate school, and also people will not be able to schedule all of the classes they need in order to graduate because of a significantly reduced number of section availabilities for a course due to there not being enough teachers. This issue is begging to be addressed, especially in the College of Arts and Sciences, where foreign language teachers and english teachers are seeing the most severe decreases in numbers.

3. Where do you see the University in five years?

If the detrimental budget cuts come to a peaceful halt, I can see the University thriving in five years. If the students can unite to fight for their rights to a proper education without the threats of losing their resources, the University, as well as the student's degrees on graduation day, with remain valuable and commendable.

4. What will you change from the past administration?

I hope to get students more involved in their student government, so that the initiatives in which I fight for will have greater support, which will increase the likelihood of them transforming from ideas to realities. I want the students to be placed first, and to have everyone's opinions voiced and addressed in the student senate, so that improvements can actually occur, rather than simply being discussed.

5. Why are you qualified for the position you're running for?

I have been involved in Student Government for two semesters now, serving in the Judicial Branch. I have been exposed to the inter-workings of the system, and am aware of how things can get done. I have listened to the opinions of all of the branches of government, and am now knowledgeable on how I could bring my initiatives for improvement to the floor, and get them passed and put into action.

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