The SGA elections will be held next Tuesday and Wednesday in the Student Union and I want to encourage everyone to be sure to vote.
This is the first time, in a long time, that there have been three parties running for SGA president and vice president. Usually, there are only two teams running.
This is also the first year that an incumbent is running for reelection. Current SGA president Ryan Beaird is running for a second term and has chosen sophomore senato Kimberly Winchester as his running mate.
Brandon Allen, a junior marketing and international business major from Dumas and Kiel Smith, a junior accounting major from Forrest City are also running for election.
Lark Little, a senior nursing major from Jonesboro and Adrian Everett, a sophomore chemistry major from Mcgehee represent the final team running for the election.
Representatives of the teams were on campus today, campaigning for votes. If you walked behind the Wilson building, you surely could not have missed them. I think I was stopped nearly five times.
SAB Multicultural enrichment director Sharnea Diggs was one of the people who I spoke with during one of my trips through. She was proudly supporting Little/Everett campaign and when I asked her why should I vote for them over the Beaird/Winchester group she said ‘experience.’
“I believe [Winchester] is just not qualified enough to become a vice-president,” Diggs said. “Her biggest attribute or achievement is that she has attended every SGA meeting.”
Which is apparently true.
According to the Facebook group, “Elect Beaird*Winchester as SGA President and VP: STILL Serving By Example,” it reads:
“Kimberly has shown perfect attendance to every SGA event and meeting, volunteered for extra duties and responsibilities, and has gone above and beyond every expectation laid upon her.”
While these are great qualities to have, I don’t think it qualifies someone for a demanding job like the SGA vice presidency. Experience is a heavy factor and I believe Ryan might have a choose a poor running mate for his reelection.
I have not completely made up my mind who I will vote for in the upcoming election. I want what is best for the campus. I am graduating soon but I want to leave knowing that the ASU campus is good hands. What do you think? Who are you going to vote for and why?
Be sure to pick Thursday’s issue of the Herald and be sure to vote on Tuesday and Wednesday in the Student Union.
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