Our election selection
By Editorial
As the school year draws to an end, Associated Student Government prepares to welcome a new President and Vice President for the 2010-2011 school year. Candidates for president and vice president - Marisa Plescia & Adrian Morales , Winston Yu & Blake Martini, and Chris Mosier & Nhunguyen Le - sat down with the Editorial Board on short notice this week to present their visions for student government.
One thing was evident in all three of our conversations with them: every ticket has a sincere desire to serve and give back to the student body.
But Mosier and Le stood out among the rest, offering a realistic, down to earth, and concrete platform.
With a campaign motto, "We were born to run," a nod to the duo's cross country roots, Mosier and Le wish to further develop plans that have already begun to take off during the current school year.
These include working to improve cell phone service, increasing athletic funding, and promoting the use of web tools to integrate student activities-both on and off campus- on a single calendar.
But what most sparked our interest is their plan to improve and promote alumni networking through the project, "Adopt a Class."
This program will enable alumni classes to "adopt" a graduating class in order to assist the recent graduates with their job searches. Currently, Mosier and Le are looking to connect the alumni of 1980 with the class of 2010.
While we feel that Mosier and Le are the best candidates for election, we do acknowledge both Plescia and Yu's passionate visions and creative platforms.
Plescia's platform entails promoting the spirit of SCU, one that focuses on highlighting the talents and gifts of every student on campus.
Her vision calls for a more comprehensive Bronco Week, in which the school will recognize not just athletics, but other equally talented and inspiring student organizations.
Yu's platform looks to "Put student life back in students' hands," in hopes of creating a stronger college community. Yu's three point platform focuses on encouraging more student feedback and connecting diverse university stakeholders in order to take full advantage of all the opportunities Santa Clara has to offer.
It would behoove an incoming Mosier-Le administration to seriously consider the ideas put forth by the other candidates. The Yu and Plescia tickets did not receive our endorsement, but their innovative ideas certainly caught our attention.
Ultimately, we hope that as members of a small university campus, students take the time to vote next Tuesday for whom they feel would be the best candidate for the job. After all, it is with the privilege of voting that we can begin to become active members of our community.