ASUA hopefuls debate
Vice presidential candidates speak out on programs, current issues
By: Cody Calamaio
Issue date: 3/7/08 Section: News
The executive vice president works with about 10 percent of a $1.1 million budget for clubs and organizations.
Moses, who has never previously been involved in the student government, said he hopes to reform club funding.
"It's too complicated and the clubs are suffering from it," Moses said. He said he also wants to raise the number of club advocates from five to ten next year.
Current Executive Vice President Anderson defended the current process of allocating club funding and she chose to lower the number of club advocates from seven to five this year to help create a stronger team.
"Being from the inside it's hard to see the problems," Moses said. "Funding is the life and blood of these clubs."
Anderson said she hopes to push funding initiatives and education so clubs have other resources for funding.
All four candidates were asked some lighter questions about who in history they would like to eat dinner with or what they would say to UA President Robert Shelton in an elevator, and some more difficult issues such as how they plan to fix the ASUA image in the wake of club funding controversies.
"You really need to improve yourself before you can show yourself to the rest of the world," Pennington-McQueen said. "You can't take positivity and expect it to keep the ship together."
The general election will be held March 11 and 12.
Moses, who has never previously been involved in the student government, said he hopes to reform club funding.
"It's too complicated and the clubs are suffering from it," Moses said. He said he also wants to raise the number of club advocates from five to ten next year.
Current Executive Vice President Anderson defended the current process of allocating club funding and she chose to lower the number of club advocates from seven to five this year to help create a stronger team.
"Being from the inside it's hard to see the problems," Moses said. "Funding is the life and blood of these clubs."
Anderson said she hopes to push funding initiatives and education so clubs have other resources for funding.
All four candidates were asked some lighter questions about who in history they would like to eat dinner with or what they would say to UA President Robert Shelton in an elevator, and some more difficult issues such as how they plan to fix the ASUA image in the wake of club funding controversies.
"You really need to improve yourself before you can show yourself to the rest of the world," Pennington-McQueen said. "You can't take positivity and expect it to keep the ship together."
The general election will be held March 11 and 12.
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Dave Sanchez
posted 3/07/08 @ 12:49 PM MST
I'm voting for the one that fights for longer recess and off campus lunch!!
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