Campus Chatter

Deanna Gerweck

Geography and Environmental Studies, Junior

Are you planning on voting?

Yes.

Why?

I've voted the past few years and it's important. Being a GES major, last year that solar energy fee passed; we're allowed to use different things for it, and we're having a meeting to figure out what we're going to use it for. It kind of shows that our vote does matter.

Does the SGA need better communication with students?

Oh yeah. I think that [more students would vote] if more people knew what the issues were about. I know last year, the "Take out the Tap?" There was a lot of press about that; I know a lot about that one. The more you know, the more you want to vote.

Dallas Gierlach

English, Senior

Are you planning on voting?

You know, I don't spend a whole lot of time on campus besides going to my classes. I've seen it advertised, but I really don't know what the issues are or who's going to be running, so I wasn't really planning on it.

If the SGA communicated those more clearly with you, would you reconsider?

Sure, yeah. It's just that I don't know anybody who's running, so I feel like I couldn't really vote for anyone with any sort of knowledge of what's going on.

How could they do that?

If there was some sort of event where we could see speeches, or just know who's running, then that would help a lot for me. Just knowing what the different candidates are trying to do if they get elected is really the biggest thing for me.

Ryan Bosworth

Mechanical Engineering, Senior

Are you planning on voting?

We [mechanical engineers] don't even know that there are windows outside.

Do you think a lot of students don't get involved?

Especially in engineering.

Do you think that the elections could be better promoted?

I never really hear anything about it. I see a lot of flyers, but not particularly anything past that.

James Kaan

Nursing, Freshman

Are you planning to vote?

No.

Why not?

I've never really understood the point of student elections. I don't understand what the [SGA] does. I don't know if any changes have been made. I just associate with what high school would be.

If the SGA communicated more clearly with you, would you reconsider?

I don't know, I guess I just don't understand why we need [student government]. I guess I'm just lazy.