The ballots are in — this evening at 5:30, log on to lsureveille.com to watch a live video stream of election results as they’re announced and to read updates on the runoffs or winners. Congratulations to all the candidates on a clean, smooth campaign.As we start looking to a new administration for leadership and final candidates vye in the runoff, it’s important the market for ideas remains open and vibrant. Each of the pushcards for all four tickets has some innovative, concrete ideas for how SG can serve the student body — ideas that, regardless of the winner, we would like to see implemented.Here in the newsroom, we’ve also been thinking of some ideas we would like to see SG pursue in the next administration. We believe these ideas would have tangible results, affect the daily lives of students and are somewhat attainable. If we were to run for SG, here are a few items that would be on our pushcard:• Directly distribute Blue Books and Scantrons to academic departments to be given out in class, instead of making students come to the SG office to get them. SG should provide all professors with these materials for all tests and eliminate the need for students to bring testing materials.• Lobby the chancellor to join the Amethyst Initiative, the petition by university heads nationwide in support of lowering the drinking age to 18. Chancellors and presidents at more than 125 American universities have signed the initiative in its support. • Install outdoor electrical outlets near the benches in the Quad, allowing students to charge laptops or juice phones in the open air. The outlets could be placed between benches, be solar powered and funded by a corporate sponsor, like a computer or technology company.• Ease congestion on Nicholson Extension by addressing pedestrian traffic. One option is constructing a pedestrian bridge from the main parking lot over Nicholson Extension connecting to the front of Patrick F. Taylor Hall. Funding could come from a class gift project or corporate sponsor. A second option is hiring crossing guards to monitor when pedestrians may cross the road during high-traffic times. • Actively recruit alumni and donors to fund refurbishment for the abandoned sections of Tiger Stadium as office space or luxury game-day hotel rooms, as well as to restore the Huey P. Long Field House and the Greek Ampitheater. SG officials should coordinate all separate efforts to restore these campus landmarks, establish a central donation or endowment fund and set the framework for these buildings to be restored to former glory in several years. • Open Tiger Stadium to students during the day in a manner similar to the University of Florida, where students are allowed to study or eat in The Swamp’s stands during normal hours.• Host public feedings of Mike the Tiger at the start of football season to start a new campus tradition. Former SG President Colorado Robertson was unable to accomplish this item from his push card, but we believe Mike’s trainers should sponsor a safe, public viewing of our beloved bengal feasting on a special dinner, and SG leaders should help show how this viewing could be a legitimate tradition at the University.• Beautify the Enchanted Forest area — install more benches, add more lighting, lay new sod and improve drainage. This beautiful portion of the University should be a common place to find students sprawled in the grass studying, but without some sprucing up, it won’t quite be the hangout hotspot it could be. • Host outdoor dining options during nice weather portions of the semester. The University of Alabama sets up a large tent on their quad where they provide a catered meal. Students can use university currency— for us Paw Points or TigerCash — to gain entrance into the all-you-can eat big top. With some of the Union’s food amentities closed, this project would not only provide needed options for food,  but also a chance for students to socialize and a different dining venue for students to enjoy. • Work with individual colleges to establish online scheduling for advisors. In 2010, there is no reason every academic college on this Univeristy’s campus should be without an online appointment scheduling system for students to more easily meet with advisors. These are just a few suggestions we’d like to see SG consider in the new term. But whether they take our suggestions or not, we sincerely hope the new administration thinks innovatively and works hard to enact initiatives that practically, tangibly benefit the student body.—————Contact the Editorial Board at [email protected]