Editor’s note: This story is the first in a four-part series on the Student Government campaigns. The candidates will be presented alphabetically by last name. Student Government presidential candidate Brooksie Bonvillain and vice presidential candidate Chris Sellers are “Leading the Way” into their second week of campaigning.Debates start Tuesday, and students are examining what each candidate supports and how well they represent the students.Bonvillain said she is against raising tuition for any students.”But as hard as we will try to keep tuition at its current costs, it may not be possible,” Bonvillain said.She said she would support creating a fluctuating fee based on current enrollment and the budget deficit at the time. The fee would not be  permanent.”We’re committed to protecting the academic core at the University,” Sellers said. “We do need to make sure LSU remains the flagship institution.”SG Speaker of the Senate Tyler Martin said he supports the “Leading the Way” ticket because he said its initiatives are the most tangible, and they’d be able to lead the University best.”Looking at what the other candidates are proposing, I see a lot of the things are already happening,” Martin said. “They are going to do that and more. Their initiatives are very tangible and will have a big impact.”Martin has worked alongside Bonvillain in Senate meetings and with Sellers on the Committee of Finance. “She really understands the way Student Government runs outside of one individual piece or part,” Martin said. “Not only that, she seems very well grounded and a very clear thinker about how to go about things.”Martin said Sellers was always the “voice of reason when it came to spending money.””He really thought through how money was going to be spent, which is a very attractive aspect to have,” Martin said.Samantha Navarra, mass communication senior, is in Kappa Delta sorority with Bonvillain and has worked with her since freshman year. “She’s the busiest person I know,” Navarra said. “Since we started KD as freshmen, we were both in Freshman Leadership Council. You could tell she had a passion for Student Government.”SG President Stuart Watkins said next year’s administration will need to be resourceful in dealing with matters the University faces as a whole.”They need to continue asking administrators those hard questions, but also looking at ways in which they can really optimize getting things done with working with less,” Watkins said.Watkins expressed a need for the current candidates to form working relationships now with upper-level administrators.”You can’t lose time trying to form these working relationships after you get elected,” Watkins said. “You only have one year to serve in this role, and you have to be very efficient with time management.”Watkins said he and Vice President Martina Scheuermann are not supporting any candidate, but will work with whomever the students vote into office. –Contact Catherine Threlkeld at [email protected]