JAY BULLER, ROBERT LAY
IMPACT LSU
1. Campus Safety
Buller and Lay chose safety to be No. 1 because it is a timely and relevant concern during a time when a serial killer is on the loose in Baton Rouge. Buller said SG quickly can have a significant impact on student life by working on-campus and off-campus safety.
2. Academic services
Buller said academics is the reason
students are all here and very big issues fall into this category, including raising the University to a tier-two school and protecting the “W” date and last drop date.
3. Master Plan
4. Diversity
5. Student fees
6. Legislative lobbying
7. Disability access
8. Leadership
9. Recreation and entertainment
10. Community service
Buller said they do not have anything against community service, but they think SG should work more directly for the students because the organization is supported by student fees.
TRAVIS LEBLANC, J. BEN EDWARDS
NO PROMISES
1. Leadership
Leblanc and Edmonds said if they show strong leadership, they can impact the University positively. They do not want leaders who are just going to push a pointless agenda through.
2. Disability access
Since Edmonds has a disability, he said he has a heart for other students with disabilities and their problems with parking, classroom assistance and other things they face.
3. Academic services
4. Student fees
5. Master Plan
6. Campus safety
7. Community service
8. Diversity
9. Recreation and entertainment
10. Legislative lobbying
Leblanc said legislative lobbying is just another form of “politicking,” and they do not want to play a political game.
ALLEN RICHEY, JASON WESLEY
EMPOWER LSU
1. Diversity
Richey and Wesley said they are committed to the minority recruitment of faculty and students and integrating the international student community into campus life.
2. Community service
Richey said through an active service group, the University could interact with the surrounding community and give students an opportunity to get involved in a meaningful way.
3. Master Plan
4. Disability access
5. Campus safety
6. Student fees
7. Recreation and entertainment
8. Academic services
9. Leadership
10. Legislative lobbying
Because of the registration fees of lobbying organizations and the restrictions placed upon such groups, Richey said it is not wise to place legislative lobbying as a high priority.
KYLE WILKINSON, DANNY ROCKWELL
REAL ISSUES, REAL RESULTS
1. Leadership
Wilkinson and Rockwell chose leadership as No. 1 because they said it takes leadership to be able to achieve results for the issues on which they are running.
2. Campus safety
Wilkinson said they picked safety as the second most important issue because no one should be scared to be on LSU’s campus.
3. Diversity
4. Master Plan
5. Disability access
6. Student fees
7. Legislative lobbying
8. Academic services
9. Recreation and entertainment
10. Community service
Wilkinson said their choices for nine and 10 reflect their belief SG needs to focus on the big issues that will affect all students every day. But they say they will work with different campus organizations to provide recreation, entertainment and community service.
Prioritizing University concerns
The Reveille editors selected 10 issues we think are important to students and asked all the candidates for Student Government president and vice president to rank them in order of importance for their campaigns. The candidates then had the opportunity to explain why they chose their most important and least important issues.
Student Government elections are today, and students have the opportunity to choose their leaders for the coming year. The Reveille encourages all students to exercise their right to vote. You can do so at any of these polling locations on campus:The QuadCEBAMusic and Dramatic ArtsTureaud Hall Chopin Hall Design BuildingJohnston HallVet School