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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2018
VOL. 110, NO. 13 l SINCE 1908
CAST YOUR VOTE
Designed by Jayson Jeffers
Choose USC’s next student body president
Courtesy of Tommy DiBona
Courtesy of Kathryn Stoudemire
Courtesy of West Russell
Courtesy of Taylor Wright
TOMMY DIBONA
WEST RUSSELL
KATHRYN STOUDEMIRE
TAYLOR WRIGHT
“Get people out, get people excited, get people involved.”
“When we work for each other, we become our greatest.”
“What we need to do is stop talking and start acting.”
“We have to take student government to people.”
W h ile DiBona has been involved in Student Government as deputy of alumni relations on Student Body President Ross Lordo’s executive cabinet and in the elections commission last year, he’s looking to move up to the highest position within SG. DiBona is campaig n ing on i nc re a s i n g ac c e s s ibi l it y and unity of the student body t h rough c reat i ng a Boa rd of St udents, modeled on t he Board of Trustees, and Student G ameday. “I want people to be inspired,” DiBona said. In addit ion to his involvement, D i B o n a s e r v e s a s t he v ic e president of the Sigma A lpha Epsilon fraternity.
The only presidential candidate not running on a ticket, Russell is unconventional in more ways than one. Most candidates create expansive staffs numbering 100 and beyond, yet Russell lists just four. He hasn’t created a website or campaign social media accounts. He has no ex per ience w it h i n St udent Government and said that Student Government hasn’t benefited him in any way. The purpose of the campaign, he says, is to “reclaim the unity we lost during this last national election.” W it h i nvolvement i n st udent organizations like Quidditch and SGTV, Russell hopes to bring an outside perspective to the role of president.
A fifth-generation Gamecock, Stoudemire ser ves as St udent Body President Ross Lordo’s chief of staff. While she was involved in Greek life early on as Delta Zeta’s creative media chair and PR chair, Student Government entered her life sophomore year when she joined the communications staff and t hen ran t he Moment um campaign. Work ing alongside Ross, she said, has showed her the position of president in a unique way. “I would make sure to use the relationships I’ve built with the administration,” Stoudemire said. Stoudemire is campaigning on pedestrian bridges and “fireside chats.”
Wright was involved with Student Government before even stepping foot onto USC’s campus. After attending Pillars for Carolina and working on Freshman Council, Wright serves currently as Secretary of Campus Outreach on Student Body President Ross Lordo’s executive cabinet. He’s been executive director for UofSC Flood Relief, chief of staff for Lead the Way and is an ambassador for the university and University President Harris Pastides. With platform points like Smart Parking and Midnight Madness, at the debate Wright said, “I want people to know that I’m not just talking about making things happen, but that we actually make them happen.”
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HOW TO VOTE IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS: Polls are open 9 a.m. Tuesday to 5 p.m. Wednesday
1. Log on to sc.edu/elections
SEE VIOLATION TRACKER PAGE 2 3.Select a candidate for each position
2. Read a short 4. Submit your vote bio for each candidate
SEE ENDORSEMENT PAGE 6