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VOL. LXXVI, ISSUE 5
FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2023
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Student Government Association presidential debate on April 5 ◊ ISA HUDZIAK EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
worry about did I actually earn it, or was I just the only person?” Stottsberry said. “Which I think will be a positive thing and make [whoever is elected] a stronger leader.”
For the first time in many years, the Student Government Association is holding a debate between two presidential candidates on April 5 at 3 p.m. in Hislop Auditorium located in Thurston Hall. The candidates are second years Kathi Jabe, a biochemistry major with a minor in human rights advocacy, and Kyle Mitchell, a political science major. “They’re both very good candidates. They both have their pros and cons,” said Tyler Stottsberry, a cybersecurity major and the current SGA chief justice. “I think either way with either one of them winning, the school will be in a good spot and the students will be in a good spot.” Stottsberry organized the upcoming debate and explained that it will follow standard debate structure.
Photos provided by Kathi Jabe and Kyle Mitchell There will be six main categories with 30 questions, along with questions submitted via Google Forms which was sent in an email from the SGA Communications Team. The candidates will be posed a question with time to give an initial response, a rebuttal and a re-rebuttal. The debate is expected to take one and a half to two hours total. According
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one of the goals of this debate comes from the recent past of SGA presidents running unopposed, which creates a sense of doubt of the president’s reflection of student voices and validity of their election. “I think when we have more than one person running, it’ll get rid of all of that [concern] so whoever takes the position, for them, they won’t have to
Colby Kusinitz, the current SGA president and cybersecurity major, said he believes a strong leader for the students is necessary during this transitional time when current Provost Todd Pfannestiel is inaugurated as the tenth president of Utica University. “My team has taken great strides to bring the two candidates, Kathi and Kyle, to the students. I encourage all students to not only attend the debate but to also consider running for student government if they feel passionate about student life and student issues,” Kusinitz said. “Students should be the change they want to see in student government.” Candidate Q&A on page 4
Changes to the RA system will offer new positions ◊ BRADY BARNARD STAFF WRITER The role of resident assistant will be changed at Utica University. Resident assistants or “RA’s” are students who are trained to help other students with a variety of concerns. Every floor in every dorm building on campus students have access to an RA.
Director of Student Living Marissa Hall said that the university has worked to develop a model that shifts the existing resident assistant role into multiple roles. These roles will include community advisors, student living assistants, student living operations coordinators, student living marketing coordinators, senior community advisors and
move in/out assistants. Currently, the student living staff model employs about 25 students each semester. The new model will employ approximately 50 students every academic year and employ more than 100 students during August and May. “This new model will hopefully address concerns of burnout
and workload in the existing RA position while also providing residential students with more events and opportunities to socially engage within their community,” Hall said. Current RA staff have completed an application process to indicate which position they are interested in pursuing next year. The senior community advisor position is an exclusive position that is