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Reach candidates take 2011 SGA election Rowland, Sharp, Shapiro emerge victorious over SPARK campaign in student vote “Just pure joy and excitement,” Sharp, junior in Spanish and psychology, said. “It’s crazy, because this is something that’s been in the back of my mind since freshman year. “All our hard work paid off.” The Reach campaign spent the majority of the week
are just some of the platforms as a part of Reach’s campaign. Zac Ellis Rowland said the student body’s newly elected repreEditor-in-Chief sentatives will hit the ground running with each of the party’s planned initiatives. Moments after the 2011 SGA election results were “Our three, four main points are what announced on Wednesday night, Reach camwe try to focus on,” Rowland said. “The paign presidential candidate Ross Rowland extension of the HOPE Scholarship in the still didn’t know how to react. summer, that’s been a project of mine for The newly elected SGA president had a a long time. I really want to ensure that new position to become accustomed to. happens on this campus.” “To be honest with you, I still don’t know Sharp said that despite the victory at how to feel,” Rowland said. “I’m looking forthe top, the win was a team effort. ward to getting the full feel.” “For me, there’s so much pressure Rowland and fellow Reach candidates because if we don’t win, all these people Courtney Sharp and Drew Shapiro won the that have been working for us, their 2011 SGA elections over the SPARK camcareers in SGA are shot,” Sharp said. paign on Wednesday night, announcing the “And that’s who we do it for. They’re so victory to a packed deck at the Reach elecgreat and they work so hard.” tion party at the Roaming Gnome on The Rowland and Sharp both admitted the Strip. campaign and all the work involved took a Rowland defeated SPARK presidential toll on those who volunteered all their candidate Courtney Vick with a total vote time and efforts for their cause. count of 2,286 votes. Sharp, the Reach vice “There’s been a lot of ups and downs,” presidential candidate, defeated SPARK’s Rowland said. “But the sheer amount of Max Gearin with 2,519 total votes while focus and effort and energy it takes to Shapiro, Reach’s Student Services director accomplish all this, it’s a lot. But thanks candidate, emerged in front of SPARK’s to all of our group, our exec, our senators, Quintavias King with 2,524 total votes. everyone that worked with us. With the conclusion of Campaign Week, “That’s the only way we were able to which began last Wednesday, the Reach canpull this out.” didates arrived at the Roaming Gnome just Sharp said the campaign is meant to before 9 p.m. to deliver the news to friends represent more than its top three candiand supporters. dates; every person involved will have a “Thank you all so much,” Rowland said, chance to make a difference on UT’s camaddressing the crowd. “We really, really pus. appreciate y’all’s love, y’all’s support, y’all’s “There are a lot of tough parts about dedication. The most personal thing someGeorge Richardson • The Daily Beacon running a campaign,” Sharp said. “But I one can do is to donate their time, their Ross Rowland, Courtney Sharp, and Drew Shapiro celebrate with fellow Reach think the toughest is just keeping things energy, their effort ... we really, really appre- campaign members and supporters after announcing their victory in the SGA elecin perspective. At the end of the day, we’re ciate what all you all have done this past tions on Wednesday, April 6. all so lucky to even have this opportunity, week.” and sometimes it’s hard to think that Even after the announcement, the feeling leading up to the election campaigning on its main issues there’s life past winning or losing. of excitement had yet to escape the candidates. surrounding the student body. Improvements to student “Knowing that in this campaign, there’s something so “I’m shocked,” Rowland, junior in public administraparking, the extension of the HOPE Scholarship to cover much bigger than a single candidate winning ... SGA is tion, said. “I’m numb. It still hasn’t hit me yet.” summer courses and alterations to final exam study days something bigger than any of us.” Sharp echoed Rowland’s surprise.
Event informs about grad admissions Info session focuses on students changing fields after first degree Career Services recommends its own method. Jamison Lanum “We tend to recommend Staff Writer what we call the ‘rule of six,’” Kit said. “You would apply to Career Services hosted at least six schools. So two are Graduate Admissions 101, an stretch schools, two safety, and information session about two are kind of mid-range graduate programs, on schools.” Tuesday. A widely unknown fact Students who attended the about the graduate admissions info-session were given infor- process is that getting acceptmation concerning the basics ed into a graduate school is of the graduate admissions only the first obstacle. process along with how Career Students must also be acceptServices can help them along ed into the department under the way. which they wish to study, a far “Every college has a liaison more difficult task. that can work with you on your “I didn’t know that you had career goals, whether that’s to get into both the graduate finding an internship, a full- program and the department,” time job or with the graduate Sarah Price, junior in biologischool admissions process,” cal sciences, said. Stephanie Kit, associate direcStudents were also told tor for Career Services, said. what makes a good candidate While Kit addressed the for graduate school. many reasons why students “There is no way around it. would want to enter a graduate Test scores and your grade program, she honed in on the point average are very imporstudent whose current major tant,” Kit said. “I’ve heard it no longer fits in with future said that it’s better to be really plans. strong in one if the other is “I, for example, had an weak, so if you have a strong undergraduate degree in busi- GPA, your test scores may not ness, but then went to a gradu- have to be as high.” ate program in counseling,” Students can also take steps Kit said. “So if you’ve reached to make themselves more a point where you’re very far attractive graduate school canalong in your major and you didates by moving location. don’t want to change it, but “If you are flexible, consider you know you want to do moving to a region of the U.S. something else, I often encour- that’s outside where you’re age students to look ahead and from, because sometimes get the higher degree rather schools value that type of geothan a second bachelors.” graphic diversity,” Kit said. Prospective students should Another benefit of thorbegin collecting materials for oughly researching graduate different programs and schools programs and what they offer at least one year prior to apply- is knowing the financial ing. Kit informed all attendees options that are made available that knowing what program to through graduate assistantapply to and which schools ships and teaching positions. Tara Sripunvoraskul • The Daily Beacon have these programs is vital to With these, Kit said many students receive enough aid to Alix Pfennigwerth, senior in ecology, works on the bike of Brenan Shiles, sophomore in computer science, during a smooth admissions process. When considering how pay for their entire graduate the UT Outdoor Program’s bike tune-up day. The event was part of UT’s celebration of Earth Month. More informany schools to apply to, education. mation on related events can be found at environment.utk.edu/earth_month