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Show A4 NEWS Fighting for the students Courtesy of UVUSA By Alex Solomon News Writer Fighting for higher state funding for tuition, serving as liaison between students and faculty members and budgeting for and inviting UVUSA speakers on campus are just some of the duties David Millet will undertake as he serves as the Vice President of Academics in the Executive Council. He will oversee many student activities and projects, such as working with the school senators, coordinating times for regular speakers to visit UVU campus and encouraging students to actively participate in planned activities. Millet was very pleased to see the student attendance at events like the debate on marijuana and casino night. He commented that those kinds of events speak to different kinds of students and plans to include more of a variety in student activities this year. Millet, despite being the only candidate for his office, still faces many struggles. One such struggle is tuition. Millet said that only 42 percent of tuition is state funded, with students paying up 58 percent, making this university a tax-assisted school. Millet is currently working with state representatives and school senators to improve UVU's state funding and gaining the respect UVU deserves as a certified university. Another issue Millet commented on was the lack of Abstract sense of leadership student involvement in the UVUSA office elections this year. "It's disappointing." Millet said. "We represent the students in fights for issues such as tuition and parking. I'm afraid we're not being utilized. I'm not sure how many students are aware of what we do." Millet commented that he felt like he isn't able to properly represent the students when there is a lack of student voice being given to him and his fellow officers. He felt it was difficult to understand the needs of the student body when students are either uninvolved or uninterested. "I'm pushing for [the council] to have some faceto-face time with the student body," Millet said. "We want to be the students' friends, and not just a leader." Millet still has a deep passion for the school and its direction. This passion has driven him to push campaigns such as putting the face of council officers out into the public view and encouraging students to attend UVUSA activities by giving more publicity to activities such as guest speakers and social events. Sam Hadlock is going to be the new second in command for the student body population. This position 4 should not be looked at as a yes-man or just a right hand man, but as the connection between student government and administration. Hadlock is much like any other student: He is an Art major, has been here for a few years and isn't sure exactly where he fits in with his class standing. "I'm a sophomore or a junior," Hadlock said. "I'm not sure, I have a year and a half left or so." He has served in student government since he was a sophomore in high school, when he was his school's sophomore class president. He also served as a junior and a senior, his senior year as his school's student body president. "I love being involved," Hadlock said. "I have a hard Courtesy of UVUSA time going to class then going home. I don't think your eduBy Jarom Moore cation should be a miserable Asst. News Editor experience." He has served the previTeam Innovate may have ous two years as the assistant run unopposed in the most student body president over recent student body elections, design. but the newly elected ExecuThe focus of his life is tive Vice President still wants looking into using what he to truly innovate UVU. loves to make a difference. In the future, he wants to use art to help himself and support the family he hopes to one day have. While some may not see a direct connection between the mind of an art student and a politician Hadlock uses the strengths from each to influence the other. "Art is abstract, so is leadership," Hadlock said. This is also a reason he likes his team name, Innovate. He wants to be involved with students, to be an active voice to help students be involved in any way. He will spend most of his time over the next year with new Student Body President Chris Loumeau. While the art side of Hadlock focuses on emotional and circular logic, he said, Loumeau thinks more logically and linearly. They will use these viewpoints to attack problems from different angles. "Chris and I are very different people," Hadlock said. "We kind of balance each other out." Hadlock will focus mostly on the independent branch, which includes the mentoring , multicultural and international student government programs. Loumeau himself helped his parents out with money. Out of the four kids in his family, Loumeau is the only one not married, though he was engaged before; however, she called it off two weeks before the wedding. "That was rough," Loumeau said. "Luckily, I was on the senate at the time and I had a lot of great friends, who were a great help and very supportive." Along with other challenges, Loumeau said he has had to struggle to overcome his pride. "I've been blessed with lots of opportunities in my life and it's easy to get full of yourself," Loumeau said. very open with students and that we want to serve them," Loumeau said. "We are not here to glorify ourselves, we're not here to put a feather in our caps or pad our resumes, it's really because we love the school and we really want it to shine and to work with students." Lomeau continued nity health, with aspirations of getting his masters in health administration and going into hospital administration. As the second oldest of four kids, Loumeau has seen his share of struggles. For a time, his father was unemployed, which was a difficult challenge for his family. There was a time when "I think staying grounded has been really hard, but as long as people are open and honest with me and I can take criticism, I can stay grounded." Over the next year, Loumeau hopes to do just that: stay grounded as student body president. "I want us to be known for being very real with students, SAVE A LIFE ▪ Donsie blood-plasfria tvoloaa week +Provide treetments to countless nuri-bar OlitAdren and adults • Used for buns, StiOdi arid other lifelhreelienIng condlilions Biomat USA, Inc. c Ce Peanut allergy has you on the 349 East University Pkwy Orem, UT 84058 lookout for peanuts? Bea part of our research Itudy, %sling a Tierw in Avg delivery system fcr pea nut allergy. We ale Whig In quailed subjechio hdp lest %dell and L131E1.3E1114 of an irrapsrigateirul dig *limy WW1 'kr EhOSe wig 6 mow dller9r. 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