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Show N I E Richey, Montgo·m ery vie for presidential post WHY?, ONE party candidates face of( for Wednesday's SUUSA general elections Jed Montgomery said he will take approachability, accountability and diversity to the SUUSA offices next year if elected ·student body president. Montgomery, a junior Spanish/political science major from Cedar City, said he sees himself as a friendly, hooest. sincere individual that feels strongly and passionately about SUU. "I love SUU," Montgomery said. "I love the students that I come into contact with and I love the faculty. "I've had amazing experiences here, and I want to help others get involved,· he said. "As student body president, I would work hard for that.· Montgomery said he'd like to "reach out, grab someone, get them involved, and find the 'niche' at SUU that is theirs.· "It's important that there be a strong, sincere person that is a motivator at the helm of student government-someone that understands not just himself, his own needs and his own ideas, but everyone's," he said. He said a major factor in discovering the needs of students will be the student activities board and cabinet the executive council appoints after it is elected into office. "Any need you see on this campus can be taken care of through proper representation. ·we represent the students. That's what we promise to do when we take our oath of office," Montgomery said. "The responsibility of the president is not to run with something because he's dO(le it before,· he said, "it's to listen to all points of view, evaluate them, and then make a decision." One of Montgomery's platforms is -to run a column in the University Journal once every two weeks that will tell students how student government (continued on page 3) If elected student body president, Ryan Richey wants to leave a legacy of individualism at SUU at the end of his term next year. Richey, a junior biology major from Bloomington, Ind., said rµnning for student body president is the result of an invitation from one student who invited him to become involved his first year at suu. Richey said his service that year has grown and escalated into his current goal of becoming the next SUUSA president. "Somebody invited me to be involved and it changed my life," he said. "Jt started with one persoo, and now I find myself running for student body president.· Richey wants all SUU students to have the stimulating one-on-one e).(perience that he-had. "Power comes in the one-on-one conversation with people," he said. "The best solutions for students don't come from the student body president; the best solutions come from students. · 1want to make it a little bit easier for a student to be a student," he said. "I want to make a difference in each individual's ·life." Richey said his platforms are centered on informing students and utilizing informational programs that are already .available, such as Campus Pipeline and the un;versity Journal. Richey's platforms include introducing standup email terminals throughout campus and creating a centralized information center for housing, jobs and activitit:?s. "My jQb as president is to bring information to the students and make it easier to access,· he said. Richey also wants to implement what he calls the "First Step, Walk the Walk, and The Next Step" program. (continued on page 3) SEE PAGES 3 AND 8-9 FOR MORE ON THE SUUSA GENERAL ELECTIONS . I . |