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Show !MONPAY, MARCH 26, 2001 -- - The SUI.IS'! general eleclicns will be /lekJ on Wedne~y v/1111 S p.m. Stvdenls may 1101t, OIi the eas, pat,o of tne. ELC or In /l1e -~ ~ PAGE 3 Sharwan Smith Center Uvmg Room. Announcements of the winners w,l be ~t 7 p.m in the Shatwan Sm,t.t, Center Row/Ida Montgomery: 'reach· out' Richey ,NOUld leave legacy (continued from page 1) (contin~ed from page 1) serves them . "The column will hold every position accountable for its activities,· Montgomery said. Montgomery wants ~tudents to know how SUUSA benefits them and where their student fees are going . . "The colQ,:,:m will [read] , 'This is what I'm _doing in my position This is where your student fees are going. This is how you can get involved ,'" he said. Montgomery also wants to implement a series of lunchtime forums to connect the student body to SUU administration and student government. "The reason we have student government is to facilitate students' needs and represent them in the state," Montgomery said . The forums would provide lunch for students while a member of administration or student government speaks about his or her current events, goals and responsibilities. Montgomery said the forums would be casual and open to students' questions and provide them information about ways to get involved . Montgomery is running with the WHY? party, and firmly stands behind each WHY? candidate. "If you look at my party, you'll see I surround myself with amazing, diverse people that know how to get the job done," he said. "I'll do that next year as well. " Montgomery called the WHY? executive council a "dynam ic team ," saying each member is different from each other but they all wo"rk well with each other. "Seventy-five percent of who I am is my executive council-you can 't be student body president alone.n he said. Montgomery said WHY? 's executive council and senatorial candidates are _ diverse in their backgrounds and experiences , bringing "balance to the party ticket. " "Our senators represent a breadth and scope within their individual colleges: I would love .to see some good representation in every department and that's why we have the senators we do,'' he said . SU USA general elections will be held on Wednesday. Richey said the "First Step· links seniors to freshmen, giving freshmen an edge in class planning and tips on how to study , get involved and other things new students are not fam iliar with . "Walk the Walk" is getting students in contact with the resources they're looking for on campus , such as advisement and general information. "Next Step" is getting students connected to people in the commun ity and giving them access to graduate program resources. Richey said he thinks a good SUUSA presjdent is approachable, listens well , can gather and synthesize information and makes decisions that will benefit the university ·and students. "My job [will beJ to create a culture directed back at the students," he said. "There is power in the unity of student government reach ing out to the student~. and hopefully, the students will reach back.· "The president must have a global view of SUU , which comes from having been here, -having been involved, and seeing what it takes to run student government," he said . Richey said he sees experience being one of his greatest strengths as a potential student body president. "Experience is one of the greatest educators," Richey said . "It's like wisdom . "Wisdom is the correct application of knowledge : You can know everything about being president, but 'I f you don't know how to apply it, you lose its effectiveness .· Richey is running with the ONE pai:fy , and says the strength of the party comes from its diversity . Richey said there is a tremendous amount of diversity in ON E's executive council in style, personality and opinion-but he likes it that way. "Jf there are no debates, conversations or differences of opinion · among your group, you have a tyranny ," he said. "Our differences are what make our party stron_ger, • he added. ·we have the ability to work with different groups of people no matter who they are ." Fifteen senate seats up for grabs Wednesday BY VALERI BUMAN JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Following Wednesday's primary elections, 31 candidates for SUUSA's 15 senator positions remain. . Running ,n the College of Performing and Visual Arts are Crystal Bullock (H) , Tiffany Carter (W) , Sara Markham (0}, Ruth Tibbitts (0), Hayley Titus (0) , Erin Turek CW) and Jay Webb (W). Bullock. a senior dance major from St. James, N.Y., said she wants to unify students within the college by providing them with activities such as a "Meet Your Professor" night and after show partles. Carter, a jun)or art major from Albuquerque, N.M., said she would like to work on opening up the art gallery to more student exhibits. Markham, a junior dance performance major from Prescott, Ariz ., said .she hopes to increase awareness of talent within the coll~ge by organizing an original student production. Tibbits, a senior music major from Blanding, Utah, said she would like to organize a student production, combining forces with the various departments. She would also like to see an increase in advertising for department events. Titus, a junior music major from Sacramento, Calif., said ~he wants to organize service projects involving touring schools to teach children about art. Turek, a junior music major from Cedar City, said she wants to create open forums where students will be allowed to voice their concerns and opinions. She would also like to see events happening within the departments posted, making students aware of upcoming events. Webb, a junior theatre major from Claremont. Calif., said he wants to open a black box theatre which would be available for student use in the various departments. Candidates for the. College of Science are Kolby Day (W), Annie Draper (0), Matt Glazier (W), Joseph Katsche (0), Matthew Kime (H), Julianne -Olsen (H). Day, a junior biology major from Midway, Utah, hopes to increase student involvement in undergraduate research. Draper, a sophomore math major from Delta, Utah, said she woutd like to focus on alleviateing advisement confusion by assigning an adviser to incoming students. Glazier, a senior biqlogy major from West Jordan, Utah, said he would like to focus on developing a standard system of academic advisement so that incoming students know who they need to talk to about class schedules, graduate school and work opportunities. Katschke, a junior biology major from Panaca, Nev., said he would like to focus on eliminating the fear that some incoming students have by keeping them informed througt:i updated billboards. Kime, a sophomore chemistry major from Bountiful , said he wants to work on. keeping science students informed about club activities and undergraduate research opportunities by updating billboards and distributing mass e-mails. Olsen, a sophomore biology major from Highland, Utah , said she wants to develop ways to improve communication between students and senators. Running in the College of Humanities and Social Science are Dana Dzwoniarek (0), Dani Hall (W) , Derric Maxfield (W), Bridget Reynolds (0), Amy'Swalberg (0), and Chantel Thackeray (W) . Dzwoniarek, a junior communication major from Murray, Utah, said she would like to see all general education text books on reseNe in the library in order to make research and study groups easier. Hall, a junior psychology major from St. George, said she would like to see an HSS journal created where students can have their work published. Maxfield, a sop'homore communication major from S~ndy, said he hopes to eleviate the stress of registering by increasing class availability. He wants to eliminate low atendance classes to provide more room for highly . attended classes. Reynolds, a senior political science major from Cedar City, said she hopes to develop workshops to aid in studying for graduate school exams. Swalberg, a junior communication major from Highland, Utah. said she wants to keep students informed by distributing a newsletter twice a semester. The newsletter would include information on senate bills, club activities and student accomplishments. Thackeray, a junior sociology major from S~lt Lake City, said she would like to provide students with workshops to prepare them for graduate school and work opportunities. Candidates for the College of Education are Sara Baddley (0), Jane Clark (H) , Ashley McKell CW) , Ashley Pitcher 0N) , Amanda Pfundstein (0) and Brittany Sweat (W). Baddley, a junior elementry education major from Redlands, Calif., said she wants to focus on creating a web site which would focus on current job opportunities. Clark, a junior math major from St. George, said she would like to create a newsletter which would include information on clubs, jobs and could be used as a recruiting tool in high schools. McKell. a junior elementary education major from Ferron, Utah, said she would like -to focus on developing the current web site so that it would include information on internships, jobs, alumni contacts and club activities. Pitcher, a junior elementry ed.ucation major from Rancho Santa Margarita. Calif.. said she wants to create mentorships between freshmen and upperclasssmen. Pfundstein. a sopliomore education major from Las Vegas, said she would like to promote accreditation which would allow graduates to receive certification to · teach anywhere in the country. Sweat, a junior elementry and special education major from Midway, Utah, said she would like to focus on mulitcultural education. Those running in the College of Business and Technology are Amy McAffee-Clark CW), Marcus Cusik (W) . Andrea Dover (0), Jared Hallows (W) Spencer Koelliker (0) and Lynar Young (0). McAffee-Clark, a junior managerial economics major from Cedar City, said she would like to expand the web site to include club activities and career opportunities. Cuslk, a junior business finance major from Riverton, Utah, said he would like to focus on increasing student involvement by spotlighting different clubs and organiza1ions and organizing inter-club activities. Dover, a senior finance major from Layton, Utah, said she wants1o focus on expending the tutoring program . Hallows, a junior business management major from Salina, Utah, said he ·would like to seminars and out-ofclass education opprotunities. Koelliker, a junior business marketing major from Sandy, said he wants to foster the relationship between students and faculty so that students can benefit from their professors experiences and connections. Young, a sophomore computer information systems major from Alton, Utah, said he would like to create a calendar of events and a career center. 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