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April 2009
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By Joshua Enriquez:
Staff Writer
There comes a time every
spring semester at the Penn State
Mont Alto campus when stu-
dents begin running and cam-
paigning for the position they
want in the Student Government
Association. People run for nu-
merous reasons such as wishing
this semester are finding new
ways to promote themselves to
the student body in order to gain
a positive image or influence.
Some of Freshman Timothy
Stroman’s voters have taken the
initiative by putting a flyer on
their door asking to vote for Stro-
man who is running for presi-
the students or leaving an im-
pression on the campus.
Whatever the reason may be,
the competition this semester
seems to be fierce as Freshmen
Michael Chang, Alyssa Lee
Politi, and Adriana Santamaria
can be seen campaigning in the
Commuter Parking Lot for a po-
sition on the SGA.
Michael Chang
Timothy Stroman
Almost everyone who is run-
ning for a position has used
Facebook in order to spread the
news about the election by mak-
putting up his signs in the hall-
ways of the residential buildings.
a part of the SGA because he
“can promote better student life
and more interaction between
student, the faculty and staff and
the community.” He comments
Adriana Santamaria
that the current SGA is “doing
fine. [Michael] Francis, [current
SGA President], will be going up
to University Park and someone
needs to take over and I can’t be
him but I can definitely try to
take his spot.”
Freshman Adriana San-
tamaria, who is running for Com-
munications Coordinator and is
for us to actually pay attention to
what people say about events and
to maybe incorporate the ones
they like for next year. Also, we
could create new ones that peo-
ple would be interested in to
make Mont Alto more profi-
cient.” Adriana had commented
on her competitor, Freshman
Alyssa Lee Politi, stating “she
Alyssa Lee Politi
the campaign. She’s been really
into it and has put in a lot of ef-
fort. I think she has a lot to offer
to the SGA and for everyone.”
Alyssa states that she “can’t
come up with any good response
for the current SGA because they
haven’t impacted the lives of its
Shonna Graham
students so far
which tells me it needs drastic
reformation.” She states that if
she gets elected into the position
of Communications Coordinator,
she would use her voting power
“to best represent what the stu-
dent population wants.”
Four of the six prospective
applicants to the SGA have been
spreading the news about the
election by putting or giving
away flyers, through word of
mouth or online means.
Freshman Shonna Graham,
who is running for C.A.M.P.
chair, states that she “wishes to
make great campus activities that
are not only educational but also
fun. I wish to be part of the ex-
perience and hope- Ashka Patel
fully, I will see Mont Alto grow
to be a better community.” She
feels that the current SGA “has
been doing their part and 1 feel
that it shows regarding what goes
on campus. I think our president
is doing a great job and I hear
that he is very active. I know
we're going to have a new presi-
dent and I’m really excited and
hopefully, I'll be part of the
changes in Mont Alto.”
Freshman Ashka Patel, who
is running for Treasurer and is
currently a senator, says that she
wants “to be part of the SGA Ex-
ecutive Board because it’s a
leadership position and through
the experience, I wish to sharpen
the attributes that a good leader
possesses. I hope that I have all
of your support because I'm a
well equipped SGA Treasurer if
you allow me to be.”
Whoever gets elected into the
SGA for next year will go be-
yond the call of duty to best rep-
resent the student body and to
promote communication between
them and the faculty and staff.