Vol. XXXIX, No. 4
SGA Campaign
Smoke before Fire?
By Mike Bruder and Gerry Dungan
mab522@psu.edu & gndl38@psu.edu
The future of the SA is likely to ke decided drrg
an intense electoral ddaate being held today . The deate
will ke held during cam hor an the patio of the
Cammons lbuilding. Electronic voting will carence
immediately following the event.
After a week of coentrated campaigning by the
incumcent Blue and White party ad the revived ggoosi -
tim of the Lim's Party, the date is likely to sway ure -
cided vores. The Hate is to be facilitated by newly
gooointed Associate Director of Stat Af fairs Grds
Cola. Debate questions have been pre-determined by. the
Of fice of Student Life (O9L) and will ramwmin undisclosed
util the dellaexe.
"Student lesdkers are special people," Gola said, "they
goad a lot of tine giving wp their time."
Both parties covered the campus last week with
Iyrochres, posters, ad events in ef forts to estadlish aed -
ibility away potential voters. Both parties were oti -
mistic about dering their vision of new leadership.
Incumbent Blue and White party presidential candi -
date Crystal Bowell said, "We figured we'd have fin
while we nn."
Blue ard White party candidates relied heavily an the
distrilutian of over 200 Party Parphlets ard by persaal -
ly encpging voters to commnicate the parties agarh.
In antrast, qgpositim Lin's Party Presidential
hooeful Paul Hioych and his Vice Presidential nominee
Devin Zuczek led an aggressive campaign. Hurych cur -
rently holds the post as Vice President of the IST club ad
Zuczek is a current SGA d ficer ad IST club events coor -
diratar . The two utilized their arret positias to host a
series of events an carpus thraghout the past week. The
Lion's Party collaborated with the IST chub to host poou-
lar events such as a IAN party, Dence Dance Revolution,
ad W ednesday’ s live music on the Caan’ s Bo.
Hmrych addressed the crowds at each event in an
fart to infam voters tet te Lias party is In te ae
ard locking for victory. "We want to show that we are able
to coordinate events that nmeke capus life more exciting”
said Hrych "thet's oar geal, improving caus life.”
According to Ziczek, the Lion's Party also distributed
over 600 pardhlets and amnstructed a web site to inform
voters an their platfom ad plans for inprovirg life at
DELCO. J
Sare feel the aggressive canpaion strategy of the
Lim's Party not anly overshadows the ef farts of the Bue
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ad White Party, hit feel the imoabents are mot een
meking an attept.
Of his gooarents ef forts, Zuczek said "I an surprised
that I haven't seen as much as I expected. I was exgoecting
to see campaigning caparable to ours.”
Bowhall is current SGA Vice President ad is afi -
dent in her party's campaign, thogh she adits it got of £
to a late start. Se said 'T prdably could have een doing
more, I'll adunit that." Bowell considered ery ways of
Cetting her party's messace to amnstituents ut ultinetely
decided the best form of cammnication would ke speak -
ing to stds directly. The party casidered utilizing
aniline communities that are pogodlar anayg students as a
method of sharing infomation doout their goals but even-
tually struck the idea down. "I didh't want to use Faogok
cause I didh't went to be overloearing” said Boawall.
Bowall's anfidence is udkerstandeble as she hes
already taken pert in two previaus elections both with te
sare autcane; victory. Bie ad White Vice Presidential
cardicate Sean Nidols, arrent Stdat Af fairs Geir of
SGA feels there have been ro shortcanings in the cam-
reign ef forts of etter marty. "We are both campaigning
vay well, besides, it's all for the beefit of te sodats.”
Nidols feels anfident tet in the ed te stars will
doose the right cardichte.
Despite the gotimism surrounding each carp, both
rerties are begimirg to feel the mebral axdeties tet
care with any election. Both partys also acknowlede the
inpartance of the ddaate ad feel it could ke the pivotal
point of the election. Both the Bie ad White Party ad
the Lin's Party lack to the dEaates as the ultimate ggoor -
tnity to show voters wat they are of fering to the can-
mmnity.
Bowhall credits current SGA President Stacie Mam
for mxch of the Blue ard White Party's election platform.
Fe said 'A lot of ar integrity cares fram ar amrrent
adinistratian. Stacie did a great jb." Man refused to
pdilicly etree ay of the cadichtes. "I dn't fesl thet
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the SGA should endorse any party." Said Mam.
Hrych and Zuczek feel the aurrent administration
leaves much to be desired. Devin irvokes the Delco slo-
gen "A comunity of pele learning" ard says "Baple
are leaming, hut the SA hes failed to huild a cammni -
The Blue and White Party feels that they have per-
formed well over the pest year ad plan to aantine am
that rath. "We are lodkirg at arr stragths ad we're reedy
to show of £ what we have to of fr. After reviewing the
qoocsing perty's platfam she feels thet the dete will be
an gooortinity to discuss the dif faraoes in each party's
Se cgech
The Lion's Party acknowledbes those dif ferares as a
chance to of fer a new view on the SGA role. Hrych said
" We are locking to leave a legpoy of a new student gov-
enment, ae thet is stable." He feels the Ble ad White
rarty have had the past year to show what the can do ard
hae gre rodere. He said "In the past year, DElo's
Constitution and stident govenment has been restric -
tured two times."
Hmych feels as a presidential hopeful it is important
for his party to eanire wat goals the arent adninis-
tration hes realized drdng its tere. He said "If they want
to antine thet kird of leedership, TI thirk it's a good ides
to know and understand what has and hasn't been accan-
plided." The Lim's party hes reviewed the anstitution
revisians as well as the restructuring of SA electias, te
budoet and spading reports, ad the ramoval of nine cab-
iret sets.
Bowall does not see the goposition party's review of
the hudbet and goanding as necessary. Se said "TI dn't
uderstard how theygeen use that against me. The Blue
ad vhite Party candichtes feel the ciate will ed favor -
ddly for their tidet. "A few of ar dif feraoes will ke in
ax benefit. If you go to the date, yau'll clearly see those
df ferences hut also similarities ad that will meke it hard -
er to decide.”
How To vote:
Log onto any campus camputer this week ard fol - a
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