Three tickets campaign to lead Student Government

As the school year starts to unwind, Student Government elections ramp up. Voting for student body president takes place from April 10-13 via OrgSync. This year, there are three tickets for president: Jared Enoch, Cameron Forsythe and James “Jimmy” Russell.

Enoch

Enoch, fifth-year mechanical engineering and political science major and chemistry minor, has served on SG since spring 2015. He currently serves as the chair of the student affairs committee. Enoch’s running partner is Brayton Conley.

“Brayton and I are both extremely passionate about UT and want to do as much as we can to help improve the university and make it an institution students are proud to attend,” Enoch wrote in an email.

The major categories of Enoch and Conley’s campaign are inclusion, communication and improvement.

“We plan to include all types of student voices in the decisions we are making and talks we have with administration,” Enoch wrote. “We plan to use social media to more effectively communicate with the student body and pledge to attend a new student org meeting once a week.”

To get in touch with Enoch and Conley or to learn more about their platform, they can be reached on their Facebook page “Jared and Brayton for Student Body President and VP,” or on Twitter, @JaredBrayton17.

Forsythe

Forsythe, second-year mechanical engineering major and business administration minor, currently serves as student body vice president and has been a member of SG since September 2015. His running partner is Andrew Montry.

“Our campaign is aimed to improve the students’ time at the university,” Forsythe wrote in an email. “Through our platform of “Your UT,” we want to emphasize that if we are elected, we will value your opinions, gather your feedback and continually work to properly reflect your opinions.”

Forsythe added that he and Montry separate their platform into four main categories: “Your Student Experience,” “Your Health and Safety,” “Your Student Organizations,” and “Your Student Government.”

To get in touch with Forsythe and Montry or to learn more about their platform, they can be contacted on their Facebook page, “Cameron and Andrew for Student Body President & VP,” or their Twitter and Instagram, @UToledo2017.

Russell

Russell, second-year political science major, currently serves as external affairs chairman. Russell’s running partner is Drew Williams.

“We both take pride in Student Government and the work we do within the organization,” Russell wrote in an email interview. “UTSG is our primary organization and, therefore, representing the students to the administration is our passion.”

Russell and Williams look to bring many improvements to campus.

“Some of our major platform pieces are implementing a campus wide service award that would allow students to graduate with special service distinction, partnering with TARTA to allow all students’ Rocket Card to count as a bus pass and implementing a permanent clothes drive on campus to give back to the local community more.”

To get in touch with Russell and Williams or to learn more about their platform, they can be contacted via Facebook or Twitter at @JimmyandDrew4SG.

Debate

A debate will be held April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Student Union room 2591. The debate will be moderated by the election board, which consists of Sandip Janda, Martin Linthicum Hunter Eby, Nadeen Sarsour, Reem Hajeir, Michael Peachock, Sebastian Wright and Andrew Taylor.

“We as moderators will compose several basic questions but have just put out a survey to the student body requesting suggested questions and topics of discussions,” said Andrew Taylor, SG recording secretary.

Students are encouraged to attend the debate.

“This may be the best opportunity for students to learn about the platforms of their potential student body president and vice president,” Taylor said.