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POLICY PROMISES
from The Reveille 3-30-23
by Reveille
Student Government candidates face off in debate
BY CORBIN ROSS &LIZZIE FALCETTI @CorbinRoss5 & @lizziefalcetti
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The Student Government Election Commission hosted a debate between the presidential and vice-presidential candidates on Monday in the Holliday Forum.
Around 55 people attended the debate, many wearing ticket shirts in support of their candidates. The debate was moderated by public relations senior Sebastian Canales, the vice-chair of the election commission.
Three tickets participated in the debate:
Inspire: Political communications junior Byron Hansley is running for president, and biological sciences junior Amber Salone is running for vice president.
Innovate: Political science and screen arts junior Anna Cate Strong is running for president, and political science junior Gigi Powers is running for vice president.
Challenge: Biological sciences junior Munjed Isa is running for president, and kinesiology sophomore Mayce Brown is running for vice president.
Graduate students’ issues
Isa said his administration would monitor the state legislature for policy changes for gradu- ate students. Isa said graduate students receive low pay, are overworked, and have a lack of balance in their lives. He said he would work in conjunction with the Legislature and university to assist graduate students.
Powers said their administration, which puts heavy emphasis on sustainability, would produce sustainability certificates for graduate and undergraduate students.
“Graduate students are an integral part of LSU’s campus, we all know them as instructors, we rely on them for half of LSU’s operations and oftentimes they go unnoticed and, quite frankly, they need to be thanked for,” Powers said.
Strong said they would institute graduate forums and work for graduate student healthcare. She said they want to give graduate students a seat at the table.
Hansley said that graduate students are the backbone of the university. He said he would implement a department within the executive branch specifically for graduate students. He said this would allow them to be represented within the executive branch.
Candidates’ top policies
Strong spoke about Innovate’s
LSU vice-presidential community policy called Geaux Sixty, where students could become more involved. It’s a 60-tradition challenge for students to immerse themselves in the university. By completing 30 of LSU’s most known traditions, students can earn an extra cord at graduation, Strong said.
27 in the Holliday Forum during the Student Government debate in the Journalism Building on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
Powers also proposed a physical space for students to gather for clubs, meetings and organizations, so students can find their place on campus.
Inspire proposed an involvement questionnaire to connect