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Student Government Association welcomes new president Kristin Baughman News Editor Baughman.25@wright.edu David Baugham, the next SGA president, has a realistic perspective of the current situation of the university, but sees the potential of WSU and believes in the mission of the university. “If there were ever a time to be a student representative and advocate for WSU, then it would be now. I say that for both the good and the sobering reasons,” Baugham said. “We are just getting started as a university. 50 years is too short to give up, and our mission is too great to let ago. That’s why I ran for President, because I saw change, but I knew what should always stay the same. We do not aim to be the best university in the world, but the best university for the world. I see the potential, and I believe in the mission.” Baugham currently serves as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, which prepared him for his next position as president. “Being Speaker of the House gave me the opportunity to know (by name) nearly every student org leader on this campus,” Baugham said. “Student org leaders at WSU are some of the most dedicated and passionate people I have ever met. Whether that’s UAB, Rainbow Alliance, or all of Greek life’s leaders, I was able to work alongside them in finding ways to enliven this campus with Raider Pride.” In addition to getting to
Model UN continues winning streak Kristin Baughman News Editor Baughman.25@wright.edu
Wright State’s Model UN team earned a delegation award at the annual national conference in New York City for the 38th consecutive year. The WSU team represented Italy, and received the highest honor, an Outstanding Delegation, at the National Model UN Conference in March. During the conference, students participated as delegates to various UN committees, where they researched and chose their political position based on real policies of the countries they represented. In preparation for this conference, delegates are taught how to function in a committee, including how to implement a country’s policy. This year’s Model UN team saw an increase in new members due to a focus on recruiting efforts, according to Amanda Baker, one of the team’s head delegates. Each returning member mentored two to four new students, in addition to reading more background guidelines and editing more papers. “That’s what the team’s success really comes down to, I think,” Baker said in release. “It was the willingness of the returning delegates to adapt to new rules and guidelines and spend more time teaching more people.” “We couldn’t have done it without the cooperation of the team and our professors who were willing to work with our hectic schedules,” Baker said. The 2017 Model UN team includes head delegates Amanda Baker and Cody Smith and student members Csongor Bajnoczki, Daniel Bowman, Crystal Burns, Allyson Clark, Peyton Clark, Christian Cooper, Annalecia Heironimus, Caroline Hoffman, Autumn Kern, Jarod Kiser, Porter Lyons, Pamala Michael, Rahima Nour-Hamadi, Alex Oxner, Dan Palmer, Stephanie Patino-Garfias, Deki Peldon, Jakob Puckett, SamanAngel Lane tha Pugh, Tony Riedel, Sarah Upton and Nickii Webb. Features Writer Lane.91@wright.edu
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know student leaders across campus, it gave Baugham a look into the life on campus and all the events the university has to offer. Looking to next year, Baugham hopes to “build a culture of trust, transparency and communication.” He hopes to get to know the university’s leadership over the next few weeks. “By the end of this year, my goal is to have this entire campus united, that we are all in a place where we can see the horizon and are hopeful of the future,” Baugham said. “I have an almost explosive sense of optimism about the next 50 years of this University, and I’m eager to help set us back on track.”
While there will be challenges next year, Baugham views these are opportunities. “I believe this is the year that student leadership works itself into the very way that this university operates,” Baugham said. “As the Student Government Association, we will do our research, represent the best interest of the student body, and make meaningful changes to how this University operates.” Baugham is a business major in Supply Chain Management in addition to earning a certificate in nonprofit management. He hopes to use his education to work in emergency relief efforts.
Wright Venture celebrates student entrepreneurs
Students will not be charged to use PA station Kristin Baughman News Editor Baughman.25@wright.edu
Forums were held last month to discuss the possibility of charging students who utilize the PA stations, and the public made it clear this was not an option. “Our students did not believe it would be equitable for WSU to charge students for the PA station service,” Tom Webb said, Director of the Office of Disability Services. “As a result of this feedback, the possibility to share costs associated with this service is no longer in the F18 budget plans and the service will remain intact.” ODS will continue to search for other avenues of sustainable funding to cover the cost of the PA station in the future.
Spectre Devices won this year’s Wright Venture, a competition for Wright State students with business and product ideas to compete for startup funds for their business. The three finalists presented their final business pitch to a board of judges on March 28. The three finalists were Forrest Whitaker, Robert Smith, Kenneth Adams, and Gabriel Tamborski. Tamborski, the entrepreneur behind Spectre Devices, won a $5000 loan to launch his 3D printing business. His
3D printer, called Midnight Maker, would be low cost and consumer friendly. “Most 3D printers come as kits that are hard to use, expensive and can even be dangerous. Midnight Maker is different. It’s easy to assemble, fix and use, and it’s also very safe so even kids could use it,” Tamborski said. “It is good for DIY and crafts and it compares to printer four or five times the cost.” One panel-member asked what exactly consumers could make with the Midnight Maker. “People don’t realize the full potential of 3D printers—(consumers) could make things such as household items like candleholders, picture frames and phone cases,”
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Tamborski explained. Spectre Devices will launch online on June 2 for $50 a printer. Customers will receive a code with their product when purchased to upload online for access to printing services. Tamborski’s current goal is to have one and a half million in sales by the end of the third year. Wright Venture was created by the James Family Student Entrepreneurship Program in partnership with the Wright State University Foundation and the Raj Soin College of Business with the goal to create real-life experiences in networking, product design, financial management, business planning and marketing skills.