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<description><![CDATA[<p>Parker Norton What year are you in school? What are you studying? And where are you from? I am a…</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Parker Norton</h2>
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<p><b><span data-contrast="auto">What year are you in school? What are you studying? And where are you from?</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I am a junior at Utah State. I am studying business marketing. I grew up in American Fork, Utah.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="auto">What do you hope to accomplish in your term as Logan Vice President?</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">No. 1, I would like to protect the students from breaching academic policies by updating and modifying the student code to directly address the proper uses of AI in the classroom. Another thing I want to do is I want to enhance and amplify the student experience on campus. This is just in general at Utah State, but specifically in the spring and winter when it’s dreary. By collaborating with the outdoor programs and on- and off-campus housing, we would be able to bring more activities to the students so they can feel more at place. Lastly, a bill was recently passed for the cutting of the funds for these DEI programs. I realize the fact that they deserve the chance to be heard, and I want to try my best to understand and help other students around me understand how we can help them feel included and heard at Utah State. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="auto">What do you think is the best way to reach and connect with students to be able to rightfully represent them?</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I feel like the best way to reach students and represent them is to show up for them. We have a lot of students that are putting in work into clubs and activities on campus, and they want support. I think the best way to help them feel heard and seen is to show up for them, and be a part of what they are doing. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="auto">If the university was given a million dollar donation, and you were asked to decide what to do with the money, what would you decide to put it towards?</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I would put it towards parking. It’s hard to find a parking spot as a student — me being a student who has gotten parking tickets before for parking in the wrong places because I got to get to class. I think it’s just a very valuable thing that saves students time and effort to get to where they need to go quickly. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="auto">If you are not elected, how will you continue to be involved at USU?</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">There are just so many other ways to stay involved. Up until this point I have found ways to be involved off-campus, to bring students together through music and through what types of clothing we’re wearing. Just bringing people together and giving people a purpose to show up and be united in what we’re doing. There are many ways to do that, and that goes without a position and with a position as well.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="auto">If President Cantwell invited you to a potluck, what dish would you decide to bring?</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I would definitely be bringing a bowl of sliced watermelon. I don’t think a potluck is complete without watermelon. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
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<h2>Brayden Adamson</h2>
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<p><b><span data-contrast="auto">What year are you in school? What are you studying? And where are you from?</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I’m a junior here at Utah State University. I’m studying finance, economics and accounting. I’m triple majoring. I’m from Salem, Utah, just southern Utah County.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="auto">What do you hope to accomplish during your term as Logan VP?</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">As Logan VP, I would love to keep going with my Aggie Dreamers Lounge and help support every other member on the USUSA committee.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="auto">What do you think is the best way to reach and connect with students to be able to rightfully represent them?</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">One, through social media. It’s our biggest and easiest way to reach people. Then through just genuine connections. When I was student body president of my high school, Salem Hills, we lead with a promise of making genuine connections every day, and I think that’s what I would continue here.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="auto">If the university was given a million dollar donation, and you were asked to decide what to do with the money, what would you put it towards?</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I think that we need more things on campus. So if I had a million dollars that was given to the university, I’d use it to fund the extracurriculars and clubs that get people involved that aren’t regularly involved.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="auto">If you’re not elected, how would you continue to be involved at USU?</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">If I’m not elected as Logan vice president, I’m still going to join a couple boards and be a part of the HURD and do anything I can possible to make a change here.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="auto">Then if President Cantwell invited you to a potluck, what dish would you bring?</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I’d bring pizza, it’s my favorite food.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
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<h2>Brandon Sorenson</h2>
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<p><b><span data-contrast="auto">What year are you in school? What are you studying? And where are you from?</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I am a sophomore here at Utah State studying business marketing, and I’m from Taylorsville, Utah.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="auto">What do you hope to accomplish during your term as Logan vice president?</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I want to work on enhancing and making accessible parking and transportation options; diversifying and improving our dining options here on the Logan main campus; improved department spaces </span><span data-contrast="auto">—</span><span data-contrast="auto"> so just making sure that some of the departments that are in smaller areas have more accessible learning opportunities; and then utilizing the MyVoice platform.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="auto">What do you think is the best way to reach and connect with students to be able to rightfully represent them?</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I think that ties perfectly into my fourth statement on my platform is utilizing MyVoice. It is such a great program that’s already accessible to every student here statewide and also on Logan main campus; for them to be able to put in feedback, whether it be anonymous or have their name included so that it can either go to the correct position or correct department so that we can better look at that.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="auto">If the university was given a million-dollar donation and you were asked to decide what to do with the money, what would you put it towards?</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I would want to first off, spread it throughout all of our statewide campuses. I think the Logan campus gets a lot of attention due to it being our main campus, but first, look at where we can allocate that to the other campuses that might not have the most funding. And for most of the money being funded up to the Logan main campus, working on those department spacing, making sure that every major or person here feels like they have a place on campus. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="auto">If you were not elected, how would you continue to be involved at USU? </span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Since my freshman year, I have wanted to get involved. I did a part with the Aggie Blue Leadership Conference, which is under the Logan vice president position. Within my first year, I joined USUSA events, USU HURD, and that’s where I found my drive and passion for being a part of involvement here at Utah State. And then my second year, I now sit on the Logan Vice President Committee Council. I was a DEI director for the first half of this year, I worked as an ambassador for the business school and various other positions throughout the university. So getting this position will just give me a better platform to continue to work on what I’ve been working on. But still, there’s so many ways to be involved on this campus. I think that’s something great about Utah State.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="auto">If President Campbell invited you to a potluck, what dish would you bring?</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">If President Cantwell invited me to a potluck, I would have to bring funeral potatoes. I know that can be kind of a bit of a hot take in the state of Utah, but it’s something that I’ve always loved. It’s pretty easy to make on that student budget. But bringing that in always tastes good, and yeah, I think she’d love it.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
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<h2>Archer Dame</h2>
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<p class="p1"><b>What do you hope to accomplish during your term as Logan vice president? </b></p>
<p class="p1">There is so much I want to accomplish, and a year is not enough. The main thing I want to do is set up structures here at Utah State to continue the process of building up opportunities for students to build on as the years go on. I think Utah State has such an incredible community, and I think we can really thrive if we focus on connecting together, communicating together, collaborating and curating a really great space for students to know what resources they have — to know where they can go if they need help, to know where they can find support from other students, from professors, from their deans, know where they can go to their colleges and find those support systems all throughout campus.</p>
<p class="p1"><b>What do you think is the best way to reach and connect with students to be able to rightfully represent them? </b></p>
<p class="p1">Being on campus, talking to them, getting to know them, going to events, meeting with organizations. It’s really important that you know them one-on-one on a personal level, because even though we’re in college, we’re all figuring it out. It’s that connection. That one-on-one connection is really important, and that is where growth and relationships happen. One of the greatest things about college is you can make those connections.</p>
<p class="p1"><b>If the university was given a million-dollar donation and you were asked to decide what to do with the money, what would you put it towards? </b></p>
<p class="p1">I would suggest that we put it right back into the students and the student organizations here on campus. There are so many students who have so many beautiful goals and things they want to achieve. Sometimes the only reason they can’t achieve it to the degree that they want to is because of funding, and so to be able to give students the opportunity to have the budget to use towards their goals and their dreams and their ideas — there’s nothing better, because the students here are so creative, so passionate. I would love it if we got that donation to be able to feed and support the students and their desires. I think that’d be really cool.</p>
<p class="p1"><b>If you are not elected How will you continue to stay involved at USU? </b></p>
<p class="p1">I’m on student events right now, and I would likely just apply again; I love student events. The community that it’s provided for me here has been life-changing. To be a part of it again, to any degree, would be so amazing. I’d also hope to be on the Logan Vice President’s Committee as well.</p>
<p class="p1"><b>If President Cantwell Invited you to a Potluck, what dish would you bring? </b></p>
<p class="p1">I would bring jalapeno cornbread. My mom has a phenomenal recipe — you know, some jalapenos, some cheddar cheese, into the savory cornbread. It is undeniably delicious.</p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 02:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jaren Hunsaker was literally born an Aggie. He and his sister Anna were born a year and a half apart in the midst of their parents still earning their degrees at Utah State University. Jaren and Anna were raised in Heber, Utah, and started attending USU in the fall 2015 semester. He is now running for Utah State University Student Association President.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hunsaker is majoring in communication studies with a minor in marketing. He said he hasn’t figured out his dream job, but he wants to help other people. His overall goal is to “make a difference in someone else’s life.” His current job interests are the business side of humanitarian companies and medical device sales.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hunsaker loves to be around people, especially his friends, and describes himself as “chill.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He was drawn to USU by the atmosphere, the culture and the people he has met. He loves attending on-campus events and other activities. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of Hunsaker’s favorite activities are 30-minute long dance parties called “dirty thirties.” He is taking a hip-hop class and learning new moves. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">His friend Erik Dalton can attest to Hunsaker’s dance skills. The two recently went to USUSA’s event, Mardi Gras.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“He is the life of the party when he’s on the dance floor. He’s the one that gets me in the middle of the circle when everybody is watching,” Dalton said. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dalton and Hunsaker became friends through a calling with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“When I met him through the church calling and we went over to visit, it was so easy to connect with him and all of his roommates,” Dalton said. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dalton and Hunsaker bonded with each other and their group of friends while participating in Heber City’s Dirty Dash.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to being a dancing duo, Hunsaker and Dalton share an interest in music. They performed one of Dalton’s original songs together at Poetry and a Beverage in January. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hunsaker learned to play the cajon — a box-shaped percussion instrument. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dalton and Hunsaker’s two and a half year-long friendship hasn’t gone unnoticed. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Everyone always asks if we are roommates because we are always hanging out together,” Dalton said. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dalton and Hunsaker recently signed a contract to live in a house together next year. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hunsaker said he enjoys campus events, but he has never been involved with a club or organization on campus. He is focusing his campaign on his own experience. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I am super open to being involved, but I never knew how to be involved or who to go to,” Hunsaker said. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He added that it is difficult to get involved after the first two weeks of school — especially after Day on the Quad, which he said he hasn’t been able to attend because of his class schedule.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dalton was initially surprised when Hunsaker told him was running for president. “I feel like I know a lot about him and I’m able to share genuine experiences I have had with him,” Dalton said. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hunsaker’s motivation to run for USUSA president is because he is choosing to “to do things I want to do and not worrying what other people have to say about it.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hunsaker said he is excited to run for president and give USU everything he has to offer. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span><a href="mailto:b96russell@gmail.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">b96russell@gmail.com</span></a></p>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2016 21:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Student body officers are the first to admit they don’t always accomplish the same goals that got them elected, but that might not be a bad thing. </p>
<p>Of the 41 total initiatives, both pre-election and post-election, undertaken by the Utah State University Student Association’s executive council this year, 19 could be classified as accomplished. This left 11 goals unaccomplished and 11 “in the works” — goals officers are currently working on or plan to pass on to their successors.</p>
<p>In fact, all of the goals officers failed to achieve this year were a result of what USUSA Student Body President Trevor Sean Olsen said could be described as “short-sightedness” — things that may have sounded good as part of a campaign platform but didn’t always translate well into reality. With the exception of Leah Calder and Sawyer Hemsley — Service VP and Student Events VP, respectively — every officer admitted to campaigning on at least one goal that fit into this category. </p>
<p>“I think that’s just the reality,” said Student Advocate VP Ashley Waddoups. “Once you get in you’re like, ‘Oh, shoot, that’s actually not a good idea.’” </p>
<p>Waddoups, who was able to accomplish all but one of her campaign goals, said she didn’t realize until after taking office that her hope to “connect USU students to the Capitol” just “wasn’t that feasible.” </p>
<p>“I just realized there was some give-and-take on what I wanted to accomplish,” Waddoups said. </p>
<p>For her, that “give-and-take” became a series of social activism initiatives beginning with the “Heroes, Not Victims” sexual assault discussion panel held last November — a campaign she hopes to continue as president next year.</p>
<p>Olsen, whose campaign for president consisted almost entirely of initiatives he admits were not accomplished, said he was concerned about accountability for not “following up” on a lot of the ideas he proposed during elections, but that, “a lot of the stuff I just passed on so I could focus on other stuff.”</p>
<p>“Other stuff,” it turns out, was, in large part, a campaign to increase USU students’ awareness of and opportunities to get help with mental health issues. </p>
<p>Olsen said after hearing statistics about suicides and attempted suicides, as well as the amount of students who visit USU’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) office — which currently has a three-to-four week wait — he realized he should focus his attention on mental health. </p>
<p>“When I heard all of this stuff I felt like this was the change that I needed to make,” Olsen said. “I knew that’s what I wanted my legacy to be.” </p>
<p>Olsen partnered with Graduate Studies Senator Ty Aller to promote and improve Aller’s “Mental Health is No Joke” campaign, which will take place this week. He also worked with the university’s Vice President for Student Affairs, James Morales, in researching ways to improve the CAPS center. His mental health initiative was also taken on state-wide by the Utah Student Association and is being incorporated into that organization’s legislation. </p>
<p>Olsen wasn’t the only officer who campaigned on unrealistic promises. Athletics and Campus Recreation VP Thomas Rogers and Organization and Campus Diversity VP Luis Armenta both failed to accomplish almost all of the initiatives they used as campaign fodder. And, like Olsen, their accomplishments in office prove that failure to achieve a campaign goal doesn’t always translate to lack of success in office. </p>
<p>“I think every officer has amazing goals and every officer does accomplish as many goals as they can,” said Rogers, “but I realized coming into the position there were things I didn’t think I needed to focus on as much that I learned should be the focus of this year.” </p>
<p>In lieu of his original goals, Rogers spent much of his time in office working with the Hurd Committee to implement the new Hurd Rewards program and to increase student involvement in athletic events through social media and marketing. </p>
<p>“A lot of the stuff, you come in and you’re just like, ‘Oh, why <i>don’t</i> we have that?’ And then you never thought of that to campaign,” Rogers said. </p>
<p>Armenta faced a similar dilemma when, upon taking office, he realized the infrastructure necessary to accomplish his original goals wasn’t in place. </p>
<p>“When I came into office, I realized there were big, pressing matters at hand that needed to go in front,” Armenta said. “So a lot of those goals, I realized, were kind of on the back-burner.” </p>
<p>Armenta hopes the steps he took to set up better infrastructure for clubs and diverse groups on campus will help him accomplish his original goals during a second term in office this upcoming school year. These steps included forming a Diversity Cabinet to unite the Access and Diversity Center and the Office of Global Engagement, as well as creating three new club director positions to help promote on-campus organizations next year. </p>
<p>“It’s a beast, but I love it, and that’s why I’m back in office, because I love it and I want to see the fruits of my labors actually come forward,” Armenta said. </p>
<p>Though he plans on accomplishing his original campaign goals during his second term, Armenta speculated that those goals weren’t necessarily what got him elected in the first place.</p>
<p>“That’s my beef with these kinds of politics — when I ran for office, it was all about who’s the coolest and they’re going to get elected,” said Armenta, “but once you’re in the position you realize how much you make an impact.”</p>
<p>Executive VP Thomas Buttars agreed that campaign goals aren’t always the most important factor in an election. </p>
<p>“I’d say a majority of students kind of forget who they voted for and why,” said Buttars, “but there is the rare exception of students who do remember what you said and will remind you if you’re not doing those things.”</p>
<p><i>— </i><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="mailto:ac.roberts95@gmail.com"><i>ac.roberts95@gmail.com</i></a><br /><i>@alyssarbrts<br /></i><i>Brenna Kelly contributed to this story.</i><i><br /></i></p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For the first time ever there will be voting stations located at each college, as well as the Taggart Student Center and Library, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Feb. 22 and Feb. 24. </p>
<p>The elections committee — a group of students who run Utah State University Student Association elections each year — opted this year to have voting stations all over campus to better involve students who spend more time in the main hubs of their college, said Sawyer Hemsley, USUSA Programming Director.</p>
<p>“We felt that creating more voting stations with the proper information at each voting station, within each college, at certain time in the day would increase voter turnout, as well as motivate students to educate themselves on the candidates and their platforms,” Hemsley said.</p>
<p>The stations will be set up inside atriums and high-traffic areas of buildings for each college, with one table and two computers for students to vote at and learn about the candidates, Hemsley said. There are over 40 volunteers outside of the elections committee who will man the booths and have gone through training to help students be informed, know how to vote and to stay objective, allowing fairness to all candidates. Treats will also be provided to those who vote at any of the stations. </p>
<p>“A lot of students try to avoid voting, and the voting areas in general just because they feel pestered and they’re just being hounded more than anything. I know a lot of them think that (candidates) are voted into office based on popularity and not on their goals and initiatives they want to complete,” Hemsley said. “This year we’ve tried to break the stereotypes and we wanted to try to inform the students better through social media platforms and other creative initiatives.”</p>
<p>The college voting booths are a way for students to not only vote at a convenient spot, but to possibly take time to learn about the students who could serve on executive council and impact decisions made at USU, as well as those who could serve as senators for their college.</p>
<p>The committee hopes the numerous stations will boost the number of students who vote, especially those voting for their college’s individual senators who serve on the Academic Senate, said Madison Maners, USUSA’s Public Relations and Marketing Director.</p>
<p>“Every year, we have lower voter turn-out for senatorial positions than any other. This year we’re putting voting stations in each of the colleges so that we can hopefully reach students who may not frequent the TSC, where we traditionally have voting stations,” she said in an email to the Statesman.</p>
<p>Being able to raise student involvement in elections in any way is the goal this year for the elections committee.</p>
<p>“Last year we had an average voter turnout of 22 percent of Logan main campus students,” Maners said. “Ideally, we want every student to vote. That being said, even if we’re only able to get 23 percent of students casting ballots, we’ll feel successful in our efforts. Little steps every year can go a long way.”</p>
<p>The option to vote and learn about candidates at several locations is a change that could certainly help in getting more students involved and informed, said Sara Arrowood, a senior majoring in sociology. </p>
<p>“I definitely think it will impact students and whether they vote, by giving more access to voting,” Arrowood said. “For most students it’s about taking time out of their day, and if it will be more accessible to them, it’s right there, it’s like why not vote?”</p>
<p>Arrowood has participated in USUSA elections every year, especially since she usually has at least one friend who is running for a position and she wants to support them.</p>
<p>She also makes sure to read about each of the candidates before voting, she said.</p>
<p>“I have read the Statesman, in the candidate section about where they are from, their platforms and everything, I read through them all,” Arrowood said. “I plan to vote.”</p>
<p>Students don’t have to vote at a voting station on campus; voting can be done online from any location at <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://vote.usu.edu/">vote.usu.edu</a>.</p>
<p>There will also be voting stations at every elections event, including debates and town hall meetings, on Feb. 22 for primary elections and Feb. 24 for general elections. For more information about candidates and election events, students can visit: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://ususa.usu.edu/">ususa.usu.edu</a>.</p>
<p><i>— mandy.m.morgan@aggiemail.usu.edu</i></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2016 02:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are few things I enjoy more than poking fun at USUSA. I’ll be the first to admit journalists often try entirely too hard to rock a boat that doesn’t need rocking, but when it comes to student government I’ve always felt it’s open season. Our student leaders need to know how to deal with public criticism, and I’d be remiss if I let student elections slip by this year without dedicating a column to our dutiful politicians-in-training.</p>
<p>Those campaigning for a seat in Utah State’s student government next year have placed themselves in an unenviable position. In the span of about two weeks, these candidates are expected to launch an all-out social media campaign explaining how super cool they are while simultaneously outlining their plan for a better USU student experience. It’s a tall order, and despite everyone’s best efforts to focus on student issues, it usually devolves into the same popularity contest student elections have been since the 8th grade.</p>
<p>Student voting relies entirely too much on promises from distant Facebook connections insisting their friend is “totally legit” and will definitely make the air cleaner, tuition cheaper and boost attendance at basketball games back to 100 percent.</p>
<p>We all know those promises mean well, but that doesn’t make them any less bogus. The most visible student government accomplishment in the last three years was the addition of a suggestion box widget to USU’s homepage.</p>
<p>It is for this reason I believe our student elections are due for a massive overhaul. If we’re going to once again be subjected to constant pestering from would-be student leaders during election week, and it’s all going to amount to changes barely noticeable to the general student body, we should at least require elections to include an element of fun.</p>
<p>Where’s the annual student government dodgeball tournament? We could hold it in the Spectrum and make it a big event for local businesses — it wouldn’t be the first time the Spectrum was used by USUSA for election purposes. Would anybody not go to watch that? You learn a lot about the way someone approaches dodgeball. Do they race out at the beginning to grab a ball and go on the offensive? Do they hide in the back and just try to survive the round?</p>
<p>You laugh, but that’s a hell of a lot more information than some Instagram post and a hashtag rhyming a candidate’s name with a random positive attribute.</p>
<p>While we’re on this tangent, why not have aspiring student officers compete in halftime contests at basketball games? If someone wants to be my 2016 Hurd president, they better be able to hold their own in a round of bungee-cord basketball in front of several thousand peers.</p>
<p>We could even go full early-2000’s reality show and have those students running unopposed eat something unspeakable in order to prove their dedication to their chosen position. Muffins from The Junction would be the obvious choice, though some may consider that inhumane.</p>
<p>Whatever happened to that bubble soccer equipment from last spring? Is that just laying around in a shed somewhere? Let’s bust that out and set up a match on the quad. Instead of being late to class trying to push through countless A-frames, I’d gladly skip class entirely to see our future leaders harmlessly careen into one another in protective bouncy hamster balls. Utah State would be the first university to ever make ESPN’s top ten for a student election activity.</p>
<p>The point is most people don’t vote, and if they do it’s out of loyalty to a friend or convenience. The platforms candidates run on are nice ideas — everyone loves a bullet point list — but ultimately there’s no way for them to prove any sort of aptitude for accomplishing those goals. </p>
<p>So instead we’ll continue to elect those who stand at our bus stop with an iPad, too non-confrontational to deny their wishes.</p>
<p>I would proudly vote for someone who absorbed a big hit in bubble soccer with grace. It’d make exactly as much sense as the foolish reasons most people vote the way they do.</p>
<p><i>— Logan Jones is a junior majoring in journalism. He’ll vote for any candidate who promises to open a Sprinkles Cupcakes on campus. Contact him at Logantjones@aggiemail.usu.edu</i><i> or on twitter @Logantj.</i></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A constitutional amendment, petitioning a name change for the Utah State University Student Association programming office, will be included in the upcoming USUSA elections.</p>
<p>The name “programming” has caused confusion among officers and students alike. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a simple definition for the word “programming” is “creating computer programs.” Only looking under a full definition of “programming” reads “the planning, scheduling, or performing of a program.”</p>
<p>This lack of clarity between computer programming and event programming is the foremost reason USUSA is petitioning for a constitutional amendment to change the office’s name.</p>
<p>“When people think of the word programming, they think computers. The word has transformed today into programming computers,” said Sawyer Hemsley, current USUSA Programming Vice President. “It doesn’t attract students to get involved. I think if the name is changed to something that’s basic, simple and clear, students will be able to recognize that and know exactly where to go.”</p>
<p>USU is one of the last colleges to use the term programming to label the office in charge of organizing student events, as stated in the official amendment.</p>
<p> “It gives more clarity to the responsibilities of that position,” said USUSA president Trevor Olsen. “It will make more sense for people.” </p>
<p>The USUSA executive council voted unanimously in support of the amendment in a second reading on Jan. 19.</p>
<p>“We’ve received a really positive response with this idea of changing the programming office’s name to student events office and a student events vice president,” said Madison Maners, the USUSA Public Relations Director. “The students will get to voice their opinion when it’s on the ballot come election time.”</p>
<p>If the majority of students vote in support of the amendment in the upcoming USUSA elections, the programming office will be renamed to Student Events office. The vice president title will also change from Programming Vice President to Student Events Vice President.</p>
<p>“I feel like a lot of people think that the programming office is its own separate office aside from USUSA,” Hemsley said. “I want people to understand we are the main programmers for USUSA. We plan everything that students all want to come to. It’s not aimed just to a specific crowd or organization, it’s for the entire university.”<s></s></p>
<p>The programming office will continue to operate as usual if the name is changed. Currently, there are three directors over three branches of USUSA event programming: arts & lectures, activities and traditions. The Programming Vice President will still oversee these directors and the Blue Crew.</p>
<p>“Our office has talked about it quite a bit,” said Alex Aburto, the director of traditions for Programming. “I think it’s a very good change. Our office is really for it. We hope it happens.”</p>
<p>A positive or negative consequence of the name change includes rebranding the organization and all the programming office official documentation.</p>
<p>“If anyone is concerned about the name change, any of the officers are more than happy to sit down with them and explain the vision and spirit behind this legislative change,” Maners said.</p>
<p><i>— ashley.ruth.stilson@aggiemail.usu.edu</i></p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The 2016 USUSA elections are right around the corner, and USU elections committee is working on new strategies to increase the number of students involved.</p>
<p>Only 10 percent of the student body voted in last year’s elections, according to USUSA public relations and marketing director Madison Maners. Of approximately 15,000 students on Logan campus, only 1,500 to 2,500 students cast their ballots. </p>
<p>One of these new elective committee strategies involved donuts and chocolate milk Friday morning.</p>
<p>The light refreshments were incentives for students to come to the first information session for all students and current officers interested in running in the 2016 elections.</p>
<p>“Our goals of the info sessions is first to create a safe place,” Maners said. “The people who are currently in positions are the best resource for candidates who are running, but there’s never been an opportunity to establish that relationship between candidate and current officer.”</p>
<p>Maners said the idea for the information sessions was considered on Wednesday. The next day the information was sent out to students who expressed interest in running in the 2016 elections. Friday morning over 15 students and officers attended the meeting.</p>
<p>“We’re trying to establish and increase communication and spread the word about elections,” said Maners.</p>
<p>A second goal of the informal information sessions is to give students more comprehensive information about bylaws. The purpose of bylaws is to define and identify procedures for the election of USUSA officers. Included in bylaws are eligibility and guidelines for election.</p>
<p>During the meeting, current USUSA student body president Trevor Olsen advised attendees to know the bylaws “inside and out,” as even a slight misdemeanor could land candidates into trouble.</p>
<p>“Elections are fun,” encouraged USUSA programming vice president Sawyer Hemsley. “It’s not supposed to be stressful. Have fun with it.”</p>
<p>Last year Utah State saw an increased voter turnout, Maners said. This year the elective committee is running an informational campaign about declaring candidacy, educating students about positions and the election process. They will also be urging students to vote for the people do declare candidacy. Maners said she’s hoping to maximize the momentum from the last few successful election cycles. </p>
<p>“There’s never been a push to declare candidacy,” Maners said. “The big push has always come in voter turnout. Our goals are really two-fold. We want to increase declaration of candidacy numbers as well as voting numbers.”</p>
<p>During the meeting Friday, Hemsley advised potential candidates on what they could work on right now to prepare to run for office. He suggested students should learn about the different positions and decide on which one to run for, then come up with goals for what they want to accomplish if they are elected.</p>
<p>Hemsley also advised attendees to develop slogans, fundraise money and educate volunteers who are willing to support them.</p>
<p>“It’s not about the scholarship, the money, the power or a title,” Hemsley said. “It’s about change and making things better for students.”</p>
<p>Two more information sessions will be held after the winter break, one on Jan. 13 at 12:30 p.m. and another at Jan. 20 at 3:30 p.m. Hemsley said the reason the times are different to allow students with busy schedules more opportunity to make it to a session. </p>
<p>The first day to declare candidacy is on Jan. 18, open for a week before closing on Jan. 25. The preemptive information sessions are not necessary for candidates to attend.</p>
<p><i>— ashley.ruth.stilson@aggiemail.usu.edu</i></p>
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