The Colby Echo

Issue date: 3/9/07 Section: Election

Let's just be honest about a few things: first, there is no way that we are going to be able to give you a list of everything that we want to do in only 750 words. Second, SGA has not been the kind of leadership body that it should and could be. Like many of you, we are frustrated with the changes that we have seen on campus over the last several years and we want SGA to provide guidance, innovation, and enthusiasm in revitalizing many aspects of our school.

So here is our platform in a nutshell: Student Government should be giving back to the student body in an active way instead of worrying about policy details and rules. It should represent your concerns to the administration and fight like hell for what you want. On any given day, you should know what SGA is doing for you.

We, Nicholas Cade and Jeffrey Mullins, guarantee that we not only have many ideas for revitalization on this campus, but also that we have the experience and preparation to know, right now, exactly how to get done what we promise.

Our ideas can be broken up into four major categories: School Spirit, Town Relations, Transportation, and Programming/Club Assistance.

SCHOOL SPIRIT
Imagine this: it's a beautiful fall day and hundreds of people are going nuts at the football game as we rout Bates 42-0. Each fan has SGA-provided noise makers and tattoos, and a raffle or contest is held at half time to award Pad-Thai II gift certificates to some lucky fans. Imagine that there are registered kegs in a roped off area and food and drink for everybody.

SGA can sponsor all of these things for sports teams throughout the year. We are committed to working with next year's Treasurer to make sure that SGA funds are used to benefit the students.

TOWN-GOWN RELATIONS
Something more needs to be done to improve relations with the rest of our community. We support the idea, in collusion with many other groups on and off campus, of a small festival in early September where Colby students organize and run family-friendly activities, work grills, and otherwise interact with people from the community.

In this way, off-campus students can invite and meet their neighbors and establish good relationships with Waterville and surrounding communities. People in Waterville will have an opportunity to put faces to "Colby Students" and can see that we are responsible and upstanding individuals. Likewise, we can meet the people who run the shops and restaurants that we frequent.

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