Who has the Experience?

It's time to get down to business. The SA Elections are upon us, and the number one question you should be asking of your Presidential and EVP candidates, is, do you have the experience to lead?

Since all things are relative I think we should look at each slate and evaluate their relevant experience. As far back as I can tell, the SA President has always served on the Executive Board as a voting member before ascending to the Presidency. So with that in mind let's look at the Presidential Candidates and evaluate them.

Has he served as a voting Executive Board Member?
Andrew Brokman- NO!
Scott Purdy- NO!
Rammy Salem- NO!
Fire Manzur- NO!
Tony Miller- Yes, as Vice President for Internal Operations
Chris Basil- Yes, as EVP
Jeff Rehberger- NO!

As you can see, only Basil and I have served on the Executive Board, but as many of you know, I have continued to work harder and procure tangible results than Basil as an outspoken champion of reform and service to the undergraduates. This alone should tell you that Emily and I are your best choices, but let's continue.

In order to fix a system many claim is broken, you probably ought to know about the SA itself, a good President and EVP should have served on the SA as voting members at some point before they try to lead it, so let's look at each slate and count the number of voting SA members on the slate.

How Many Voting SA Members are on the Slate?
Miller/Cusick - 2
Purdy/Diakow- 1
Brokman/Gindy - 1
Manzur/Dobrin- 0
Rehberger/Gudnyy - 0
Basil/Junewicz - 2
Salem/Williams - 1

Hmm, once again, it boils down to Miller and Basil.

So let's talk about what makes us different. The fact is that Emily and I have sponsored more important resolutions, and have brought more positive reform and change to the SA than Basil or Junewicz. Emily and I both sit on the RSO Auditing Task Force, a group that has changed the way groups can get space and money for the better. We've worked together to fix the SAFC so that students can get the money they deserve. Chris and Nikki have not been an active part of these efforts, that's just a fact. When Slope Day was in trouble, Greg Mezey, Ryan Lavin, and I got together with leaders from the Slope Day Programming Board and SAFC to find a solution to the budget cuts, Chris and Nikki were not a part of many of these imperative talks.

These are the facts, and they are quite important. The fact is that Emily and I are the most qualified candidates to lead the SA for the next year. Tomorrow morning, when you wake up, please remember to vote Tony Miller and Emily Cusick for SA President and EVP, the Best Choice.