Cardinal Points

Issue date: 11/30/07 Section: News

Student Association Senators stand together following thier weekly Wednesday night meetings.

Angel Acosta will run un-opposed for the position of Student Association president as current President Kim Garrison's term ends at the close of the semester.

Acosta said he feels he is ready to step-up to the responsibilities and is in a position to use the leadership skills he has gained in his past positions. As the current Director of Diversity for SUNY student assembly, a resident assistant and a student ambassador, Acosta said he intends to bring more energy and initiative to SUNY and Plattsburgh State.

His agenda includes ideas to use clubs and organizations to spread school spirit on the local level.

Recent achievements have been his involvement in diversity initiatives to create an elective class which would deal with issues concerning class, race, gender and sexual orientation.

He also worked on a resolution considered by the Spitzer administration to benefit underserved and underrepresented students.

Most recently, Acosta said he consulted Don Boyce, a student representative on the SUNY student assembly.

Together they worked to oppose the 5 percent tuition hike for the benefit of SUNY students. "He's a great leader - he's a dynamic speaker." Garrison said.

She added that she thinks his representation of himself and SUNY during his work on national organizations and projects proves that he can represent well in the presidential position.

Eight of the 11 president and vice president positions are un-opposed as voting opens to the student body Tuesday.

Many of those VP candidates running unopposed are returning from their current positions.

However, competition does exist for some, as the race for Executive Vice President, Vice President for Central Affairs and Vice President for Finance awaits electronic ballot results Tuesday night.

Student Senator Steven Booth challenges current Executive Vice President Jacob Avery

Mathias Kamin and Jay Koo will go head-to-head for the VP of Central Affairs while the position for VP for Finance is pulled for by Monica Boutler, Robert Johnson and Nassawa Gongasingh.

In addition to the VP positions, students will vote for 15 of the 20 students running for senator positions.

The annual "Meet the Candidates" assembly will be held Monday at 9 p.m. in the Cardinal Lounge to give each candidate a chance to introduce themselves and their platform before the vote opens Tuesday. Students can vote Tuesday online at evote.plattsburgh.edu.

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