New SGA officers plan for next year
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After the much publicized SGA elections, the results for 2007 are out. But what happens after the election? What happens after the posters are gone, after the music in front of Humanities stops playing and after flyers are no longer handed out? Several newly elected members share their goals and ideas for the 2007-08 school year.

Isiah Morgan, who was this past year's business senator, has been elected to be the vice president of finance. Besides working next to newly elected President Gordon Schweitzer on certain issues, one of Morgan's main goals is to have a meet and greet next year to strengthen the relationships between students and members of the SGA. Morgan thinks this is important as not a lot of students know all of the people on SGA.

'We have to work on communication [between SGA and students],' he said. 'I want to let them know what SGA is doing with their funds and where the money is going to. A lot of the money is allocated to students and they need to know how SGA is using it.'

Next year's humanities senator is current freshman Rebecca Marek. As a double major in communication and English, Marek is already involved and interested in the humanities. She has many ideas for next year, like offering Gaelic as a language.

'There is a bias that people who major in humanities are not as smart,' Marek said. 'I want to diminish this bias and raise awareness as to why humanities are important to study.'

Along with Morgan, Marek 'wants people to know more about SGA and to increase awareness on current issues.'

Andrew Fist, previously the engineering senator and speaker of the Senate, has been elected to be the vice president of academic affairs. While it is still in its developmental stages, Fist is involved in issuing an honor code here at UD.

'I am following through on developing the honor code,' First said. 'Not only will it add value to the degree of the university, it will also increase expectations of people around us.'

First is also involved in the popular issue of clusters, but he said, 'It's hard to say if there will be any development on [the clusters] by next year.'

An important dimension of Fist's position is his involved in the Academic Affairs Senate, which is composed primary of faculty rather than students

'It's more of a role of what the faculty has to say,' he said. 'It gives a new perspective on the university that you don't get from walking to class.'

Krystal Killingsworth, next year's sophomore senator, has many ideas and goals for her class. While she is new to SGA, she has had a lot of experience this year with hall council and with vice presidential candidate John Gravier.

'John has gotten me really involved [in SGA],' she said. 'Before that, I wasn't informed that I could get involved so soon.'

Killingsworth also thinks that the communication issue needs to be addressed in order for the students to be informed.

'This year we had the Velvet Kisses dance,' Killingsworth said. 'I think next year it should get advertised better so students are more informed about it. There has to be something there to help with the communication.'

In terms of the sophomore class, Killingsworth says she 'wants to have some sort of event for the class next year that will make them grow in their relationships.'



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