Name: Nick Schultz
Position: Senate Seat 2 (PFC 2 yr.)
Age: 19
Hometown: Gresham, Ore.
Class Standing: Junior
Major: Political science and history
Arrests: None
Platform:
Student empowerment, expand meal points to EMU, expand advisory board involvement in DPS, work with administration to determine fate of Mac Court, invest in micro-wind and solar energy power on campus, convert all University vehicles to biofuel.
Qualifications:
ASUO outsider, served as co-executive director of the Sustainability Coalition, education coordinator of Campus Recycling, Barack Obama and Jeff Merkley campaigns.
How to increase interest in the ASUO to ensure quality candidates for open positions:
Students are more or less interested but lack the way to get involved. Update ASUO Web site, table every week.
Current student oversight of the Student Recreation Center:
Adamantly opposes Johnson Hall encroaching on student control of the rec center and believes there is a need to keep rec center funds in student hands. Supports giving advisory board a vote.
Student government expansion:
Yes, ASUO has been understaffed and inefficiencies are a result of that.
Changes to student athletic ticket distribution:
Likes current proposal and would like to see tickets available on weekends.