Adrian T. Gilmore, a 2nd year law student, is running for ASUO president.
 
Emerald: Quickly summarize your priorities.
Gilmore: My number one priority is to ensure all students are represented, because I don’t believe right now that that’s being done.
Emerald: How will you succeed in keeping your campaign promises where other administrations have failed?
Gilmore: One, I won’t promise anything that I can’t deliver, and two, attention to detail. I would say the current (ASUO Executive), and maybe execs in the past, have not done their homework, haven’t paid attention to everything they need to do and they’re not thinking ahead. And I think, as an executive, you have to understand the past, the present and the future.
Emerald: How will you maintain an open government that keeps students informed about the ASUO and allows adequate media access?
Gilmore: The first thing is that I want to make the office an open space because I feel like if people have an issue with one group or something like that, and the exec happens to be the representative for that group, they feel like their concerns won’t be voiced. Or people let petty things close the office … where there are disagreements going on over this and that, and I feel that that has no place in student government. I want to let everyone know that I’m open to everybody and that regardless of what your views are, you’re welcome to come into the office and talk to any of the staff members or anyone else to get what you feel student government should be doing across, because that’s what it’s for.
Emerald: What’s your fiscal philosophy in regard to the student incidental fee?
Gilmore: I think it’s something that students should be allowed to use for the program they’re doing. And if you can give groups more, then sure, but if you can’t, then you don’t. Given the troubles that the university system is in right now and tuition probably going up, people are going to be looking to cut things, and in the next couple years I honestly feel that the student incidental fee is going to be a target, so we’re going to have to protect it and follow all the rules and procedures for giving it out so that no one can question that there’s any misappropriation. I think my policy is … a fairness policy to treat all groups the same.
Emerald: What’s your favorite reality television show, and how does it relate to your campaign?
Gilmore: I would say “The Apprentice,” because it’s just being qualified, hardworking and seeing the big picture, because when they all go into the boardroom and they’re sitting there, they have someone successful that’s judging them. Donald Trump doesn’t care whether they’re white, black, female, male — it’s about who’s producing and who’s getting the job done, and then excuses don’t fly.

— Jennifer Marie Bear