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Name: Carter Chapman
Age: 19
Desired position: Student Recreation Center Advisory Board
Major: Japanese and international business
Hometown: Wilsonville, Ore.
Year in school: Sophomore
Criminal charges: None
Platform summary: Chapman wants to help the Student Recreation Center develop financial and fiscal policy.
Qualifications: Chapman said he has great motivation and passion for change. He also feels his use of the rec center almost every day gives him added insight.
Reasons for applying: Chapman said he sees several things that need to change. He would like to see a change in how the University pays for the rec center.
Role of student government in local, state and federal government: Chapman said all University students should be aware of community, national and international politics, but he thinks it is more important to stay on top of issues that directly affect students.
How do you propose solving the rec center’s budgetary problems without skyrocketing the incidental fee: Chapman would like the rec center to operate like the University Health Center.
Name: Emily Cox
Age: 22
Desired position: Student Recreation Center Advisory Board
Major: Music performance
Hometown: Portland
Year in school: Junior
Criminal charges: None
Platform summary: Cox hopes to help with the Student Recreation Center’s budget issues. She wants to be part of the process to make sure student fees are “not squandered.”
Qualifications: Cox has no prior political experience.
Reasons for applying: Cox said she is running to challenge herself.
Role of student government in local, state and federal government: Cox said student government should have the same role as regular government because students need experience to go on to face the real world.
How do you propose solving the rec center’s budgetary problems without skyrocketing the incidental fee? Cox said she didn’t have a straight answer, but hopes to make sure fees for using the rec center don’t rise for students and that budget issues are resolved internally, without additional money from the ASUO.
Name: Patrick Siemon
Age: 20
Desired position: Student Recreation Center Advisory Board
Major: Business
Hometown: Park City, Utah
Year in school: Sophomore
Criminal charges: None
Platform summary: Siemon wants to be a voice for the Student Recreation Center by representing student interests.
Qualifications: Siemon has worked at the rec center for two years.
Reasons for applying: Siemon thinks serving on the board would give him experience in overseeing how the rec center is run and provide an opportunity for leadership experience.
Role of student government in local, state and federal government: No comment.
How do you propose solving the rec center’s budgetary problems without skyrocketing the incidental fee? Siemon believes the rec center’s financial problems can be solved by putting more decision-making ability in student hands and the student board.