The ASUO elections have hit the home stretch, with the general election running 8 a.m. today through 5 p.m. Wednesday, and so the editorial board offers up its general endorsements.
Detailed endorsements were published on April 9; for students who would like to read them, they are located at www.dailyemerald.com (click on “News,” then “ASUO ELECTIONS” for full coverage). For now, we offer a bit more about the ASUO Executive race and the two races where our endorsed candidate didn’t make it past the primary. For the rest, we stand by our original endorsements.

ASUO Executive

Maddy Melton

Eddy Morales
Students have a clear choice, and an easy one. Melton and Morales have been closely involved with student groups as well as the Executive and the general student population. Their opponents’ experience mainly relates to budgeting and the EMU, which isn’t what this job needs — student senators and ASUO staff should handle the budgets. Melton and Morales will fill the office of the president perfectly, with dynamic leadership, a commitment to being the voice of students and the know-how to bridge the gulf between students and legislators.
Melton, in particular, knows how to represent student interests. From fighting on the federal level for more Pell Grant funding to winning students more control of their campus on the state level, Melton has already shown that when students lobby, politicians listen. Plus, she has the connections to build grassroots support at the same time she lobbies effectively. This duo will be strong, understanding leaders.

Senate Seat 2, PFC

Mena Ravassipour
Ravassipour will continue the trend of improving communication between groups and the senate, she already has an understanding of senate procedure and she believes in representing the voice of those who aren’t able to speak out. She’ll make a welcome addition to the PFC.

Senate Seat 16

Science

Gabrielle Guidero
This is a tough decision, as both candidates seem to have the interest and the ability. But Guidero takes it by a nose, as we share her interest in bringing more speakers and events to campus, and in programming that benefits the broadest possible cross-section of students.
 
Senate Seat 1, PFC
Adrian Gilmore
Senate Seat 3, PFC
Beth Overgard
Senate Seat 4, EMU
Rodrigo Moreno Villamar
Senate Seat 7, ADFC
Laura Schulthies
Senate Seat 8, ADFC
Jesse Harding
Senate Seat 13
A&L/Journalism
Stefan Myers
Senate Seat 15
Social Science
Adam Turcott
EMU Board At-Large
Midterm seat
Slade Leeson
PFC At-Large
Two-year term
Toby Piering
Associated Students Presidential Advisory Council
Nick Hudson