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SA officer endorsements: Sanderson for president
Sanderson has been a part of the Students' Association for the past three years. During that time he has served as the Mabee Hall, Edwards Hall and off-campus representative. His past experience and specific goals have led us to endorse him for president. Sanderson's leadership skills and interaction with numerous student groups qualify him ... [Read More…]
SA officer endorsements: Carter for vice president
We have chosen to endorse Beau Carter , sophomore political science major from Farmers Branch, for executive vice president whose duty is to manage events and maintain interpersonal relationships within the Students' Association Congress. Passion is what drives Carter - passion to give the students of ACU a voice. He plans to do this by making ... [Read More…]
SA officer endorsements: Tate for treasurer
Last year, The Students' Association Treasurer J.P. Ralston made big promises to improve SA's overall spending. And he did good. But Andrew Tate, junior biology major from Abilene, wants to continue Ralston's promise, but do even better. If elected, Tate made it his goal to spend 95 percent of the SA budget, holding student groups accountable to ... [Read More…]
SA officer endorsements: Benac for president
Dylan Benac is already experienced in the Students' Association cabinet. After serving the past school year as vice president, he understands how the Congress runs. But that's only one reason why we're endorsing him. Benac is prepared. He has vision. He has plans. If elected, Benac would be the only returning SA officer, which would be ... [Read More…]
SA officer endorsements: Fullerton for vice president
We have chosen to endorse Anna Fullerton for the position of executive vice president. The vice president must be capable of managing events and maintaining interpersonal relationships with the Students' Association Congress. Fullerton, junior psychology major from Garland, has had no experience with SA, but she played a big role in organizing the ... [Read More…]
SA officer endorsements: Ralston for treasurer
J.P. Ralston has a bold plan for the SA budget process. It could be risky, but it's a good plan. Conference fund requests take up a lot of time in SA meetings; just look at our reports about the weekly SA meetings recently. Ralston thinks this is a waste of SA's time because they have such a limited fund and can only grant the groups a small ... [Read More…]
Dial: Hold elected officials accountable
By Rebecca Dial, SA President I have been invested in Students' Association for four years now. It has been the biggest part of my time here at ACU and I care deeply about its mission. I want the elected officers to do the most they can for the student body and lead SA in another year of productivity and service. You as a student are powerful ... [Read More…]
Schubert: Respectful discussion welcome
Abilene Christian University does not endorse political candidates or parties, so some people reacted with surprise when our student newspaper, the Optimist, recently endorsed a presidential candidate. That provides a great opportunity for me to explain what ACU does endorse: an education preparing students to make real choices and engage in ... [Read More…]
From the Editor’s Desk – Addressing endorsement criticism
We knew many people would not agree with our endorsement of President Obama. What we didn't expect is that instead of complaining to us, the seven-student editorial board that wrote the editorial, most of the strong negative reactions would be taken out on ACU. I am sad to see the university receive these responses when it had had no ... [Read More…]