Meet the 2010 SGA presidential candidates
Rock Revolution
By Josh Rizzo
Issue date: 3/19/10 Section: News
With the SGA elections just around the corner and students being able to vote through e-mail March 22-24, one party is promising to fight for student ideals.
Rock Revolution, led by 21-year-old political science major Ryan Sheely, wants to fight for change on campus, even if it doesn't happen right away.
"We have to try and start the fight now," Sheely said. "We are focused to help students and are determined to fight for their ideas."
Sheely decided to run for president this year after losing the race last spring for Building F senator. As a member of the Pants Party last year, Sheely lost by three votes. The loss only made him want to get involved more.
"After I lost last year, I spent a lot of time brainstorming and decided to run for president," Sheely said. "I got together a variety of students to try and bring to student government. I have also had success with the snow and ski board club. I've been president of that for two years and our membership has grown from 90 students to about 350 students."
Other members of his party are willing to fight for change, too. Junior Terrece Draper, a 21-year-old health and safety major running for vice president of student affairs said he feels that students' concerns need to be taken seriously.
"We're not about making false promises and want to make sure that all students' concerns are brought to the table," Draper said. "Unity is extremely important. We are all one campus and we need to try and unify the campus and get more organizations to work together."
The officers of Rock Revolution also said that it was important for students and organizations to understand the debt SRU is facing. Estimates right now predict that SRU may have a $9 million debt next year.
"I think we need to do a better job of allocating money," Sheely said. "This year, $8,000 was allocated for women's rugby travel for a stage-two thing. They're doing an awesome job this year, but some of that money could have been used for other things."
Rock Revolution, led by 21-year-old political science major Ryan Sheely, wants to fight for change on campus, even if it doesn't happen right away.
"We have to try and start the fight now," Sheely said. "We are focused to help students and are determined to fight for their ideas."
Sheely decided to run for president this year after losing the race last spring for Building F senator. As a member of the Pants Party last year, Sheely lost by three votes. The loss only made him want to get involved more.
"After I lost last year, I spent a lot of time brainstorming and decided to run for president," Sheely said. "I got together a variety of students to try and bring to student government. I have also had success with the snow and ski board club. I've been president of that for two years and our membership has grown from 90 students to about 350 students."
Other members of his party are willing to fight for change, too. Junior Terrece Draper, a 21-year-old health and safety major running for vice president of student affairs said he feels that students' concerns need to be taken seriously.
"We're not about making false promises and want to make sure that all students' concerns are brought to the table," Draper said. "Unity is extremely important. We are all one campus and we need to try and unify the campus and get more organizations to work together."
The officers of Rock Revolution also said that it was important for students and organizations to understand the debt SRU is facing. Estimates right now predict that SRU may have a $9 million debt next year.
"I think we need to do a better job of allocating money," Sheely said. "This year, $8,000 was allocated for women's rugby travel for a stage-two thing. They're doing an awesome job this year, but some of that money could have been used for other things."
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