The Post sits down with this year’s Student Senate candidates.
How would you help students understand university topics, such as its fixed tuition program, and other university functions?
Maines: I think, personally, hands-on experiences, whether it’s walking them through it with advisors or even other peer students ...
If elected, what would you like to accomplish as an executive board?
Maines: Redefine the definition of diversity and minority here on campus. I think that people kind of make it a racial issue, and I think that people don’t understand that diversity and more or less being a minority isn’t a racial issue …
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What is one problem Student Senate has that you would like to fix?
Maines: Representation. ... There are three academic disciplines that aren’t currently in Student Senate that should be: business, education and health and sciences.
Why are you the best candidate for president?
Maines: The traditional approach that we’ve seen prior has worked to a degree, but I think that the solutions I have via our platform and via our candidacy ticket can really bring change.
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