SGA candidates announced

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The Student Government Association’s candidates for the 2017-2018 student body president and vice president have been announced.











The presidential candidates and their running mates are Ethan Barnes and Kyle Fouts; Joseph Inman and Claire Rowland; and Haley Stotts and Jon Mark Horton. 






Junior business administration major, Barnes of Hardy, Arkansas, and junior mechanical engineering major, Fouts of Bebee, have teamed up as presidential and vice president candidates. The duo hopes to bring a renewed emphasis to the students of Arkansas State University. 





Their slogan is, “Better Student Representation for YOU, the students of Arkansas State YOUniversity.” 





“We look forward to being a voice for the entire student body, not just a portion,” Barnes said.  “I have dreamed of being a public servant to A-State and pray that God will allow us to fulfill our campaign goals.” 





Their goals for their presidency include improvements on campus safety with UPD, sexual assault awareness programs, reformation of ProctorU testing, as well as, scholarship for the most spirited Arkansas State student. 





“We plan to accomplish many goals. We want to act upon our platform in a timely manner that is fitting to the administration and the students,” Barnes said. 





They also have created an Instagram account with their platforms. For more information about their campaign, contact them at barnesfouts@gmail.com.





Junior biology major Inman of Jonesboro and junior English major Rowland of Paragould plan to “Elevate A-State” as their campaign promises. 





They have created various videos to explain how exactly they plan to improve the campus community. 





“Claire and I want to ensure that we are held accountable for what we have proposed,” Inman said. “We want to keep our promises and not leave [students] unsatisfied.” 





Their campaign promises include a class registration wait list, resolutions on the website, 24-hour library hours during finals, a Starbucks kiosk in the Delta Center, Topinga ...


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