Kathleen Sweeney HPC meets , Lewis urges students to register to vote Suzanne Scheiber
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Although Kathleen Sweeney, candidate for St. Mary’s College Student Body President feels that her ticket may be known as the more experienced one, she doesn’t want to be known for only her experience. “ I am not trying to run on my experience alone,” Sweeney said. ‘‘That is just a complement to the other things that I wish to do. I have lots of new ideas for next year.” C am paigning w ith Sw eeney are Jo an McCarthy who is running for Vice-President of Academic Affairs, and Nini Stoll who is running for Vice-President of Student Affairs. Sweeney sees the role of student government as being clearly defined. ‘‘First and foremost, those in student government should be student advocates,” Sweeney explained. “We want to present the students’ opinions to the adm inistra tion.” “ If the students get involved in trying to solve a problem at Saint M ary’s on their own, that’s fantastic,” Sweeney continued. “ Our eyes are open to problems, but if the students initiate something, that’s all for the better. Student government in this case can serve as an information board.” Sweeney’s platform is also centered around the idea of service. “ Besides strengthening social activities, we want to provide services to the students at Saint M ary’s ,” Sweeney said. “ That is really the whole purpose of Student g o v e r n m e n t a n y w h e r e . ’ ’ by Mary Leavitt Sta ff Reporter
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تاریخ انتشار 2013