THE STUDENT Advocate General is essentially a lawyer for students when it comes to university-related issues like cheating, plagiarism, infractions that take place in the dorms, etc. This person has to be extremely educated on campus regulations and, because this position is only two years old, must be someone with experience in the Office of the Student Advocate. That person is Kelsey Fisher.
Kelsey is the only candidate who has worked on cases in the office, so she knows how to train new staff that come in to the office. She also knows how to handle any potentially tough cases using past experience, which is something neither of the other serious candidates can claim.
Chad Mandela is quite intelligent and could surely hold his own in a case. However, he wants to expand the office and create a county division (in addition to the current university and housing divisions), but we worry that this might be too ambitious a step for such a young and underdeveloped office.
Albert Garcia is also a smart guy who we would be confident getting legal advice from, but again, doesn’t quite have the experience the office needs right now. We liked his idea about being proactive instead of only reactive, but a competent Student Advocate General needs more than just good ideas.
Kevin Young is on the ballot, but when we contacted him for an interview, he was under the impression he wasn’t running.
Whoever becomes the Student Advocate General must remember, though, that for this office to gain more clout with the students, students actually need to know about it. All the candidates had ideas about how to spread the word, and we hope whoever wins will follow through on those proposals.
Consider this Mr. Nexus ManI am sure Nexus staff were at the HUB today listening to the debate. Thanks to someone pulling the fire alarm I was able to watch the debate despite arriving late and I left asking myself… why did the Daily Nexus endorse Fisher? She destroyed in debate by Albert Garcia and normally I wouldn’t judge someone on their debating abilities but this is for the Advocate General. The person we elect as the voice of our peers cant sound and act like a blonde bimbo. The Daily Nexus I am sure must have had some reason… Read more »
Consider this Mr. Comment Man/WomanI was also at the debate on Thursday, and before I explain my view of the debate let me inform you that I was neither there wearing a K-Fish shirt or a Albert shirt, or any candidate for that matter. I read the Nexus article about the endorsement of Fisher, and decided that I would watch the debate to get a view of what the candidates stand for. Now in response to the comment above I refuse to believe that Albert dominated Fisher in the debate, if you consider standing up to give your points dominating… Read more »
what actually happened…I was also at the debate and, to start off, it is important to recognize that the only viable candidates are kelsey and albert. With that in mind, here’s what happened: Kelsey showed that she has experience in the office and proved that she was competent at fulfilling her current role as a staff member in the office. However, Albert downplayed her experience by noting that her experience actually provided her with opportunities to make the office more accessible and open to students, yet no such action was taken. While he doesn’t have the same experience as Kelsey,… Read more »