SGA Debate

 Before the elections had ended, I attended the final debate between the Student Body President candidates. The presidential and vice presidential had the opportunity to share their opinions on topics such as campaign strategies, personal platforms, and funding.

The candidates consisted of David Oye for president and Luke Cooley for Vice President, Duncan Waugaman for president and Isabelle Rogner, and Alex Parlock for president and Hayley Breeden for vice president.

One of the most important subjects discussed at the debate was SGA funding, and how within the past year SGA has not been consistent with their funding to club sports, with money to spare at the end of the year. Parlock argued how important it was to have SGA use all of the funding money so they would in return, be receiving more money, but on the other side of the argument Waugaman disagreed with the statement by saying SGA would not spend funding money carelessly.

Another topic of the debate as was the location of campaigning from the candidates. Oye and Waugaman both decided that campaigning at the local Huntington bars was a good idea, but Parlock expressed how he felt it wasn't a good campaigning strategy.

When the time came for the debate to open to the audience, the candidates received very interesting questions. An audience member asked Oye why his vice president, Cooley was answering majority of the questions and more effectively. Oye responded to the question by saying that he wanted to be short, to the point, and easy to understand.

All of the candidates discussed their platforms, and they all had good ideas and visions for the future of Marshall University.