Student Government election polls open at noon today, and that means it’s time for the Technician editorial board to make its endorsements.

We are only endorsing candidates for the positions of Student Body President, Student Body Vice President and Student Senate President, as these are the only positions for which we feel we have enough information to make educated endorsements. 

To cast your vote, visit vote.ncsu.edu. Polls close at noon on April 2. 

Student Body President and Vice President:

We endorse Alanna Propst and Grant Do. Propst seems to care sincerely about the issues on her platform, which include getting graduate students more involved, increasing sustainability and promoting diversity. Also worth noting is her plan to make the Student Government website more user-friendly. The Technician staff spends hours on the website every week trying to find information to write our stories, and we still can’t navigate it efficiently. An improved website will increase transparency between Student Government and the rest of the student population. 

Furthermore, we see a lot of potential in her running mate, Grant Do. This is the first year that Student Body Vice President has been a position, and whoever is elected will be the model for future vice presidents. Propst and Do demonstrated during the debate that they work well as a team. This, paired with Do’s enthusiasm, gives us reason to believe he will be very involved as SBVP, and this is an important precedent to set.   

We think Propst and Do are devoted to the students and will stand strong to advocate for student needs, regardless of whether the administration is in full support. 

Student Senate President:

We endorse Alex Grindstaff. We are familiar with the name “Grindstaff” because he has been proactive in drafting bills worth reporting. Though Grindstaff has sponsored fewer bills than his opponent, Alex Yadon, this academic year, the bills he did sponsor were of great importance. Most notably, Grindstaff sponsored a bill opposing the sale of the Hofmann Forest and a bill to make the University admissions process more inclusive for students of LGBT status.