David Foxx
Pure experience.
It’s what David Foxx said sets him apart from his opponent and makes him the better candidate to serve the student body as treasurer.
“If students want somebody to get things done on behalf of them, they’re going to need somebody that has a proven record of doing things on campus,” Foxx said.
Foxx has served two years in Student Government as well as served on his freshman hall council and organized a relief concert for the tsunami disaster that same year.
“I’ve got a really good pulse on what’s going on,” he said.
If elected, Foxx said he plans to build stronger networks between student organizations and create a discussion roundtable to help educate groups about topics such as publicity, finance and available resources.
He said the current student body treasurer, Adam Compton, seemed to focus more on being Student Government’s treasurer as opposed to the student body’s treasurer. Foxx doesn’t want this to happen to him if he is elected.
Foxx plans to accomplish this goal through his most important issue, the open door policy. He said he wants to work with student groups across campus and create more awareness about the appropriations process among students.
He said he also wants to use Student Government’s access to the administration to “advocate on [the] behalf of students.” Foxx plans to increase publicity surrounding the actions Student Government takes so students can see the goals the organization is accomplishing.
“Student Government just needs to get back into the business of getting things done,” he said.
According to Foxx, his involvement with the appropriations process and student organizations on campus was what really pushed him to run for student body treasurer.
“I really think I can be a resource to students,” he said.
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Scott Lassiter
For Scott Lassiter, being elected student body treasurer means representing all student groups in terms of funding and fulfilling his own dreams all in one third-floor office.
Lassiter, one of the two candidates running for student body treasurer, said he wants to be a student body treasurer who creates an “open door policy” within Student Government as well as one who has the dedication to sit down with individual students to explain financial matters.
“I like to think of myself as someone who can build alliances and build trust,” he said.
He said he plans to make sure all student groups receive the same amount of attention and consideration for appropriations. He also wants to increase the number of student groups who use the appropriations process.
“It’s everybody’s Student Government,” he said.
Lassiter said he wants to go above and beyond the usual requirements of student body treasurer. To fulfill this goal, he plans to advocate for the use of debit cards on campus and reduction of tuition and fees.
He also said he plans to play a significant role within Senate as the student body treasurer to make sure he is there to support student financial issues.
“If it’s financially related [issues], I will definitely be there to lobby for the student body’s position,” he said.
Lassiter said he has always wanted to work in public service.
“I really wouldn’t make a good fireman, and I’d rather not pick up trash off the street, so this is something that I can do,” he said.
Lassiter said his involvement with the appropriations process this past year gives him the experience required for the office of student body treasurer. He also mentioned that he has never missed a vote during his time in the Senate and plans to transfer the same commitment to student body treasurer.