_ Brevard College
The Clarion Apru 1,2004
Top Stories:
2004 SGA Election Results after a Disjunctive Forum
by Jana Neplechovitsj
Roughly 30 people from our entire student body diat consists out of “664 students from 37 states and
20 foreign countries,” as the Brevard CoUege website states were there to support the nominees and hear t eir
motives m runmng for office. The Forum met m MG 125, the “amphitheater”/
looked sHck and our host EUiott McKenzie was dressed in sports-wear, while Dr. Ralph Hamlett joked that
could barely keep his head straight (he had had to attend a canceled meeting at 7am that morning and kept
looking pitiful into his empty coffee cup). . .
The forum was opened with a lltUe spUh^ Dr. Hamlett, claimmg that mformation is
important m a federal system, *at SGA has an immediate effect upon our lives as students, and tha e
officers that we elect are of vital importance for us and the weU-being of Brevar o eg j Austin
The candidates runmng for die position of President were Jan-M.chael Cohen, Vinny Wong and Austin
Ornelas. Running for *e posidon of V.ce-President were Aleece Fosmght, Jordon Huppert and J
Bfcgsley. The o*er canLates had no opponents and therefore didn’t have to parncpate in he fo^m^
Postons'already filled are Jesse Bozeman for Secretary and Davis Whltfie d-CargJe for
(Campus AcnviL Board) officers are Sarah Lange for President and Becky Fincannon
The candidates that ran for *e office of President were on equal footing
members of our BC community and have worked closely with fac tymem ers an a .,
Jan-Michael Cohen’s pas, and present involvements include^Presiden, “I"®, Resident
Society, Co-President of YPA (Young Poliaaans of Amenca), and President o as
a leadership forum conference in Washington DC where he represente revar ... having
Cohen’s mission statement mcluded changes that he wanted to make ”
Wts for freshmen and none for upper class members, and a larger budget for CAB so diat we
™Our s3”candidate Vinny Wong was, at die tmie,
working closely wldi the President (Elliott McKenzie at *' other coUeges and universides
mission trip, worked on a new consntuoon for die sm e ^ j a „ew foundaaon to build
about SGA. Most of his work has been \“rs”dgef p-oposal was made to TTie
on for next year. One of the mam issues has been the g »
Board of Trustees that met at the beginning of this month. , • ^ President to create
Our “third” candidate was Austin Ornelas who stated tiiat he is g ^^^zing that we can
excitement: “I’m sorry, but 30 people at a turning this around and therefore
have 600 people here, but yet, less tiien 30 people at this de • Hamlett
I refuse to stay at this debate. If you don’t agree then please don t vote for ^
mterferes by startmg: “This makes for a very interesnng people break out in laughte^
from one of the audience members to bring him a cup o co ee wit a minor in music, is also
Continumg with the Vice-Presidents, Aleece f"' r„3tlfa m^Sr of the Chemistry
Secretary of the Pres.den.al Cnc^. ^ '^rw" bcaSy b^mess and is an advisor for
Club, and a Cheerleader. Brevard is her home t ■ ■ i j c nnna rhe community and the coUege
*e Transylvama You* Council. Fosmght’s mission statement „ offer'to
closer togedier: “Many famlUes look for a coUege town to raise then children in, colleges
community.” ...Continued A3
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