A look at SGA parties and their platforms
With election season in full swing, social media feeds have been filled with posts and stories from campaigning Student Government Association parties.
A myriad of statements, platform information and polling questions left many confused on the stances and positions of the Student Action Party and the #RiseUp party.
The #RiseUp party’s presidential candidate, logistics and supply senior Quentin Edmiston, revealed their extensive platforms and goals they hope to achieve.
“The RiseUp party was founded in the hopes of involving more students in the Student Government Association processes and make it more representative of their community,” said Edmiston.
As the Student Government Association election season heats up, complaints from opposing parties resurface past tweets of candidates running in 2021.
The two parties, Student Action and #RiseUp both have their fair share of complaints go through the election commission, some of these complaints noting violation of election codes and having merit.
The Student Action party candidate Yazen Hamoudah was held by a complaint violating the SGA election code with recent tweets expressing insensitive things, according to the statement.
“I never meant to offend anyone, but that is not an excuse for my tweets. There is no excuse for the use of the N-word in any context, and I believe it to be a racial slur that is unacceptable in today’s society,” Hamoudah said in an apology. “These tweets do not reflect who I am as a person.”