On Monday, Doug Fiefia will
begin campaigning for his second year as student body president at Utah State
University. Fiefia is running against Josh Lefevre and Ryan Lambert, but with
experience as president already, Fiefia believes he has an advantage over his
two opponents.
“A lot of things made me
decide to run for president again,” Fiefia said. “One of the major
things, though, is the huge learning curve it takes for a new president to take
over.”
Tyler Tolson, who served as
ASUSU president from 2009-11, is the only other presidential candidate to run
for re-election at USU.
“Because of Tolson’s second
year, we have the new recreation center being built,” Fiefia said. “You are
able to do bigger things your second year. If a new president were to come in,
it’s a little bit harder.”
After a year in office,
Fiefia believes his greatest advantage over his opponents is his experience and
personal connections with the administration and fellow officers. The student
body president believes he has formed a good working relationship with the
university, and staying in office another year would mean completing the
promises made to fellow USU students.
“Now I feel comfortable
walking into the president’s office and saying this is huge student concern,”
Fiefia said. “And I built that relationship enough that they trust and respect
me to listen.”
Social media campaigning
started Monday, Feb. 17 as candidates met with student clubs and organizations.
Primary elections begin Monday, Feb. 24 and final elections will be held
starting Wednesday, Feb. 26 through Thursday, Feb. 27.
“Its all about networking
and what groups you are a part of,” said Kevin Webb, assistant director of
USU/SA. “If a candidate isn’t involved in much, chances are they will not do
very well in elections.”
Webb said 20-25 percent of
USU students turn out for voting, which is a “decent number” for the campus’
demographics.
Janessa Knowles, Nikki VanLith, Leann Fox, Claire
Hubbard, Alex Taylor and Logan Jones contributed to this article.
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