Walker, Dennison want to rid campus of apathy

Student Government Association presidential candidate Bill Walker is eager to answer questions and talk about his reasons for running for SGA President.

"The only reason we're doing this is for the benefit of the students," he says.

Bill Walker, Nitro senior, says he wants to see students have more of a say on campus issues.

"Most of the time, the average student doesn't have a voice, either because they are not asked or not motivated enough to vote," he says.

"That's what we think we can change."

Barboursville sophomore Cory Dennison, Walker's running mate, says, "I want to work for students and leave Marshall being even better than it was when I came."

Walker says a main focus of their campaign is student involvement. "Our number one goal is to rid campus of student apathy with the many programs we plan to have in place," he says.

"It won't be easy, but it can be done."

Dennison says more should be done for students on campus.

"Lately, students haven't been participating as much as they should be. We want to do things to get students having fun at Marshall.

"We ought to have something here so that you don't have to go out all the time," Dennison says.

To accomplish that goal, Walker and Dennison have proposed two new executive positions.

The director of student concerns would be on call any time a student has a problem with anything. The director would then find out who needs to be seen about the problem and what can be done. The campus wide community service coordinator would work with the executives to initiate community service programs on campus.

Specifically, the Walker-Dennison team hope to make the John Deaver Drinko Library more functional for students.

"You'd be hard pressed to find new books and new research materials in the library," Walker says. "We'd definitely like to see improvements made there."

Walker and Dennison also want to work toward a system that allows for both the cash and point system for copies and computer printouts.

"We think that the card system is a good idea, but it needs to be balanced with a cash system," Walker says.

Team Walker-Dennison also believe the price of copies needs to be lowered.

"Students are paying 10 cents for a copy at Marshall when they could go to a copy shop and get copies for 5 cents," Dennison says.

Walker wants to bring prices down to 6 or 7 cents per copy.

"Students already pay tuition and fees. They don't need this extra cost," he says.

Walker thinks students should vote for him because they would be voting for the entire Walker-Dennison team, which includes his proposed executive staff.

"I want students to see that we're running as a team with our staff and that every single one of us will fight tooth and nail to help students on this campus," Walker says.