Former presidential candidate Ben Traverse, a 2006 graduate, established the Coalition for Reform two years ago, which won all but two undergraduate senate seats, but lost in the runoff election for president.
"I think slates are good for the SA," he said. "It's not a political party, it's people who want to work together to get things done."
Traverse said he hopes presidential candidates will not be discouraged from running on a slate in the future.
"My goal was to run with a group of people and to not just get me elected but to get a group of people elected," he said. "The president needs to focus on that campaign and let senators focus on theirs."
Former SA President Audai Shakour, also a 2006 graduate, beat Traverse in the runoff, and does not favor slates.
"It goes to show that people really stop and look at the qualifications and they do not vote on who's on a slate," Shakour said. "It proves that candidates can't rely on their slate to come out and support them twice in a row."
Omar Woodard, a graduate student and also a former SA President said slates can make it difficult for the SA to work together.
"(Slates are) a terrible idea," he said. "It's terrible for SA cohesion. When a president and EVP come in and has a completely different senate it's not healthy."
The chair of the senate, executive vice president-elect sophomore Brand Kroeger, said even though he ran independent from all of the other senators and the president-elect sophomore Nicole Capp, all their differences will be worked out.
"I have a bridge to build between an independent president and the senators," Kroeger said. "(Student Union members) have said the slate has been abolished, but the best thing is for SA to work as one cohesive unit."
"I think slates are good for the SA," he said. "It's not a political party, it's people who want to work together to get things done."
Traverse said he hopes presidential candidates will not be discouraged from running on a slate in the future.
"My goal was to run with a group of people and to not just get me elected but to get a group of people elected," he said. "The president needs to focus on that campaign and let senators focus on theirs."
Former SA President Audai Shakour, also a 2006 graduate, beat Traverse in the runoff, and does not favor slates.
"It goes to show that people really stop and look at the qualifications and they do not vote on who's on a slate," Shakour said. "It proves that candidates can't rely on their slate to come out and support them twice in a row."
Omar Woodard, a graduate student and also a former SA President said slates can make it difficult for the SA to work together.
"(Slates are) a terrible idea," he said. "It's terrible for SA cohesion. When a president and EVP come in and has a completely different senate it's not healthy."
The chair of the senate, executive vice president-elect sophomore Brand Kroeger, said even though he ran independent from all of the other senators and the president-elect sophomore Nicole Capp, all their differences will be worked out.
"I have a bridge to build between an independent president and the senators," Kroeger said. "(Student Union members) have said the slate has been abolished, but the best thing is for SA to work as one cohesive unit."
