2008 Woodie Awards
Election days arrive
Candidates put in extra hours, hard work to promote their campaigns
Haley Dreis
Staff Writer
Issue date: 2/19/08 Section: News
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All of the candidates have expressed enthusiasm in getting their message out to students before the polls on VIP close today at 5 p.m.
Many of the candidates have been campaigning on Greene Street, passing out flyers, stickers and other promotional items.
Christopher McNamee, a third-year political science student, has been using handouts and food to attract students to his table on Greene Street.
"I have a couple thousand handouts with my platform on one side and a word search on the other. I also have plenty of food and drinks to make sure everyone is attracted to my table," he said.
McNamee said he also thought the candidate debate on Wednesday night was an excellent way of allowing students to see the candidates perform under pressure.
"It actually gave an opportunity for the students to see the candidates in a different light," McNamee said.
Terrance Lanier, a second-year philosophy student, said he likes when students think and engage in discussions about candidates.
"Whenever I see two students arguing over who to vote for, then that means they really paid attention to what I had to say. That is the highest thing we can ask for, well, next to votes," he said.
Jonathan Antonio, a second-year business student, said he has been campaigning hard and passionately to get his name out there.
"I want to get people interested in me, check out my Web site, see that I am the best candidate, and vote for me," he said.
Randy Rashad Gaines, a third-year sports and entertainment management student, has been focusing on informing students about his plan in working with the executive candidates as a team.
"Students need to understand that the three parts of the branch (the president, vice president and treasurer) work as a team. I'm going into office with the mindset of this team connection. I want to represent all of the students, including students who have not voted," he said.
Ryan Blackmon, a first-year computer-engineering student, said he liked Gaines because he "saw Rashad Gaines' plan for making the Carolina Card options better."
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