Call Me Mr. President.

lol. okay so I was jumping the gun but as of 3:34 yesterday afternoon I officially entered the political race to campaign as UNCP's next President. I know, I know. It's a bold move, especially for someone like me, but hey if someone like Vanessa Jones, (who previously beforehand was virtually unknown) could come out and win in a landslide, (and just look at what she did for the school!!!) then why can't I? I've done basically everything else there is to do in college and now I'm sealing my stamp for the last possible thing worth doing in this place. I've already started to think about platforms and what I want to represent myself as when I actually do have to start appearing in front of students and making a name for myself on the school. And after thinking about it for a long time after two days worth, I believe I have come up with a worthy plan of action in regards to the way the school should be run.

Within the campus or world of UNC-Pembroke, there are really only two seperate divisions that dictate how the school is going to be seen and/or run. You have those who run through the school and those who RUN the school. Basically administration (including everyone from the RA's to the Chancellor) and then you have the students. And with that in mind, we're supposed to have two seperate governments that dictate how things are to be ran on both fronts. When I came to Robert Cooper about my possibility as a candidate in the race, he approached me and said that the main problem with the past presidencies in the campus is that no student is willing to stand up against the demands of the faculty and to appropriately make statements that show that we are not going to back down just because they make a suggestion on the way that the school should be ran. I...on the other hand, have no fear of controversy in the school as I've already become quite aquainted with different organizations and their feelings against me and or my politics. However I do know that if I am elected as the President of the school then Diane Jones, Preston Sweeney, Carolyn Hunt, Chancellor Meadows and those in and around him are going to have to prepare some negoatiating (sp?) skills, since I'm not the type of person to just disappear into the background quietly. However the brings to me to my second problem.

Running against Moe and Melvin (I think is his name) I don't see that as TOO big a problem, since I'm gonna have the backing of many different organizations on campus during the campaign, however my main issue now is that I'm having issues with getting a running mate for the campaign. My first choice (Desiree) isn't going to be able to do it since she's not a sophomore, unforetunately I think that's also the problem with the current choice that I have now (Frankie) because I don't think he is either. I'm still waiting to hear from my other first choice (Liz) and she gave me some good feedback, but I just need to know what she plans to do. I guess we'll just have to wait and see now won't we?