2008 Woodie Awards
New ASNMU president encourages involvement
Issue date: 4/19/07 Section: News
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Assistant News Editor Jackie Stark sat down with newly-elected ASNMU President Chris Storves to ask him about the upcoming school year.
NW: As president, what changes do you hope to make?
I don't really hope to change anything. If I'm president, I really want to make sure that the board stays as strong as they've been this year. We've done a heck of a lot of projects. I want to try and kept the board motivated, have as much fun we had this year.
NW: How about changes on campus for students?
I would love to make sure the study lounge takes off again. That is a big deal.
Currently, we're working on an online syllabi project. I'd like to get the ball running on that. Essentially, and this is all still pretty basic, students need to have something before they register for classes. Somewhere in Northern's vicinity online, you can access a part of the syllabus, to see what the class entails.
Here's an example. You don't know what EN 211 class to take. Well, if you don't like critical writing, don't take section D. If you like to read books, take A or B, something like that. It would essentially be another resource, similar to the course bulletin.
As for the study lounge, making sure the funding stays (is important). It's a lot of money to come up with, but it's a resource for the students. Everyone that I've talked to loves it. We need to make sure to continue that.
And to continue with things that we do like Dozing Discounts, Wildcat Wallets, things like that -- really make sure that those continue to grow because they are valuable resources.
NW: How did you feel about the voter turnout?
The voter turnout really disheartened me. We didn't even bring in 1,000 votes.
NW: Is there anything you'd like to see changing, just to see a better turnout?
I wish I would have campaigned more. The way I look at it, it's ASNMU's job to tell people there is an election, which they did; they put up posters; they did things along that nature. It's the candidates' job to rally votes. I'll admit it, I did not campaign as much as previous years, and it directly reflected in the polls. If I had gone to more student organizations, gone to more hall meetings, things like that, there would have been a higher turnout because more people would have been informed.
NW: As president, what changes do you hope to make?
I don't really hope to change anything. If I'm president, I really want to make sure that the board stays as strong as they've been this year. We've done a heck of a lot of projects. I want to try and kept the board motivated, have as much fun we had this year.
NW: How about changes on campus for students?
I would love to make sure the study lounge takes off again. That is a big deal.
Currently, we're working on an online syllabi project. I'd like to get the ball running on that. Essentially, and this is all still pretty basic, students need to have something before they register for classes. Somewhere in Northern's vicinity online, you can access a part of the syllabus, to see what the class entails.
Here's an example. You don't know what EN 211 class to take. Well, if you don't like critical writing, don't take section D. If you like to read books, take A or B, something like that. It would essentially be another resource, similar to the course bulletin.
As for the study lounge, making sure the funding stays (is important). It's a lot of money to come up with, but it's a resource for the students. Everyone that I've talked to loves it. We need to make sure to continue that.
And to continue with things that we do like Dozing Discounts, Wildcat Wallets, things like that -- really make sure that those continue to grow because they are valuable resources.
NW: How did you feel about the voter turnout?
The voter turnout really disheartened me. We didn't even bring in 1,000 votes.
NW: Is there anything you'd like to see changing, just to see a better turnout?
I wish I would have campaigned more. The way I look at it, it's ASNMU's job to tell people there is an election, which they did; they put up posters; they did things along that nature. It's the candidates' job to rally votes. I'll admit it, I did not campaign as much as previous years, and it directly reflected in the polls. If I had gone to more student organizations, gone to more hall meetings, things like that, there would have been a higher turnout because more people would have been informed.
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