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Here is a quick comparison chart for all five presidential tickets. View the full chart. Voting opens Tuesday morning at 9am and closes Wednesday evening at 7pm. To cast your vote, visit usf.edu/vote.
| Ticket | Motto | Top Platform | Student Concerns |
| Butters & King | "Honesty. Integrity. Hard Work." | Improving the relationship with Student Affairs. “We will bridge the gap between Student Government and Student Affairs to strengthen our relationship and utilize their many resources, while acquiring more knowledge about what the millions of dollars are spent on.” | They want to create separate councils (similar to the sports club council) to advise and manage funding for the 500+ student organizations on campus, but will this approach work on a large scale? |
| Meet the candidates | Major | Activities | Greek Affiliation |
| Greg "Butters" Morgan | Education | Student Government Executive Cabinet, Director of Student Life & Development, The Our-Shirt Campaign, HYPE Student Publication Office, Project Post-It, Creation of the Sports Club Council, Student Coordinator of Round Up, Resident Assistant | Sigma Chi |
| Thomas King | Finance | Student Government Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer, Vice Chairman of the Activity and Service Recommendation Committee, Student Government Administrative Services Assistant, Student Government Senate, Interim Funding and Transfers Committee, Activity and Service Recommendation Committee | Sigma Phi Epsilon |
| Ticket | Motto | Top Platform | Student Concerns |
| Randazzo & Damys | "It's Time to Clean House." | Serving the Students. They want Student Government to be “more fiscally responsible.” | Where will additional funding for more class sections come from during Florida's budget crisis? Is improving Greek parking a worthy presidential platform? |
| Meet the candidates | Major | Activities | Greek Affiliation |
| Nicole Randazzo | Political Science | Student Government Senate Pro Tempore; Advocacy Chair of N.I.T.E. (Necessary Improvements to Transform your Environment), Status on Women Committee and the Blackboard Advisory Committee, Big Brothers Big Sisters | Phi Alpha Delta |
| Ruth Damys | Political Science Major/Public Health and Women's Studies Minor | Senator for the College of Arts & Sciences, sits on the Organizational Outreach Committee, supervisor at Campus Rec, Activities Coordinator for her church, State Delegate for Club Creole, Leadership Board for S.O.S, starting a Mock Trial Team | No |
| Ticket | Motto | Top Platform | Student Concerns |
| Davison & Chavis | "Do. Change." | Running on a platform built to promote a truly student-centered Student Government. "They stand for a transparent Student Government that engages students, promotes involvement, and advocates for the best interests of the student body." | Did not officially state that they were not committing copyright infringement with their use of the DC Shoes logo on campaign materials until the final debate (a week before the elections). Will there be transparency issues? |
| Meet the candidates | Major | Activities | Greek Affiliation |
| Nathan Davison | Marketing | Student Government, multiple internships in Political Science field, Freshman Orientation sessions, event coordinator for the Honors College Student Council, mentor for a local high school robotics team, and his dedication to raising over $3,000 for a trip to promote Aids Awareness in South Africa | Alpha Kappa Psi |
| Cordell Chavis | International Studies/Economics, Mathematics minor | Honors College, Student Government, Center for International Affairs, the United Nations Association, the University Community Center, and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce | Delta Chi |
| Ticket | Motto | Top Platform | Student Concerns |
| Hall & Taylor | "Building a new U" | Academic Affairs. “Continue to lobby the university for professor evaluations to be posted on the class schedule search when students sign up for classes. Work with the administration to make sure more academic advisors are added as already promised.” | Though Hall was cleared of any wrong-doing in a scandal inolving the firing of SG executive branch members last Fall, do these allegations leave a cloud hanging over this ticket? |
| Meet the candidates | Major | Activities | Greek Affiliation |
| Justin Hall | Accounting/Finance | Chief of Staff in Student Government, Special Olympics volunteer, Habitat for Humanity Volunteer | No |
| LaNard Taylor | Political Science/History Minor | President of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, a member of the Marshall Student Center Board, Coordinator of Greek Life for Student Government, Student Organization Advisory Board | Iota Phi Theta |
| Ticket | Motto | Top Platform | Student Concerns |
| Ryan & Sriram | "Uniting all of us by empowering each of us" | Empowerment of the Student Body. “We will schedule regular Town Hall Meetings in Outdoor forums to bring the Student Body, Student Government, the Administration, and Faculty together to discuss and address issues which affect our campus.” | No definitive answer on the amount of funding needed for their proposed recycling program |
| Meet the candidates | Major | Activities | Greek Affiliation |
| Ryan Iacovacci | International Relations/Religious Studies | Cultural Ambassador to China, WMNF FM, hospice volunteer, Oxfam International's Fair Trade Campaign, co-founded the United Students for Community, Student Government Senate attendee | No |
| Sriram Madhusoodanan | International Studies | Oxfam International's Fair Trade campaign, co-founded the United Students for Community, USF Honors Research Symposium and the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Vice-President of the Student Society for Stem Cell Research, Alternative Spring Break Leadership Board, Center for Civic Engagement and Volunteerism, the Coalition for Global Justice, and Peace Week at USF | No |
