2012 Student Media SA Debate

Miss last night's SA EVP and President debate? Replay the WRGW live stream below:

2012 Student Association - Student Media Debate by Wrgw_News on Mixcloud

You can find out more about the candidates here.

And vote for your favorite here on Wednesday or Thursday.

SA EVP Ted Costigan Talks 2012 SA Election

SA EVP Ted Costigan 2012 Election Special Interview by Wrgw_News on Mixcloud

Tomorrow on News in Depth...

Coming up on "News in Depth," EVP candidates Logan Dobson and Rob Maxim face off on the issues, heading into the much anticipated runoff election.

Also, W. Hunter Patterson, editor-in-chief of the "GW Patriot," drops in with guest commentary and analysis.

WRGW News' Jared Pliner and Dan Keylin co-anchor from Washington, D.C.

You don't want to miss this edition of "News in Depth," from 12 to 1 p.m. on gwradio.com and campus cable channel 22!

WRGW News Poll: EVP Race - Dobson, Maxim the Frontrunners

A WRGW News Poll of 369 undergraduate GW students conducted February 21-24, shows that EVP candidates Logan Dobson and Rob Maxim are neck and neck.

Taking into account only likely voters, Dobson leads the field with 21.9%, followed by Maxim with 20.6%.  John Binetti comes in third place with 11.7%, and Josh Goldstein gets 10.7% of the survey respondents.  35.1% of the likely voters were still undecided.  

Maxim leads among female students, while Dobson leads among male students. Binetti does better among females, while Goldstein does better among males.  

It's important to note this poll isn't scientific; it's just a general survey of GW undergraduate students and their potential SA candidate preferences.  An important bloc of voters, graduate students, are not included in the poll.  Graduate students tend to vote based on the endorsements that their relevant organizations make (like the Student Bar Association or the Graduate School for Political Management Student Association), so the candidates with those endorsements could expect a bump.  

Results for the SA presidential news poll will be released tomorrow.

Here are the results of the EVP poll:

Logan Dobson  21.9%

Rob Maxim  20.6%

Jon Binetti  11.7%

Josh Goldstein  10.7%

Undecided  35.1%

Voter Likelihood 

Very Likely  26%

Likely  32%

Unlikely  29%

Will Not Vote  13%

Male  46.6%

Female  53.4% 

Non-Greek  71.8%

Greek  28.2%

Based on 369 Respondents.  For candidate preferences, only likely and very likely voters were used in the calculations.    

Thanks to: Alex Laska, Alexa Vogel, Roxanne Martin, Jenn Neuner, Clara Pak, Jared Pliner, Ryan Waye, and Joey Rabinowitz.   

Rob Maxim - An EVP Candidate Profile

Rob Maxim

Major

International Affairs/Economics

 Clubs, Activities, Internships, Jobs, Experience

SA Senate Secretary 2008-2009, Member of the 2010 Innovation Taskforce, 2009 Colonial Cabinet, International Affairs Society/Model UN, College Democrats, STAR tour guide, Greek life (Pi Kappa Alpha), Intern-GWU Office of Sustainability, Intern-Department of Commerce, Admissions Assistant (GWU Admissions Office), Study Abroad-Barcelona Fall 2009

 Why are you running for EVP?

As a student that has been heavily involved in a variety of GWU activities, I have a perspective on what common GW students want.  As someone that has been involved with the SA in the past as well as done a wide array of activity within the GW community I have the connections needed within the student body to seek out the issues we need changed, and the connections within the administration to implement those changes.

 What is the number one most pressing issue that the EVP should deal with?

The most pressing advocacy issue that the EVP should deal with is revising the GW bookstore’s prices and policies.  Every student in every year, undergraduate and graduate, needs to pay for books.  The GW Bookstore is overpriced relative to online and third party vendors, and does not give good buyback rates.  They also have limited stock of many graduate level books.  By working with efollet and the faculty senate, I think that we as an SA can make the GW Bookstore an institution that actually helps students, as opposed to one that is just another excess expense.

 In the past year, who do you think has been the most effective member of the SA (besides yourself) Why?

Erik Ashida.  He has done a lot of work for the GW student community, particularly in academics, and I appreciate his efforts to revise the Gelman voluntarily gift policy.

 If you couldn’t vote for yourself who would you vote for?

Josh Goldstein; he is very affable, easy to work with, and knows the issues well.  He would be a great bridge between the Executive and the Senate.

 What will you be doing next year if you don’t win your election?

I will be interning, either with the Department of Commerce, the Treasury, or State.  I have also considered getting involved with student theater.

 Who will you be voting for SA President? Lifton or Sanchez?

Undecided, though I think Lifton outdid Sanchez in the debate

Come to the 1st Annual WRGW News - SA Debate!

THIS FRIDAY, February 19th from 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the Marvin Center Amphitheater (3rd floor). Doors open at 6:45 p.m.

The evening will be moderated by WRGW News Director Jared Pliner and Assistant News Directors Dan Keylin and Alex Laska.

Submit candidate questions via the e-form located on this page!

You can also listen to the debate LIVE via www.gwradio.com/listenlive!

Jon Binetti Running for EVP - Sets Up Greek Free-For-All

Jon Binetti, a current undergraduate SA senator representing the Engineering School has launched his EVP campaign website, JonBinetti.com.  Logan Dobson, who himself is running against Binetti, asks who exactly his opponent is, implying Binetti is a low-key SA senator.

With Binetti now in the race, it now sets up a 4-way greek slugfest between the following candidates and fraternities:

Logan Dobson - Sigma Chi
Josh Goldstein - Beta
Rob Maxim - PIKE
Jon Binetti - Phi Psi

There are still two full days left to register with the JEC (2/16 & 2/17), so theoretically a non-greek candidate could still enter the EVP race.

BREAKING: Josh Goldstein Running for EVP

CCAS Senator Josh Goldstein has entered the EVP race against Logan Dobson, and he has his own facebook group and website.

Goldstein writes on his website that "the current state of the SA is unacceptable," a theme that is likely to be similar to Dobson's candidacy.  

Goldstein was appointed as a freshman SA senator last year, and won a CCAS seat last Februrary in a hotly contested race against 16 candidates for only 6 spots.  He ironically finished second - to Logan Dobson. 

Dobson had 586 votes compared to Goldstein's 537.

Josh Goldstein Running for Executive Vice President?

Sophomore SA Senator Josh Goldstein (CCAS) has all but officially announced his campaign to become the next SA Executive Vice President.  Inside the SA (Logan Dobson) posted this letter that Goldstein allegedly sent to various student organizations, a very clear signal he will be running for EVP.

Dear [Name of student organization],

Hello, my name is Josh Goldstein and I am a Student Association Senator representing the Columbian College. I am reaching out to you because I want to learn more about the student organization that you lead, [name of student organization].  More specifically, I would love the opportunity to sit down with you to learn about the organization, its programming, and to discuss ways that the SA can work with you in the upcoming year. 

I think it is crucial that we get to know each other so that we can work together to help you reach the goals that you have set for your organization and utilize the SA's funds and relationship with the GW Administration to provide a better experience for you and your members.  As an SA Senator, I feel that it is my responsibility work both for you and with you to find ways for the SA to help your organization succeed.  Feel free to contact me via email at XXXXX@.com.  

I hope to hear from you soon and am looking forward to meeting with you.

Sincerely,

Josh

Candidates will begin officially announcing in the next several days.  We'll post all the major candidate announcements or any major rumors that come up, so be on the lookout.