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.

Student Election Candidates

The following are the 71 candidates who are running for positions in the Student Association, The Marvin Center Governing Board, and class councils. The election will take place on February 22nd and February 23rd. Come to the Marvin Center Grand Ballroom at 7 PM this Tuesday, February 21st to watch the Student Media debate hosted by WRGW, The Hatchet and GWTV. The candidates for SA President and SA Executive Vice President will discuss the top issues facing students. If you can't come to the Marvin Center, tune in live to the debate on www.gwradio.com.

Student Association

President (1):

-John Bennett

-Jeremy Iloulian

-Ashwin Narla

-Benjamin Pincus

-William Thompson

Executive Vice President (1):

-Abby Bergren

-Austin Brewster

-Ben Leighton

Undergraduate At-Large (2)

-Elizabeth Kennedy

-Justin Pennish

-Hugo Scheckter

Graduate At-Large Senator (2)
-Jacob Wilson
-James Bonneau
-Jake Chervinsky

CCAS Undergraduate Senator (6)
-Markus Batchelor
-Daniel Egel-Weiss
-Nick Gumas
-Yusuf Yilmaz
-Omeed Firouzi
-Anthony Bucci III
-Ian Shetron

CCAS Graduate Senator (3)
-Amanda Castroverde

ESIA Undergraduate Senator (3)
-Alicia Rose
-Ross Rattanasena
-William Castagna
-Michael Morgan
-Peter Starkey
-Sabrina Chugani

Mascot Misinformation

Contrary to an article published by our colleagues at the Hatchet last Thursday, the unofficial hippo mascot that we have all come to love is not being removed by the university.

The article was published basted on statements by John Och, GW's licensing coordinator and Elio Distaola, a spokesman for Follett, the company that manages the bookstore.  The news caused great concern among the student body, many of whom have come to appreciated the hippo as much as our team of official mascots - George and Big George.

According to Helen Saulny, the assistant vice president for student and academic Support Services, the issue was a misinterpretation regarding the placement of the hippo design on various styles of merchandise during discussions last fall between the university and the bookstore.  The discussions allowed for an opportunity to clarify how the hippo design, which is not registered as an official mascot of GW, will be used.

The misunderstanding arose from legal concerns about the protection of the hippo mascot and a directive to limit orders of hippo merchandise until an official decision was made.  This was misinterpreted as a decision to phase out the hippo entirely.

The original bronze hippo at H & 21st Streets was a gift from former university President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg to the class of 2000.  Legend has it that the Potomac was once a home for hippos during Washington's time.

Hippo merchandise is still available in the bookstore and we will continue to see the beloved mascot at spirit events.  Since the time of the original article, the Hatchet published a correction to the original article, helping to quell the campus wide hippo scare.

-Monika Wysocki