With six people running for student body president, the ideas have begun to flow. Presidential hopefuls have begun to distinguish themselves by what they want their campaign to mean. Draper posits that student government should do more to support Black History Month as well as other cultural events at WSU including powwows. He suggests that a solution to the parking dilemma on campus is to pave the lower quad soccer field next to the Social Science Building. He also is interested in encouraging public transportation by offering student a UTA Eco pass that would allow them to ride the busses for free.
Draper also objects to the short amount of time given to candidates to campaign.
Candidate Nick Ferre takes a different approach to the office of student body president. One of his main goals is simply to ensure continuity of many of the issues that current Student Body President Dee Hansen has tackled. Among these Ferre includes Hansen's initiative to keep tuition low and work with other colleges to have a statewide diversity requirement. I want to protect student rights and be a voice for the students. Ferre also identified the Olympic transition that students will have to face as a concern of the student body president.