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The Daily Iowan TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ UISG: Who’s on the ballot? Three tickets are vying for undergraduate students’ votes in UI Student Government elections on Wednesday and Thursday. UI Charge Party, Ignite Iowa, and Inspire UI are running on platforms to serve thousands of Hawkeyes. Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan Michael Guhin/The Daily Iowan Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan Adiu Arou and Dady Mansaray sit in the Main Library on Monday. Sarah Henry and Noel Mills stand together in Pancheros on March 30. Madhuri Belkale and Alexia Sánchez stand in Stanley Hall on Monday. UI Charge Ignite Iowa Inspire UI BY BROOKLYN DRAISEY BY RYLEE WILSON BY KAYLI REESE [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] “It’s your story, shouldn’t you be the one to tell Ignite Iowa focuses on increasing transparency The symbol for the University of Iowa Student it?” in student government and promoting equity and Government ticket Inspire UI is a sun, which can- That quote ends UI Charge’s promotional video. sustainability. didates on the ticket associate with shedding light The party is led by UISG Sen. Dady Mansaray and Led by presidential candidate Noel Mills and on various issues around campus. Adiu Arou, who are running for UISG president vice-presidential candidate Sarah Henry, the ticket Inspire UI comprises 20 senators, presidential and vice president, respectively. comprises 21 candidates. candidate Alexia Sánchez, and vice-presidential The Daily Iowan opened the interview to all mem- Mills, the current UISG director of finance, said candidate Madhuri Belkale. bers of UI Charge, but only Mansaray was available. her work with student organizations motivated her “Students at the university have inspired us … so Mansaray said the candidates on his ticket have to run for a higher position in the organization. now it’s our turn to Inspire UI,” Belkale said. different perspectives but are all passionate about “I’m really passionate about student organiza- Sánchez and Belkale also are the first two record- making a difference on campus. Many students on tions and working harder for them because they ed women of color who have run for the executive the ticket are from areas not traditionally repre- are the heartbeat of campus,” she said. “Being the ticket as a duo. sented in UISG, and Mansaray tried to recruit from director of finance, I got to work with them very “To us, that’s not about representation necessar- groups that, he said, have been ignored. closely. I kind of fell in love with making student ily and saying that we represent women of color or “At the end of the day, you’ve got to have those government work for them better.” we represent certain identities, but it’s rather about different students at the table,” he said. The ticket comprises both current members of we understand what it’s like to not be heard,” Bel- Dedication to the community is what makes UI UISG and candidates new to the organization. Sec- kale said. Charge unique, he said. His ticket wants to move ond-year student Reagan Hansen, who is new to Sánchez said she is working on establishing a the UI forward together through building relation- UISG, would like to increase student accessibility Latinx LLC, which is part of Inspire UI’s platform. SEE CHARGE, 2 SEE IGNITE, 2 SEE INSPIRE, 2 INSIDE 8 UISG debate ranges across campus issues UISG presidential candidates Alexia Sánchez, Noel Mills, and Dady Mansaray shared their visions for the UI and their plans to improve campus in the UISG presidential debate on Monday. BY RYLEE WILSON [email protected] University of Iowa Student Government pres- idential candidates on Monday participated in Gustafson, seniors leave a debate covering their top initiatives and their legacy that will live on solutions to campus issues in theMain Library’s Iowa may have fallen to No. 1 Bay- Shambaugh Auditorium. lor in the Elite Eight on Monday, The three candidates — Noel Mills with Ignite but the loss doesn’t diminish the Iowa, Alexia Sánchez with Inspire UI, and Dady legacy of the Hawkeye seniors Mansaray of UI Charge — debated their qualifi- in their final year. Along with the cations, solutions to issues on campus, and col- obstacles Tania Davis and Hannah Stewart overcame, Megan Gus- lege affordability and appropriations. tafson built one of the greatest Sánchez, who has served as a UISG senator Hawkeye careers of all time, and it for three years and chairs the Student Life Com- won’t be forgotten anytime soon. mittee, said her top priority is increasing en- gagement and inclusion on campus, including expanding the Johnson County community-ID program and adding a Latinx LLC on campus. 7 Mills, who has served in UISG for three years as a senator and director of finance, said Ignite Iowa wants to create clearer communication among student government and student orga- nizations by attending student organizations’ events and expanding the UISG texting service. Mansaray, a current UISG senator, said his top initiative is increasing the visibility of stu- Reba Zatz/The Daily Iowan dent government and educating the students on Alexia Sánchez (left), Noel Mills (center), and Dady Mansaray (right) answer questions during the UISG Presidential its role on campus. Debate on Monday in the Main Library Shambaugh Auditorium. Hawkeye baseball set for Candidates were asked about their plans to im- two midweek games prove diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus. Mansaray emphasized the importance of cre- decreasing the cost of graduation, making sure Coming off a three-game sweep Mills said it’s important to recognize that al- ating a space to hear all sides of an issue. we are able to subsidize those issues. On a mac- of a top-25 Illinois squad, Iowa though she and her running mate identify as “I think that, personally, when those conver- ro-issue, promoting conversations with state baseball has two midweek games white and cisgender, they are committed to pro- sations are an issue, we need to create an envi- legislators, and last, making sure we are execut- against Clarke and Illinois State moting equity and inclusion. ronment, a space where we are hearing all sides,” ing initiatives that the students care about and coming up next. Both teams will “It’s important for us to know that there is Mansaray said. “Sometimes, when we encourage that they are going to need in the future.” give the Hawkeyes opportunities room to learn and to grow, and that’s going to those things, messages can be taken out of con- to grow on the mound and in the be super-important in an administration that text.” batter’s box. plans to represent every Hawkeye,” she said. “If Mills promoted the idea of creating signs to How to Vote you don’t feel represented by your elected rep- warn students when contentious protests or oth- resentatives, then you’re not going to feel like er debates occur, or will occur, in public spaces. you belong here on campus. Increasing commu- Sánchez spoke about the importance of creat- nication between student government and the ing alcohol-free entertainment events as part of • Log onto ‘MyUI’ student body is going to be key for this admin- the Alcohol Harm Reduction Plan. Tune in for LIVE updates istration.” The final topic of the debate was affordability • Go to ‘Student Information’ Watch for campus and city news, Both Sánchez and Mansaray spoke about in- and accessibility for UI students. All three can- weather, and Hawkeye sports creasing support for [the Center for Diversity didates favored increasing advocacy with state • Scroll down to MyUIowa coverage every day at 8:30 a.m. & Enrichment] resources. Sánchez also focused legislators and the state Board of Regents. at dailyiowan.com. on increasing accessibility in classrooms for stu- Sánchez spoke about her experience with af- • Click on ‘My Vote’ dents with disabilities. fordability and her plans to increase student ac- Candidates were asked a series of questions cessibility. • Vote. about controversial issues, including campus “Personally, if it weren’t for my [resident as- free speech, violence on campus, and alcohol sistant] job, I would struggle a lot more to afford harm reduction. college,” she said. “A really great idea we have is 2 NEWS THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILYIOWAN.COM | TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 Volume 150 The Daily Iowan Issue 129 BREAKING NEWS STAFF Phone: (319) 335-6030 Publisher. 335-5788 Email: [email protected] Jason Brummond Fax: 335-6297 Editor in Chief. 335-6030 CORRECTIONS Gage Miskimen Call: 335-6030 Managing Editors Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for accuracy and fairness in the Katelyn Weisbrod reporting of news. 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