Platforms
Issue date: 4/3/09 Section: News
EricBeckham
College affordability
Continue working with Texas Legislature
Ensure entities receiving student fees have accountability
Transportation Services
Protect parking spaces from building developments
Dining Services
Increase and diversify Meal Plan options
Expand late-night dining service hours
Health services
Create better facilities for growing student body
Enriching Aggie experience
Protect student organization rights
Achieving academic excellence
Ensure Texas A&M is decreasing class sizes
Unity through communication
Utilize social networking sites
Meet with student leaders more frequently
BenDebayle
Communication
Send out video updates
Make student opinion known to faculty
Dining Services
Establish a 24 hour dining facility.
Transportation Services
Ensure campus roads are maintained, repaved
Preliminary budget $500,000 cheaper than 2008
Campus safety
Push for 100 percent participation in Code Maroon
MSC renovation
Make sure construction done as quickly, effectively as possible
Unity
Build relationships with graduate, international students
Academic
Evaluate initiative to institute break in fall semester
Student fees
Increase transparency on where funds spent
Athletics
Promote student attendance at athletic events
For full platform
This is just a few highlights from each candidate's platform. For the platforms in their entirity, visit their Web sites at ericbeckhamsbp.com and believeinben.com.
College affordability
Continue working with Texas Legislature
Ensure entities receiving student fees have accountability
Transportation Services
Protect parking spaces from building developments
Dining Services
Increase and diversify Meal Plan options
Expand late-night dining service hours
Health services
Create better facilities for growing student body
Enriching Aggie experience
Protect student organization rights
Achieving academic excellence
Ensure Texas A&M is decreasing class sizes
Unity through communication
Utilize social networking sites
Meet with student leaders more frequently
BenDebayle
Communication
Send out video updates
Make student opinion known to faculty
Dining Services
Establish a 24 hour dining facility.
Transportation Services
Ensure campus roads are maintained, repaved
Preliminary budget $500,000 cheaper than 2008
Campus safety
Push for 100 percent participation in Code Maroon
MSC renovation
Make sure construction done as quickly, effectively as possible
Unity
Build relationships with graduate, international students
Academic
Evaluate initiative to institute break in fall semester
Student fees
Increase transparency on where funds spent
Athletics
Promote student attendance at athletic events
For full platform
This is just a few highlights from each candidate's platform. For the platforms in their entirity, visit their Web sites at ericbeckhamsbp.com and believeinben.com.
Spring Break


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