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Brown wins runoff election
Could leave top post in December, depending on student teaching plans
Amanda Wood
Issue date: 3/24/06 Section: Campus News
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Christoph Brown, who was elected Gardner-Webb University's student body president Tuesday, may complete his studies in December, leaving SGA's top leadership position open for the spring semester of 2007.
"I still haven't made the decision to student teach in the spring," Brown said. "To be honest, it's not likely. Most likely I will be doing my student teaching in the fall, but that's not 100 percent yet. I felt confident enough about my abilities to run the SGA without detracting from student teaching or vice versa."
According to Brown, the SGA constitution mandates that Vice President-elect Matt Walters would be named president if Brown decides to leave in December.
However, according to Karissa Weir, director of student activities and leadership development, the decision about who would take over as president is not set in stone.
"That would be something for the Student Government Association to figure out," said Weir. "I don't have a say in that. That needs to be brought before them so they can deal with that among the students and elected officials."
Brown is hopeful that he will be able to make a difference while he is in office, whether that time is one or two semesters.
"I just look forward to working next year," he said. "I think we can make a lot of positive changes. Students' lives are stressful enough between classes and extracurricular activities and jobs. You name it and students have to deal with it. What I see SGA's main job as being is to try to make their lives easier."
Brown plans to continue working on the one-card system, as well as addressing student complaints about the ginkgo trees on campus.
"I still haven't made the decision to student teach in the spring," Brown said. "To be honest, it's not likely. Most likely I will be doing my student teaching in the fall, but that's not 100 percent yet. I felt confident enough about my abilities to run the SGA without detracting from student teaching or vice versa."
According to Brown, the SGA constitution mandates that Vice President-elect Matt Walters would be named president if Brown decides to leave in December.
However, according to Karissa Weir, director of student activities and leadership development, the decision about who would take over as president is not set in stone.
"That would be something for the Student Government Association to figure out," said Weir. "I don't have a say in that. That needs to be brought before them so they can deal with that among the students and elected officials."
Brown is hopeful that he will be able to make a difference while he is in office, whether that time is one or two semesters.
"I just look forward to working next year," he said. "I think we can make a lot of positive changes. Students' lives are stressful enough between classes and extracurricular activities and jobs. You name it and students have to deal with it. What I see SGA's main job as being is to try to make their lives easier."
Brown plans to continue working on the one-card system, as well as addressing student complaints about the ginkgo trees on campus.