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The Facts:
After two weeks of campaigning for student leadership roles, the results of the elections are in. Those elected will lead the student body of N.C. State in the upcoming school year as they sit on administration and student committees, communicate with other campuses and voice the concerns of the student body. Our Opinion: The student body has tolerated two weeks of hearing candidates lobby for votes. This process must not go to waste; those elected must be held accountable for the change they promised. The whirl-wind of Sudoku-platform flyers, brightly colored sandwich boards and excessive media coverage has proven to be a success for the 2011 spring campaigning season. While candidate platforms have shifted, the issues remain the same. The first obstacle the new wave of student leadership is going to face is keeping their word on the issues raised in the past week of campaigning. Elected students should not stop putting forth their best effort to please the student body merely because the polls have closed these students jobs are only beginning. Throughout the past two weeks candidates have plastered their logos, some bigger than others, all over campus. Others have neglected their own endorsement, so as not to fall to hypocrisy. Snide comments and harsh words have been exchanged. The one thing each candidate seems to agree on is the need for transparency within Student Government. If that is truly the case, those elected must pursue this campaign goal. While these candidates share the same cookie-cutter response to various student issues around campus, their answers are a result from the voiced student opinions. To maintain this transparency, those elected must be willing to continue hearing the voices of the student body. As the student body, it is our responsibility to make those voices heard. Technician has received countless letters to the editor regarding candidates’ platforms; this type of feedback must not decrease merely because the signs are being put away. We must continue to discuss these issues so they may be resolved. This can be achieved by staying informed of the work Student Government is doing. Student Government, in return, must make this work accessible to the student body, an issue brought up in many candidates’ platforms. Being informed will allow our opinions to carry more weight, so we may not only raise concerns, but also have potential answers to them. We must hold these elected officials accountable for their promises made throughout the campaign trial. Regardless of what platform, or rather, whose sign received the most votes, they’re in charge now and we better keep them engaged in our concerns. Instead of needing our vote, these elected student leaders now need our support.