The time has come to cast your vote in the Student Assembly election! Polls opened at 8am this morning, and Cornell students were immediately bombarded with Facebook messages and emails encouraging them to vote. At every position, candidates are looking to make the lasting impact that will compel students to click their names when students submit the online ballot.
For President, Stephen Breedon began publicizing last night a “surprise” on Ho Plaza at 1:30PM today. Rumors were that the Breedon team was planning a surprise campaign rally around campus, in order to demonstrate how Breedon is the most effective candidate for bridging communities. The rumors turned out to be true, and this afternoon’s parade featured a guest appearance from Touchdown the Bear. Meanwhile, Ulysses Smith released a video online titled “No Excuses,” in which he addresses many of the University’s “problems” that he looks to solve next year. Jay Lee also broke his silence (kind of) with a video Pulp Fiction parody. In the video, Lee can be seen briefly in the background and does not have a speaking role. After declining offers to participate in the three Presidential debates last week, this cameo was Lee’s most public appearance of the campaign season.
In the race for Executive Vice President, Melissa Lukasiewicz received a big boost this morning when she was featured as the Sun‘s lone endorsement of the election. “We believe [Melissa] can offer the best balance between advocacy and internal management of the S.A.” declared the Sun‘s new editorial board, which was also announced this morning.
