Saturday, February 23, 2008

Real Change for VCU

www.realchangevcu.com launched!

SGA Candidates Steven Latimer, Gonzalo Aida, and Joshua Ronk are proud to announce the opening of their official campaign website www.realchangevcu.com. The website will be a crucial tool for supporters to learn more about the candidates and where they stand on the issues. The Website also provides critical and helpful VCU and SGA related links. Steven, Gonzalo, and Joshua encourage you to visit their new site for Real Change at VCU.

Monday, February 4, 2008

Spring Presidential Election Dates Selected

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: larvcusga@gmail.com

4 February 2008

Richmond, VA

The Latimer-Aida-Ronk campaign today confirmed that the dates for the Spring election will be March 25-27, 2008. Voting will occur online at www.vcusga.com where students will vote using their eID and VCU email password.

"We're looking forward to the election and vow to do what's right if elected," said Latimer. "VCU deserves a good election and we're going to give it to them," remarked Ronk.

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Candidates Steven Latimer and Gonzalo Aida to appear on "Butcher the Song with Jeremy Flax"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: larvcusga@gmail.com

RICHMOND, Va.--Steven and Gonzalo will appear on Jeremy Flax's "Butcher the Song w/ Jeremy Flax" on VCU's own radio station, WVCW on Tuesday, January 29th at 7pm! Listen live from www.wvcw.org

Monday, January 14, 2008

Latimer, Aida, Ronk announce Exec bid

from The Commonwealth Times

Dear VCU Student Body,
On behalf of my running mates Gonzalo Aida and Joshua Ronk, I am writing to declare my candidacy in the March elections for VCU Monroe Park Campus student body president.

Elected officials should be accountable to the people, and accordingly, we will be the humble servants you deserve, protecting you from excessive government.

Spending is out of control. As your student body president, I will cut costs by hiring only staff members absolutely essential to executive operations. We can set a good example to the university by being frugal with our own money.

Secondly, Richmond has been good to us and I think it is time that we be good to Richmond-a city in which 18.5 percent of its inhabitants live below the poverty line. I am very sympathetic to the needs of the working poor-many of whom serve us daily. Being student body president is an hourly, paid position, and as president, I will donate all of my earnings over minimum wage to the Richmond Food Bank to show my solidarity with VCU employees who are not capable of earning a living wage. Gonzalo and Joshua join me in this promise. Our sacrifice can be a symbol.

I am a second-term student body senator and am the former chairman of the Senate's Legislative Affairs Committee.

Gonzalo Aida is a third-year political science student and a person who prides himself on being up to date on all current events. As your student body vice president, we can expect him to be the fair moderator of the Student Senate.

As a floor rep. to the hall council in Brandt Hall, Joshua Ronk is used to bringing people together. As our SGA executive director, we can expect nothing less. Joshua knows that we can do great things when we put our heads together.

I wish you a positive, productive semester! And I look forward to seeing you along the trail ahead.

Respectfully yours,
Steven C. Latimer SGA Senator Monroe Park Campus

Editor's Note - According to the 2006 census, 20.8 percent live below the poverty line, which only further proves Mr. Latimer's point.

See this article on the CT's website
http://media.www.commonwealthtimes.com/media/storage/paper634/news/2008/01/14/Opinion/Letters.To.The.Editor.11408-3151290.shtml