Robert Sharp, ASG vice-presidential candidate
Bailey McBride
Issue date: 4/8/09 Section: News
Robert Sharp would like to maintain a balanced relationship between the UA administration and student body if elected ASG vice president, he said. Sharp is running alongside presidential candidate Jonathan Powell.
"We represent the student body because we are the student government," Sharp said. "We definitely want to keep good relations with the administration and the faculty, but we represent the students first."
Sharp is a senior marketing and management major in the Walton College of Business. Sharp previously has served as a senator for the Walton College and on the Campus Safety Committee.
The three main issues Sharp plans to address if elected vice president are the new policy for Razorback football tickets, campus safety and sustainability.
Regarding the change to the current ticket policy, which would require students to validate their football ticket the week before a football game, is "really unnecessary right now" in light of the current economic situation.
And on the topic of sustainability, Sharp suggested a huge expansion of the current recycling program to all athletic events and Greek houses on campus, and a serious effort to "reduce the university's carbon footprint."
"I think I would bring a lot of good things to the ASG by being cooperative and a good listener," Sharp said.
Sharp and his running mate said their campaign is "representing real issues to real students," and at the ASG debate, both discussed the lack of cooperation between the ASG and other organizations on campus.
Their platform is based on issues that face the current student body, including the rising costs of being a student, the university's budget and the lack of college degrees across the state of Arkansas.
More information about Sharp and Powell, in addition to their full platform, can be found at www.powellandsharp.com.
"We represent the student body because we are the student government," Sharp said. "We definitely want to keep good relations with the administration and the faculty, but we represent the students first."
Sharp is a senior marketing and management major in the Walton College of Business. Sharp previously has served as a senator for the Walton College and on the Campus Safety Committee.
The three main issues Sharp plans to address if elected vice president are the new policy for Razorback football tickets, campus safety and sustainability.
Regarding the change to the current ticket policy, which would require students to validate their football ticket the week before a football game, is "really unnecessary right now" in light of the current economic situation.
And on the topic of sustainability, Sharp suggested a huge expansion of the current recycling program to all athletic events and Greek houses on campus, and a serious effort to "reduce the university's carbon footprint."
"I think I would bring a lot of good things to the ASG by being cooperative and a good listener," Sharp said.
Sharp and his running mate said their campaign is "representing real issues to real students," and at the ASG debate, both discussed the lack of cooperation between the ASG and other organizations on campus.
Their platform is based on issues that face the current student body, including the rising costs of being a student, the university's budget and the lack of college degrees across the state of Arkansas.
More information about Sharp and Powell, in addition to their full platform, can be found at www.powellandsharp.com.
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