Candidates outline differences
Debate season passed the halfway mark last night at the Ohio Union. This year's crop of candidates for Undergraduate Student Government president debated diversity, off-campus student life, greek affairs and campus crime during the second of three scheduled debates prior to next week's USG election. One week before the two-day election beginning April 20, each candidate tried to differentiate themselves from the other four campaigns. Joshua Gates, a senior in industrial systems and city regional planning, said coming from a multiethnic family and his experience living in Nigeria make him the top choice for USG president. Gates said he has lived in both the minority and majority cultures in his life and gained needed planning experience at OSU as a resident adviser. "I've gained that diversity experience in my life," Gates said. Liz Ghandakly, a junior in economics and political science, highlighted the more than 30 issues on her platform she feels she could solve if elected USG president.<br />