Outreach and Action: Dev & Tyler

Photo by Courtney Erland.
Student Government Candidates Dev Dasgupta and Tyler King.

Why are you running for office?

Dasgupta: I really don’t feel Student Government’s presence on campus. I really want to show students that Student Government can reach out to students and show that we’re working to better a day in the life of a student at Mason.
King: I feel Student Government should be the ones that are being proactive to the students. Coming from the outside, we have a good view of what the students want and need and have an understanding of various issues at the university. Even though we don’t have experience in Student Government, we can come in and be the voice of the students.

Do you have a specific campaign platform?

Dasgupta: We’re running on transparency, outreach, and action. We need to show students what we’re doing, what resolutions were passed, what funding was set for. We need to take action for the students and show them we’re actually working for them.
King: Outreach is our number one goal. It’s going out there and talking with people and trying to get to the bottom of the issues they face and solve their problems.

What do you anticipate as being the main responsibilities of office?

Dasgupta: Our main responsibilities are representing the students and their interests, working with the administration, and trying to reach goals and initiatives that benefit the students in a way that they can see fit and a way that Student Government is here for them.

What do you see as the most important issue that needs to be addressed by SG, and what is your approach to solving it?

Dasgupta: The Mason community needs a Student Government who will actively advocate for them and their interests on behalf of the administration and just work to make Mason that much better.
King: We believe we can go out there and get people involved and bring people in to Student Government to curb the apathy.