The Whitworthian

Issue date: 2/27/07 Last Updated: 8/9/07

Li Bowie/Whitworthian Warren resident and junior Steven Brack casts his ballot for Warren representative during reelection last week.

Geoffrey Etter won the election last Thursday evening to become the Warren Hall representative.

LaShawnta' Ervin stepped down from her position as Warren representative on Feb. 13, opening the position for a new candidate.

"LaShawnta' was over-committed, and she didn't have enough time," Executive Vice President Andrea Naccarato said.

Etter is a sophomore physics major. He ran for Arend representative last year.

Primary elections took place from last Wednesday night in Warren. Candidates were allowed to campaign until 7 p.m. Thursday evening, and general elections took place in Warren from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m, Naccarato said.

"Since the election is only for one dorm, we decided not to do online elections; they were ballot only," Naccarato said.

There was an ASWC retreat on Friday, and they wanted to have the new Warren representative in place by then, Naccarato said.

"The position requires lots of communication between the senator and the representative," Naccarato said. "It also involves constituency reports and attendance of ASWC meetings. We have Springfest and the Bachelor Auction this term, that the representative would need to be involved in."

Naccarato thought both candidates were equally qualified for the position.

"They both seemed responsible. Geoff asked to be able to sit on the zoning subcommittee. I was very impressed," Naccarato said.

Freshman Eden Baldwin also ran for Warren representative in the primaries, but she did not meet the qualifications to run in the general elections.

"My GPA didn't qualify," Baldwin said.

Etter's class load was lighter than he anticipated at the beginning of this term, so he said he has enough time to manage the position.

"I'm responsible, I can manage time effectively, and I spend a lot of time with Warren residents," Etter said.

Etter has not been on ASWC before, but he was a cross country captain and has attended ASWC meetings, Etter said.

"I have an ability to see the big picture. I can communicate with students about current issues. I'm comfortable talking to students about their opinions," Etter said.

Etter has been sitting on the zoning subcommittee.

"I think it's a good idea in general. It would save money, and it would force the representatives to visit more dorms," Etter said.

Etter said he did not plan on proposing any changes to the plan.

"I think it might strengthen the community at Whitworth. Fewer representatives would give us faster results," Etter said.

Etter said his biggest concern with the proposal is that the change will not be accepted by the student body.

As representative, Etter said he wants the general consensus for change in Warren to be heard.

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