Adam Brasher, junior in organismal biology, decided to run for SGA president last year when three major candidates ran unopposed.
"That’s not the way it should be," Brasher said. "The Spades, they can choose who they want to be on there, but I don’t think they should run unopposed. I think it’s important for the system to have as many people running as possible. To get lots of ideas out there and to keep the system honest."
Brasher is finishing his first year as a photographer for the SGA cabinet, and he's a member of Committee of 19 and Society for Conservation Biology.
"I think having a variety of experiences in different leadership roles and being put in different situations will help a lot if I’m president," Brasher said.
There's room to improve SGA's approachability and accessibility, Brasher said.
"You have to be in SGA to get in SGA," Brasher said. "You have to get in as a freshman and go through all the steps they want you to in order to get in. I don’t think it’s really accessible to the common student, which makes it not representative of the student body as a whole."
Diversity is essential to Brasher's campaign as well. He wants to create a new position: director of diversity.
"I know a lot of people see SGA as the 'WSO,' or the White Student Organization," Brasher said. "The makeup of SGA is very homogenous. I think making it more accessible, more open and just educating people about how they can get involved will help a lot.'
If he is elected, Brasher said he would do everything in his power to make Auburn a more sustainable university.
"We paved over an endangered habitat to build the osteopathic building," Brasher said. "There are buildings on campus that leave their lights on all the time, people playing video games on the new video board that uses God knows how much energy."
Student input is important to Brasher's campaign too.
Brasher was shocked last year when students became excited about the dining referendum. He said students should always be involved in campus decisions.
"I don’t think it should be a special occasion when the administration listens to us," Brasher said.
Winning is not the point of this campaign, Brasher said, but it would be nice.
"If I win, I win," Brasher said. "If I lose, I lose. It's about the message."
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