Ole Miss Students Cast Votes Today To Elect New ASB Senate

It’s election time for the Ole Miss Associated Student Body, and that means stickers, fun Facebook videos, and lots of campaigning.

Take a look into each of these candidates and find out a little bit more about who could be next to represent the Ole Miss student body. And don’t forget to vote on you’re my Ole Miss account today!

Presidential Candidates

Dion Kevin
Year: Junior
Major: Public Policy Leadership
Hometown: Oxford, Mississippi
Campus Involvement: Deputy Attorney General, ASB Executive Liaison, ASB senator, Freshman Council SMB Honors College, Vice President of Coaching For Literacy, UM College Corps, RUF Ministry Team, Student Alumni Council, Leapfrog Mentor
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DionKevinforASBPresident/
His Platform: Close the gap between our city leadership and student leaders, as well as between our campus administration and the student body.
Emily Hoffman
Year: Junior
Major: Integrated Marketing Communications
Hometown: Sacramento, California
Campus Involvement: Two years on ASB senate, Chairman of Government Operations Committee and Ethics Committee, Director of Communications for the Universities Miracle Network Dance Marathon
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DionKevinforASBPresident/
Her Platform: Create a legacy to leave on the campus; socially, philanthropically, financially and caringly.
Austin Spindler
Year: Junior
Major: Public Policy Leadership
Hometown: Savannah, Tennessee
Campus Involvement: ASB Secretary, VP of Public Relations for IFC, Legislation Monitor of the Legislative Council, Students for a green campus
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/AustinSpindlerforASBPresident/
His Platform: RESPECT— Respect the diverse beliefs of all members of the Ole Miss family. EFFICENCY— Use ASB resources efficiently to achieve practice goals and to maximize the student experience. ACTION— Work to support student organizations in their missions to close the gap between students and the LOU (Lafayette-Oxford-University) community. SENSIBILITY— Apply experience as Secretary and in the Senate to shake things up without shaking them down. OBJECTIVITY— Lead ASB without bias and encourage campus-wide civil debate creating regular Town Hall meetings. NECESSITY— Advocate for the necessity of each student’s voice in all administrative decisions.

Vice Presidential Candidates

Matt Gladden
Year: Junior
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Campus Involvement: RebelTHON director of finance
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/mattgladdenforasbvp/
His Platform: Get Glad G-Gracious to every person we interact with, on and off campus L-Loud about what we believe in. Let our voice be heard, in accordance with the creed, and let our representatives on ASB know our ideas and opinions. A-Ambitious about what we want to see on this campus. Be the change that we want to see. D-Dynamic because we are a university of students from every state and 90 countries. For this, we must show respect and dignity for each and every person. 
Allison Hanby
Year: Junior
Major: Public Policy Leadership
Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama
Campus Involvement: Three years on ASB Senate, Chair of Infrastructure Committee, President Pro Tempore
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/handsonwithHANBY/
Her Platform: As ASB Vice President, Allison Hanby, would like to further exemplify the ideas of Ole Miss by showing kindness and by uniting the student body to be hands on. Allison does not want this position to further her agenda but the ones of students on campus. She also wants to emphasize inclusion through the #sharealittlelove by promoting Acts Of Kindness week. #HandsonwithHANBY
Coco McDonnell
Year: Junior
Major: Marketing
Hometown: Norfolk, Virginia
Campus Involvement: Social media chair and on the recruitment team for Alpha Delta Pi, member of Alpha Kappa Psi
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/IKNOWCoco/
Her Platform: Keep students informed of ASB meetings and activities. Make students more aware of Student Referendums. Expand the Green Dot Program on campus. Create a syllabus bank for every student to use. Create a Rebel Schedule that will have events of every registered student organization. Standardize printing costs across campus to the lowest rate possible. Better inform students of who their elected senators are. Prioritize inclusion of ASB in Orientations. Increase transparency for Registered Student Organizations. Increase awareness of and accountability for Mental Health Services offered on campus. Fight for survivors of sexual assault and violence on campus and make sure everyone respects them. Promote the use of current fitness facilities.
Elam Miller
Year: Junior
Major: Public Policy Leadership
Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/elam4vp/
His Platform: Be Heard Expect Action. More communication and Accountability put between senators and students. Ole Miss ASB represents students concerns.

Attorney General Candidates

Dillon Pitts
Year: Junior
Major: Marketing and Corporate Relations Major
Hometown: Pearl, Mississippi
Campus Involvement: Served under the past three Attorney Generals, Election commissioner, Chairman of the EC, Co-director of finance and Director of logistics for the Big Event, Treasurer of Lambda Sigma Honor Society, IFC Judicial Council member, Motor Board member, Order of Omega member, Served under the last three attorney generals
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DillonPittsforAG/
His Platform: Dillon says he’s the most experienced candidate and has a lot of love for Ole Miss. He is a huge advocate of service. 
Levi Bevis
Year: Sophomore
Major: Public Policy Leadership
Hometown: Florence, Alabama
Campus Involvement: ASB At-large Senator on Inclusion of Cross Culture Engagement committee, discussion moderator with the University of Mississippi Bipartisan Coalition, Conservation Partner of IASA, member of Columns Society, member of Rebels Against Sexual Assault, member of University of Mississippi LGBT Allies program, member of Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, and member of Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LeviforAG/
His Platform: Levi wants to provide each student at the University of Mississippi with more opportunities to take on leadership positions through ASB. He will do this through informing the student body, representing each student and through communication.

Judicial Chair

Bryant Carlton
Year: Junior
Major: Managerial Finance
Hometown: Corinth, Mississippi
Campus Involvement: Two years of working with the Judicial Chairs, Big Event Volunteer, Fraternity Vice President, Fraternity Recruitment chair, Philanthropy Committee, IFC delegate
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Bryant-Carlton-for-ASB-Judicial-Chair-644667239060924/
His Platform: Restorative justice, Student advocate, and informing the community about the council
Will Nowell Year: Junior
Major: Philosophy and Computer Science
Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee
Campus Involvement: Honors college student director, served on the judicial council, Undergraduate research journal humanities editor, Freshman council member, IFC Rho Alpha, Delta Psi risk management chair
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Nowell4ASBJudicial/
His Platform: More aware of the judicial council, and the process, as well as repeal the two strike policy.

Secretary

Dylan Wood
Year: Junior
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Tupelo, Mississippi
Campus Involvement: Part of Philanthropy committee of Delta Psi, ASB senator at large, works for the University as a Supplemental Instruction leader of General Chemistry
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DoMoreWithDylan/
His Platform: Keep students informed of what goes on during ASB senate meetings. He will do this by keeping accurate up to date minutes of any meetings with administrators as well as starting an opt-in email where students will receive a weekly email. He will also publicize constituents’ senators’ office hours and create and ASB Senate Facebook page with proposed legislation.
Jordan Coopwood
Major: Real Estate and Marketing
Hometown: Cleveland, Mississippi
Campus Involvement: ASB senator, ASB external affairs committee, student alumni council member, National Society of Collegiate, Scholars Member
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Jordan-Coopwood-for-ASB-Secretary-1449802758395487/
His Platform: Transparency and accountability, wants student body voice to be heard and represented properly.

By Samantha Shiff, an intern for HottyToddy.com. She can be reached at sbshiff@go.olemiss.edu.
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