Though Will Lindsey brings a high level of experience and demonstrates a bold desire to redefine the office of student body president, his perceptions of the role seem to be misguided.
Lindsey’s platform puts the bulk of its emphasis on relations with the state legislature and control of UNC’s budget. However, the platform is lacking in the crucial elements of LGBTQ policy and relations with the UNC-system Board of Governors and Board of Trustees.
Lindsey also places too much emphasis on the president’s role as a lobbyist. Though this stance could be beneficial to the University, his failure to mention the lobbyists employed by both UNC and the UNC system during his interview is a cause for concern.
His apparent hope to defer student government policy stances to student organization leaders is flawed and demonstrates a lack of understanding of the student population. Moreover, determining the course of student government is not the prerogative of a coalition of unelected student leaders.
