TO THE EDITOR:
This week Student Congress will elect a new speaker of congress. In deciding who to elect, Student Congress should choose a leader who puts advocacy and positive relationships at the forefront of their agenda, which is why I urge them to consider electing David Joyner as their next speaker.
David is one of the most experienced representatives in congress who has served as chairman of the Oversight and Advocacy committee, and he introduced and passed legislation to provide additional HIV treatment and counseling to survivors of sexual assault.
During the election for student body president, David was able to look past our political differences to recognize that many of the issues that impact student life are nonpartisan.
In his work, David has always strived to build a consensus when working with those who have different ideas from his own.
David will be a leader by doing outreach to the entire campus community, and he will balance legislative authority while collaborating with the other branches of student government.
It is time that students see the potential for congress to be more than the place that student organizations come for funding. The administrative skills, the interpersonal skills and the relationships David’s experience has given him make him the most qualified choice for speaker of Student Congress.
