Freshman forward Nate Lubick has been dubbed “The Most Interesting Man at Georgetown” in Mike Meaney (SFS ’12) and Greg Laverriere’s (COL ’12) new campaign video.

Incredibly, Lubick snubbed teammate Henry Sims (COL ’12), who is currently running for GUSA vice president as well.

Charlie Joyce (COL ’12) and his running mate Paige Lovejoy (SFS ’12) entered themselves in to the GUSA campaign video war recently. Check out their video below.

The first official campaign video for a ticket for the GUSA executive positions has been released. The first ones to release a video: Ace Factor (COL ’12) and James Pickens (COL ’12).

Although they opt to use a copy of The Hoya in the video rather than the Voice, check it out:

Presidential candidate: Jed Feiman (COL ’12)

Vice presidential candidate: Henry Sims (COL ’12)

Why are you qualified to be the GUSA president and vice president?

Just like all the other candidates, we’re qualified because we think very highly of ourselves.  Very, very highly.  We’re bosses in our respective areas: Jed’s the Vice President of the College Academic Council, a director of Improv, member of GUSA’s Speech and Expression Committee, and a beast.  Henry Sims plays chess.  We’ll give voices to typically underrepresented members of the community and unite the campus.

What are your three top goals that you hope to achieve as the GUSA executives?

Among other things…

1. Tax cuts: Have you used your landline lately?  It’s time to opt-opt out of annoying outdated mandatory payments like communications in dorms and language lab fees.  Don’t get us started on language lab fees.  We’re getting angry thinking about them.  How many people use language labs?  Breathe.  We’ll also work with the bookstore to extend the buy-back period for books that you might not need.  And allocate some money to the creation of a GU/DC colleges book sharing website, where students can swap books during or after each semester, or even put students in touch with other students to sell their books to students who will actually need them the next semester.

2. Student Army: The new noise law is dangerous.  Like AU and GW, we’ll develop a student advocacy center and will work with the Senate on efforts like updating the GUSA “Know Your Rights Pamphlet.”  GUSA’s primary job is to protect students and defend their rights on campus and in the District.  We’re going to inspire the student body to be more knowledgeable and civil.

3. #Hashtag: Complaining about technology at Georgetown is always fun, but as President/VP we will use some of GUSA’s money to buy wireless routers for some key areas that may need it after the university completes its dormitory wi-fi project and other technology needs as necessary.

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[Editor's Note: The Kalenka/Coppotelli ticket withdrew from the election on Friday.]

Presidential candidate: Kristie Kalenka (MSB ’12)

Vice presidential candidate: Jared Coppotelli (MSB ’12)

Why are you qualified to be the GUSA president and vice president?

We believe that we represent the voice of students of our school who not only wish to more about the student council’s responsibility, but also wish to act as an effective conduit between students and faculty.  We have been heavily involved in student clubs on campus such as the Georgetown University Alumni & Student Federal Credit Union and the Georgetown Alumni Mentor Program, and we wish to properly present the core issues that affect the Georgetown community.  We wish to work under a system that most effectively address the issues that affect the most students on our campus.  Acting as a genuine messenger between students and faculty requires a comprehensive understanding of the issues that greatly affect Georgetown students and faculty alike.  We wish to not only research the source of these issues, but also respond to the current issues affecting our community, such as the regulation that demands limited noise-violations in the Georgetown neighborhood.

What are your three top goals that you hope to achieve as the GUSA executives?

We wish to make the western part of campus (including Village A) safer for the Georgetown community; we will work to ensure that Georgetown students are not only safe, but also feel comfortable leaving and coming back to our campus safely.  We additionally want to formulate a more comprehensive method for organizing and scheduling student activities for aspiring and existing clubs on campus.  One of our core issues are making a more systematic method for not only allowing clubs to have sufficient funds, but also allowing aspiring clubs to have sufficient room to organize. Lastly, we seek to more prudently allocate resources in order to expand important areas for student concern such as printing access around campus and GoCard options.

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Presidential candidate: Mike Meaney (SFS ’12)

Vice presidential candidate: Greg Laverriere (COL ’12)

Why are you qualified to be the GUSA president and vice president?

The choice in this election is clear. Our experience is unmatched, our ingenuity and execution unparalleled, and our record unbeaten. Between our experience in the executive and the senate, – where the two of us have been influential in the shaping and passing of every major initiative – and our broad experiences outside of GUSA, no ticket is better positioned to continue to deliver for Georgetown students.

What are your three top goals that you hope to achieve as the GUSA executives?

Student life. We will create GUSARides to provide students transportation around the Greater Georgetown area from 9pm-3am during the weekends; work with Leos to create a ‘hot’ grab and go take out option; call for a complete overhaul of both the Student Code of Conduct and the Access to Benefits Policy – both are outdated and both injure students.

Make GUSA more accountable. We will create a Student Satisfaction website that will be based on a system of “likes” where students post issues of concern to them and other students have the ability to “like” or “dislike” the topic. Popular topics will trend to the top of the page and will provide a setting for discussion on issues that have an effect on students. We will create a research-funding grant for the comparative assessment of student governance, student space, and student activities funding at Georgetown University and peer institutions so as to determine how to make student services at Georgetown on par with our peers.

Re-envision the Hilltop. We will create a GUSA Ambassadorship Program that would pay for a few students to attend international conferences, such as the World Economic Forum. Students would apply for funding and would be required to compile a report for Georgetown University afterwards. We will explore renewable energy sources that could be used to reduce costs on students, while reducing the University’s carbon footprint.

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Presidential candidate: Charles Joyce (COL ’12)

Vice presidential candidate: Paige Lovejoy (SFS ’12)

Why are you qualified to be the GUSA president and vice president?

Charlie has spent his time at Georgetown working with GUSA in various capacities, including Chairperson for Executive Outreach and Executive of Student Safety during the Angert-Kluger administration. Charlie was integral in the advancement of several successful initiatives, and has proved his commitment to and understanding of GUSA. He has developed a positive relationship with virtually every relevant administrator and a deep understanding of how Georgetown policies and processes work. Furthermore, his extensive experience with GUSA has taught him how to make our initiatives a reality.

Paige holds leadership positions in a number of organizations on and off campus. Through participation on GUSA’s Constitutional Council, she has gained an understanding of the limitations and capabilities of the executive office, allowing us to design an innovative and feasible platform. She is involved in the Office of Leadership Development, a member of the Diplomatic Ball committee, a member of IRC, and has served as Professional and Social Chair of foreign service sorority, DPE. Paige brings a unique perspective to the table that we anticipate will be invaluable in advancing our initiatives. After taking a leave of absence last semester to do an independent research project in South America, she is excited to take this opportunity to dive back into Georgetown.

We care deeply about Georgetown and about representing the concerns of all of our classmates. Most importantly we are not afraid of challenging the process and or of working our butts off to do so.

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Presidential candidate: Ace Factor (COL ’12)

Vice presidential candidate: James Pickens (COL ’12)

Why are you qualified to be the GUSA president and vice president?

We are leaders with new, well-reasoned ideas that will improve student life on campus. We are advocates at heart, and our ability to form meaningful relationships with students and act to improve student life drives our campaign. The most important qualification of any candidate is that he or she is running for students, not for personal gain. Our commitment to service, loyalty to Georgetown, and faith in the empowerment of every Hoya, combined with our diverse experience and reasoned approach, qualify us to represent Georgetown students. We are humbled by what Georgetown students accomplish every day, and as GUSA leaders we will advocate for our belief in the capabilities of Georgetown students.

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The Georgetown University Student Association Election Commission has officially announced the candidates for the 2011 GUSA presidential and vice presidential election.

The four tickets vying for the positions currently held by Calen Angert (MSB ’11) and Jason Kluger (MSB ’11) are: Ace Factor (COL ’12) and James Pickens (COL ’12), Mike Meaney (SFS ’12) and Greg Laverriere (COL ’12), Charles Joyce (COL ’12) and Paige Lovejoy (SFS ’12), and Kristie Kalenka (MSB ’12) and Jared Coppotelli (MSB ’12).

Vox has given each ticket the opportunity to answer a number of questions about the upcoming elections, and we will be publishing them soon.