After record breaking student voting participation, Mae Cubing will be the new ASRGCC president as of Fall 09. Cubing has vast plans and ideas for next year, and her excitement and dedication for Green River, and especially the students, showed throughout her interview with The Current.
Surprise was the main feeling when she found out she won, Cubing had kept the worst case scenarios in her mind throughout the waiting process. As a fairly unknown underdog in the political arena, she tried not to get her hopes up too high just in case. Lucky for Cubing, that wasn’t necessary in the end.
When asked her biggest goal for her presidency term, Cubing said, “To let students know the extent they can involve themselves in their education.” She had a whole list of interesting things that most students on campus are simply unaware, and many would be interested to take advantage of. A perfect example of this is that students are allowed to attend senate meetings and hear what they’re voting on.
Students can expect to see and hear Cubing throughout the school year, part of her strategy for improving involvement is to be actively available to students. Saying her presidential address in person, rather than merely writing it is one idea she’s been tossing around, the public speaking nerves are a small price to pay for more student awareness.
The general excitement that exudes from Cubing when she talks about next year is contagious, and there are still half of the senate positions available for students to apply for. Applications can be found in the LBC.
As expected, there are interviews before being chosen, and more information is always available in the Student Programs office.
Cubing had two favorite quotes, “Imagination is more important than knowledge” by Albert Einstein, and “I’m not your voice, I’m your megaphone” by Cubing herself. She lives by Einstein’s saying, and finds more meaning from it the more her educational life progresses, and believes that student government should be more open and accessible to students rather than a closed off area they know little to nothing about.
Student confidence in Cubing’s abilities and her complete dedication to her new office is sure to be felt campus wide in the months to come, and will hopefully set a new standard for student presidents in the future.
For questions, comments, or ideas contact student programs in the LBC or the student government link on GRCC’s website.
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