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Bud Sheppard candidate for Loyno SGA President: Interview Preview

Santiago Caicedo | Le Croissant @SantiagoCaicedo

James "Bud" Sheppard, management sophomore at Loyola University New Orleans and one of four senators at large in the university´s Student Government Association at a Senate meeting on Wednesday, March 26. Santiago Caicedo/Le Croissant We spoke with one of the four current Loyno SGA Senators at Large and management sophomore Bud Sheppard, on his plans and the challenges he sees ahead if he were to be elected as the Student Government Association's next president. Sheppard said that Loyola's administration has been "keeping student in the dark" in relation to the university's $5.1 million budget deficit. If elected SGA president, Sheppard said that he would meet frequently with university deans and let them know "If you [university administration] do not address these issues, we are going to have a very big problem because these are students that are paying tuition to go here." Stay tuned to our social media to listen to our full interview soon. Follow us at http://www.twitter.com/CroissantRadio with the hashtag #LoynoDecides2014 for the latest on the 2014 Loyno Student Government elections. Like us at http://www.facebook.com/CroissantRadio. Continuous coverage at http://croissantradio.tumblr.com/sga

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Martín Quintero candidate for Loyno SGA President: Interview Preview

Santiago Caicedo | Le Croissant @SantiagoCaicedo

Martín Quintero, political science junior at Loyola University New Orleans and one of four senators at large in the university´s Student Government Association at a Senate meeting on Wednesday, March 26. Santiago Caicedo/Le Croissant We spoke with one of the four current Loyno SGA Senators at Large and political science junior Martín Quintero, on his plans and the challenges he sees ahead if he were to be elected as the Student Government Association's next president. Quintero said that SGA funds are being wasted on "unnecessary stuff" and said that SGA's reputation is being "denigrated" to "just the people who give us [the student body] free food and do nothing else." Quintero also said that if he were to be elected SGA president, he would create an Office of Internal Affairs in order for student organizations to voice their concerns. Stay tuned to our social media to listen to our full interview soon. Follow us at http://www.twitter.com/CroissantRadio with the hashtag #LoynoDecides2014 for the latest on the 2014 Loyno Student Government elections. Like us at http://www.facebook.com/CroissantRadio. Continuous coverage at http://croissantradio.tumblr.com/sga

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Allison Cormier candidate for Loyno SGA Vice President: Full Interview

Santiago Caicedo | Le Croissant @SantiagoCaicedo

Allison Cormier, political science sophomore at Loyola University New Orleans and one of four senators at large in the university´s Student Government Association at a Senate meeting on Wednesday, March 26. Santiago Caicedo/Le Croissant We spoke with one of the four current Loyno SGA Senators at Large and political science sophomore Allison Cormier, on her plans and the challenges she sees ahead if she were to be elected as the Student Government Association's next vice president. Cormier said if elected, she would want senators to be "forceful" with university officials. Cormier also said that she would like SGA senators to be under a contract, if not adhered, they would be impeached.

Stay tuned to our social media for up-to-the-minute developments on the 2014 Loyno student government elections. Follow us at http://www.twitter.com/CroissantRadio with the hashtag #LoynoDecides2014 for the latest. Like us at http://www.facebook.com/CroissantRadio. Continuous coverage at http://croissantradio.tumblr.com/sga

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Nate Ryther candidate for Loyno SGA Vice President: Full Interview

Santiago Caicedo | Le Croissant @SantiagoCaicedo

Nate Ryther, economics sophomore at Loyola University New Orleans and the current senator for the College of Business in the university´s Student Government Association at a Senate meeting on Wednesday, March 26. Santiago Caicedo/Le Croissant We spoke with current Loyno SGA College of Business senator and economics sophomore Nate Ryther, on his plans and the challenges he sees ahead if he were to be elected as the Student Government Association's next vice president. Ryther said SGA needs a "more clear constitution," and that he would be willing to work in the summer to change it if it elected. On the press, Ryther said that SGA should be open "no matter how hard the conflicts are to talk about."

Stay tuned to our social media for up-to-the-minute developments on the 2014 Loyno student government elections. Follow us at http://www.twitter.com/CroissantRadio with the hashtag #LoynoDecides2014 for the latest. Like us at http://www.facebook.com/CroissantRadio. Continuous coverage at http://croissantradio.tumblr.com/sga

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Loyno SGA senator Pirtle Plans Interconnectedness Between Majors in her College

Santiago Caicedo | Le Croissant @SantiagoCaicedo

Amy Pirtle, political science sophomore at Loyola University New Orleans who is also the current senator for the College of Social Sciences in the university´s Student Government Association at a Senate meeting on Wednesday, March 26. Santiago Caicedo/Le Croissant Current Loyola University New Orleans Student Government Association senator for the College of Social Science and political science sophomore Amy Pirtle is running unopposed for the President of the College of Social Sciences in SGA.

Purtle said that she will work on the interconnectedness between the majors in the College of Social Sciences because she views all the majors in the college she currently represent as isolated.

Purtle said she plans to create a meet-and-greet between students from all majors from within the college so that student can meet fellow professors. When asked why she thinks she's running unopposed, Pirtle said that she believes it is because of a lack of interest from students.  Loyola SGA elections will be on Thursday, April 3.  Listen to our full interview above and follow us at http://www.twitter.com/CroissantRadio with the hashtag #LoynoDecides2014 for the latest on the 2014 Loyno Student Government elections. Like us at http://www.facebook.com/CroissantRadio