2 tickets vie for RHA leadership

The Residence Hall Association is a student-run organization dedicated to making the residence halls a place where students want to live, as well as representing the residents to the University.

RHA officer elections will take place today from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the residence halls. Only students currently living in a residence hall are eligible to vote.
Here is the  breakdown:

IUVision

President Marianna Eble
VP of Internal Affairs Sashangar Sreetharan
VP of Student Affairs Chineze Kushnell
VP of Programming Wyatt Jackson

Platform

First Year Experience

IUVision hopes to make residence hall living more interactive by featuring surveys for freshmen so they can make knowledgeable decisions about where to live. “This isn’t made to find the perfect roommate,” Eble said. “We want to give information about living-learning and thematic communities to gauge student interest and direct them to a place they might like.”

Amenities

Following the 21st Century Summit, IUVision hopes to explore the option of offering a co-gender, suite-style living option. This would be a pilot program to make IU a more progressive campus. “We want to test it out first on a small population to get feedback,” Sreetharan said.

Outreach

IUVision hopes to sponsor a Bloomington Roundup event in collaboration with the greek community to improve safety when rushing . This event would bridge the gap between the residence hall and greek communities. “The greek system may not be for everyone, but we want to make a safe program for students to find resources about the process,” Jackson said.

Health and Wellness

To encourage a more healthy campus, IUVision is looking to create the Crimson Diet and Higher Health programs. These programs will work in conjunction with Residential Program and Services’ “Fight the Fifteen” campaign . “We started a trial program of Higher Health and already received positive comments on it,” Eble said.

LOL ;)

President Jessie Mroz
Vp of Internal Affairs Chelsea Burris
Vp of Programming Jennifer Abplanalp

Platform

ASAP: Always Safe and Prepared

LOL plans to improve safety on campus by adding blue lights, crosswalks and more lighting at night. “We want to add a stop sign between Union Street Center and Eigenmann because a girl was recently hit by a car speeding down the road there,” Mroz said.

TTYL: Telecommunications Transforming Your Life

LOL would like to oversee campus-wide wireless Internet, improvements to the IU Notify program and RHA website redesign. “We want to increase the speed and quality of the IU Notify service,” Burris said.


BRB: Better Resident Benefits

To better the residence halls, LOL hopes to improve vegan/vegetarian menu options as well as be a voice for students’ concerns. “We also want to offer males and females the chance to live together,” Abplanalp said. “This is geared toward, but not limited to, LGBT residents.”

FYI: For Your Improvements

To increase accountability of RHA, LOL plans to have more documented office hours and detailed information about spending. “We want to make the website more visible and allow residents to see where their money is going,” Burris said.