Social networking played big role in WCSA election
Judson Hall, Transcript Correspondent
Issue date: 11/19/09 Section: News
Every year in November, the president and vice president of the Wesleyan Council on Student Affairs (WCSA) are elected. This year was no different than any other.
On Nov. 11, the executive officers for the next calendar year were elected. Kyle Herman was elected as president of WCSA, and Sharif Kronemer was elected as vice president. The pair ran against Spencer Meads and Tim Carney.
With the increase in technology, as well as the increase in social networking via the Internet, elections have changed dramatically-especially when it comes to school-based elections.
"We used Facebook as the main source to get the word out," Carney said. "Starting our campaign late, it really aided in letting the Ohio Wesleyan community know who we were and what our platform was about. Within 24 hours, we had nearly 400 members as part of the group. It also gave us a way to connect to our base."
When asked about his platform and its availability, Kyle Herman said, "We also made it available on a Facebook group we created. We used it to spread our message, gain a reasonable estimate of how much support we had and communicate with supporters via messages."
"We also asked our good friend Ben Andrews, a musician, to write a song for us," Herman said. "Sharif made it into a YouTube video, the link for which was distributed in an all-campus e-mail and our Facebook group."
Herman and Kronemer also employed more traditional election strategies, such as going door-to-door in dorms to introduce themselves and talk about student concerns. On election day, they put up signs all over campus reminding people to vote.
Although Carney lost the election, he said he plans to continue to pursue OWU politics.
"I plan on running for class representative in the coming week," he said.
Although both campaigns were different, they did have a similar message. They wanted to bring the student body closer together and get them involved with the school. Both parties said they wanted to make sure each student knows what's going on in WCSA.
On Nov. 11, the executive officers for the next calendar year were elected. Kyle Herman was elected as president of WCSA, and Sharif Kronemer was elected as vice president. The pair ran against Spencer Meads and Tim Carney.
With the increase in technology, as well as the increase in social networking via the Internet, elections have changed dramatically-especially when it comes to school-based elections.
"We used Facebook as the main source to get the word out," Carney said. "Starting our campaign late, it really aided in letting the Ohio Wesleyan community know who we were and what our platform was about. Within 24 hours, we had nearly 400 members as part of the group. It also gave us a way to connect to our base."
When asked about his platform and its availability, Kyle Herman said, "We also made it available on a Facebook group we created. We used it to spread our message, gain a reasonable estimate of how much support we had and communicate with supporters via messages."
"We also asked our good friend Ben Andrews, a musician, to write a song for us," Herman said. "Sharif made it into a YouTube video, the link for which was distributed in an all-campus e-mail and our Facebook group."
Herman and Kronemer also employed more traditional election strategies, such as going door-to-door in dorms to introduce themselves and talk about student concerns. On election day, they put up signs all over campus reminding people to vote.
Although Carney lost the election, he said he plans to continue to pursue OWU politics.
"I plan on running for class representative in the coming week," he said.
Although both campaigns were different, they did have a similar message. They wanted to bring the student body closer together and get them involved with the school. Both parties said they wanted to make sure each student knows what's going on in WCSA.
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