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NewsvineThe Stanford Daily: Priyanka, you are the ultimate ASSU insider. How can you bring change to an organization that you have spent so much time within?
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Priyanka Sharma: I think being an insider is crucial to bringing about change. An insider can never do it alone, and that's why I think Jack is so helpful. Myopic visions kill insiders. With my technical know-how and Jack's big ideas, and our joint thoughts together, we can bring about the change that many can promise and few can bring about.
TSD: Jack, you don't have any ASSU experience, and are best known for your tree stunts. Can we take somebody who ate a live snake seriously?
Jack Cackler (JC): The focus of the campaign is not my run for tree, but what we can do for the University. I really wanted to make a difference in Stanford my senior year...I went overboard [in the tree campaign], I had a serious lack of judgment. I understand the band's decision. But when one door closes, the other opens. I saw this as a great opportunity...It can be about subsidizing birth control, reopening the CoHo. I'm a strong believer that there are many things you can do in life to make a difference.
TSD: How does your platform differ from the other executive platforms?
JC: Everyone else that is running is great. It's going to come down to what the focus is on, and how we can realistically achieve the promises we are making.
PS: The key difference--ours might not be the sexiest platform, but it's the most realistic. We are making promises we are 100 percent sure we can keep. There is not one sentence that we are dubious about. One major part is student advocacy advisory board. This year as Senate Chair, I noticed that ASSU does things for student groups, but everyone hates us--we are lacking. We are relegated to being an opinion generator. That's not the way it should be. We should be providing resources.
TSD: The ASSU is often very divided. You have been endorsed by the Stanford Review; those receiving this endorsement have traditionally been at odds with SOCC-endorsed ASSU members. How will you overcome division in the ASSU?
JC: We want to reach out to everyone on campus. We were endorsed by Review. They see us as the most capable execs. Does that mean we will work less closely with SOCC? No. We want to reach out to people all over campus. This would be an executive of the entire campus.