The voting period for the Missouri Students Association presidential election will open on March 5 at noon and will close at 11:59 p.m. on March 7. All undergraduate MU students are eligible to cast their ballots online through this link.

Two slates will be on the ballot this year — All in 4 Mizzou and Revive the Roar. All in 4 Mizzou is composed of presidential candidate Clay Van Eaton and vice presidential candidate Emily Brockmann. Revive the Roar is composed of presidential candidate Kayla Modacure and vice presidential candidate Olivia Prudhomme. 

To maximize voting access, MSA will host in-person polling places in the Student Center, Memorial Union and the School of Journalism, as well as outside of both Plaza and Southwest dining halls. 

Revive the Roar

Revive the Roar’s platform consists of what they call “the four Vs:” valor, vitality, vibrancy and veracity. Modacure said that those Vs represent the slate’s intentions to bolster MU students’ awareness, engagement, well-being, unity and academic integrity.

To Modacure and Prudhomme, valor means having transparency and raising awareness about the benefits of MSA. Last year’s low voter turnout is one of the reasons they feel this is so important. To do this, the slate plans on beginning a weekly newsletter that would be sent to all students outlining what is happening in MSA. 

Vitality is centered around the mental health needs of students — something that Modacure said they hope to work to improve. One way they will do this is to push for a policy to write no-questions-asked mental health days for students into the syllabus of all MU courses. To implement this, the slate plans to send out a survey through their newsletter regarding student mental health. Using the survey data, Modacure and Prudhomme would then advocate for mental health days with administration.

Revive the Roar will also work to bring students together on campus. Modacure and Prudhomme said they want to reach pockets of campus that “typically aren’t brought to the table” — specifically noting students with disabilities and LGBTQ+ students. They also plan on starting a color walk, as part of their vibrancy goal, to combat the problem of binge drinking on campus. 

Finally, to Modacure and Prudhomme, veracity means being honest, especially when it comes to academic integrity and excellence. Modacure said Revive the Roar would advocate for changes in the GPA system, changing the policy so pluses and minuses would not affect GPA. Instead of an A minus and an A holding different weights, any grade of 90 or above would equal a 4.0 for that course. 

For more details on each campaign promise, see The Maneater’s complete Revive the Roar platform breakdown. 

All in 4 Mizzou 

All in 4 Mizzou’s platform contains three key goals: “all in for connectivity,” “all in for unity” and “all in for inclusivity.” Van Eaton and Brockmann, both Missouri natives, claim to have a deep love for MU and the Columbia community and hope to create change that makes students feel more heard. 

Van Eaton and Brockmann plan to focus on increasing freshman involvement on campus by utilizing social media to share resources and creating a “packet of information about things to get involved in,” to be shared with students. If elected, the candidates also hope to implement monthly town hall meetings or listening posts to gauge student feedback. 

In order to create a more unified campus, Van Eaton says that they have reached out to campus student leaders to plan future collaborations. The slate hopes to utilize their connections to different organizations around campus to find ways to amplify the voices of student organizations. They also hope to work with administration to find ways to make becoming a registered student organization easier and more accessible. 

The slate aims to create a more inclusive campus by building an environment that supports diverse perspectives. If elected, the candidates plan to work with administration to remove accessibility barriers such as adding modifications to classrooms, bathrooms and walkways. They also hope to connect students with disabilities to mentors who have similar life experiences.

Mental health is also a priority for the slate. Van Eaton said that they hope to work with MU Counseling Center and the Mizzou Student Suicide Prevention Coalition to “raise awareness, normalize conversations about our mental health and ensure that off-campus students also have access to care.” 

The candidates have already spoken to current MSA President and Vice President, Miyah Jones and Cydney Perkins, in hopes to continue the emergency fund, a single-use financial aid application that helps students pay for critical, basic needs in times of unforeseen situations.

For more details on each campaign promise, see The Maneater’s complete All in 4 Mizzou platform breakdown. 

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