Trinity junior Todd Sears says he "wants to take real world experience into [Duke Student Government]." He has spent the past two years on the Quad Council and said he feels that DSG is the next step in his University involvement.
His activities on Quad Council, as well as those as president of Wannamaker Quad, have included planning campus-wide Devil's Eve celebrations and last-day-of classes festivities for the past two years.
Sears said that after working with the eight other quads to organize these activities, he has learned to work with large groups of students and administrators.
He added that he believes these qualities will be an asset in working with DSG.
One of Sears' main concerns is the residential plan. He said the housing lottery and quad rotation take away from the community feeling on the campus. "People need to have pride in where they chose to live, and that can't happen with the present housing rotation system," he said.
Sears is also involved with the Safety Outreach Awareness Research Symposium, through which he has planned a week-long series of speakers coinciding with Spring Fest.
Through his work on the Sexual Harassment Grievance Board and with SOAR, he has worked closely with students to address their problems. He said he feels he has a good understanding of students' concerns and can convey them openly to the administration. His overarching goal, he added, is to make the administration more accessible.
Sears said he believes that DSG can sometimes be out of touch with student's opinions. He wants to get the job done without all the paperwork and said he refuses to get bogged down by bureaucracy.
To accomplish his goals, Sears said he wants things to be open and fun and most importantly to be accessible for students to air their concerns. "There are so many things I want to get done, " he said.
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