Junior Clifford Davison, current Duke Student Government vice president for facilities and athletics, is clearly the best candidate for DSG executive vice president next year, both because of his experience in the organization and his understanding of what the office of executive vice president entails.
Davison is the only candidate in any race this year to have served on DSG for three years and to have served as a vice president this year. For the position of executive vice president in particular - since the executive vice president works with the four other vice presidents, leads the Legislature, and supports the president's agenda - experience matters, and Davison has the experience.
Moreover, Davison understands that the role of the executive vice president is not one of a visionary but rather one of a manager. That is, whomever the student body elects as president should set the agenda and the executive vice president should work to support that agenda; Davison pledges to do this. Davison also aims to improve the image, accountability and professionalism of DSG.
Russ Ferguson, a freshman legislator, is also running for executive vice president, but lacks Davison's experience and Davison's understanding of how the position functions within the DSG hierarchy. Ferguson has many good ideas that should be discussed, but his platform sounds more like the platform of someone running for president than for executive vice president.
The Chronicle formally endorses Clifford Davison for Duke Student Government executive vice president.
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