The Student Government Association of Bakersfield College will have three candidates running for the office of president.
Lyne Mugema, Matthew Cuellar, and James Hancock will be running for SGA president in elections that will be held the week of April 21-25. Each of the candidates outlined their plans should they get elected.
“I plan on uniting the students. This year we had a great student government, and I believe that we need to expand from there, and take it another step. As president, it would be my time to give back to the students what they have given us,” Hancock said.
Hancock added that he would like to help BC students with their textbook prices, “One of the things I want to accomplish is to help out with textbooks. Everyone pays a lot of prices. See what we can do for students to lower textbook prices.”
Mugema took a different approach.
“I think there are many reasons why anyone should put their vote with me,” she said. “For one, I like criticism, but not so much that I like being torn down or poked at or made fun of. I understand that from this criticism, from this critique, and these eyes that you can learn and grow.”
Cuellar said that the reason people should vote for him is because of his experience.
“I have lots of experience. For about eight years now, I’ve been involved in student government and student counsel since the fifth grade,” he said.
“In high school, I was elected class president three years in a row and elected associated student body president senior year. I have had my ups and downs, and I know what to expect from a lot of things, and I know how to interact with students and staff.”