ROBBINS ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT

 
            Greg Robbins peered into his new office in 350 Student Union Thursday night and said, 'Let's get started.'

 
            Robbins topped five other students – Maaz Memon, Phil Modrzynski, Bryan Ortiz, Juan Pereyra and Kevin Southern – in the Student Association vice presidential elections, held in the Student Union on Wednesday and Thursday.

 
            Robbins won the vice-presidency with 552 votes, topping Southern by 133 votes. Memon came in third with 279 votes, followed by Modrzynski with 201, Pereyra with 60 and Ortiz with 55.

 
            'I'm so overwhelmed right now,' Robbins said. 'I want to thank all my supporters for making this possible. We couldn't have asked for a better turnout.'

 
            The current SA administration is pleased with Thursday's results.

 
            'The election went very smoothly,' said SA President Ernesto Alvarado. 'The students were given a great selection of candidates and, regardless of the winner, the students would have benefitted.'

 
            Alvarado thinks Robbins will be a great asset to SA because he is already familiar with the inner workings of the office.

 
            'He's familiar with his duties and will continue the work we started,' Alvarado said. 'We will continue to work for the students.'

 
            Despite their losses, the other candidates are optimistic about the new SA administration.

 
            'I hope the new vice president will continue to keep the students his main concern,' Modrzynski said.

 
            Southern felt that the clubs should be Robbins' main concern.

 
            'The vice president should bring unbiased opinion and collaboration between all the student clubs and associations,' he said. 'The clubs need help.'

 
            Robbins is excited about his new position and is ready to roll up his sleeves and get started.

 
            'I'm ready to sit down with [SA Treasurer] Jordan [Fried] and Ernesto [Alvarado] so we can all get on the same page and work for the students,' Robbins said.

 
            Robbins promised to tackle SUNY budget cuts, financial aid and the rule against open bars at SA events during his campaign. He said that he plans to follow through with the goals of the platform that Alvarado was elected on, as well as work toward establishing a student-run emergency service, improving Greek life relations on campus and running a smaller scale concert series.

 
            'I will do my best to accomplish all of my campaign promises,' Robbins said. 'The students deserve my best and I will give it to them.'

 
 

 
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