Dear Students of Iowa State,

My name is Adam Guenther, and I am the Election Commissioner for the Government of the Student Body, GSB. When you come back from Winter Break, you will have the opportunity to run for a position on GSB.

This may not be something that you would typically think about doing, but trust me: As a former senator and the current Election Commissioner, I can say that running for GSB allowed me to grow as a leader and connect with a lot of resources that I use in my other student groups. In the past, GSB has had a bad reputation; sometime for good reasons, but most of the time the Senate and Cabinet are good students who are trying to improve the quality of life for students.

Instead of complaining about something not working, run for a seat and make the changes that we need. Be the change that you want to see on campus. So seriously think about running, think about what you would want to change about campus or student life, think about running to help groups that are not represented in the Student Senate. GSB needs good students. 

If you are interested, there will be informational sessions on Jan. 21 and 23, both at 6 p.m. in the Gold Room of the Memorial Union.