The sole candidates for president and vice president of the Government of the Student Body, Brian Phillips and Ian Guffy, respectively, had the opportunity to hold a final forum and present their campaign for the final time before Election Day on Monday.

The event was held at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Campanile Room of the Memorial Union.

The running mates hold three initiatives at the foundation of their campaign, one being increased awareness of the services GSB provides through an orientation course, GSB 101.

“Our goal is to get GSB 101 to be part of the curriculum of all orientation classes,” Phillips said. “Students just don’t know what services are out there.”

Phillips and Guffy also highlight campus cleanup and opening public restrooms on Welch Avenue, as well as providing students with more events and alternate sources of entertainment other than underage drinking.

“We work hard to serve students. I spend more time on GSB than I do on sleep, work or school,” Phillips said. “It can look chaotic, but GSB doesn’t do many things hastily.”

After the executive forum concluded, gears shifted toward the agriculture elections, in which three candidates are running for a senator position with only two chairs.

Alex Ayers, junior in agricultural business, Sarah Rammelsberg, sophomore in agricultural education, and the contesting Adam Ebert, junior in agricultural business, answered questions on how they would best serve the College of Agriculture if elected for the positions.

Rammelsberg considers herself to possess the leadership qualities necessary to effectively carry out the role of an agriculture senator, and encourages students to get involved with the College of Agriculture.

“I am involved in various clubs in the agricultural department,” Rammelsberg said. “Our college of agriculture is one of the best in the nation. There are a variety of majors to cater to student interest.”

Ayers and Rammelsberg currently hold the positions.

“I am a strong advocate for anyone who wants their voice heard,” Ayers said. “We need to work with state Legislature and the Board of Regents to ensure only reasonable increases in tuition are made.”

Eberts has also been an active participant in localized governments.

“I enjoy the parliamentary procedure because it runs swiftly and gets business done,” Eberts said.

Business Eberts considers to be top priority includes lowering tuition increases from the 17 to 18 percent increases we have seen in the last few years. Ebert would also like to see the prices of products in campus convenience stores lowered so students can use Dining Dollars tacked on to their meal plans more effectively, and would also like to see the crows and their pathogenic droppings cleaned up – especially off the honorary bricks in front of Catt Hall.

After the forums ended, Pat Downes shared his acoustic guitar talent while cheerily chatting with the audience. Downs encouraged passers-by to stop in and sing along to songs such as The Proclaimers’ “I Would Walk 500 Miles.”

“It’s going to be sweet and fun,” Downes said, to encourage students to engage.

Students can place their votes Monday and Tuesday at Vote.iastate.edu.