Specific topics included in the Government of the Student Body executive campaign platform of Angela Groh and Chris Deal may not be as unique as some think.

Members of GSB have said some of the topics outlined in the slate’s platform have already been done or are actively being pursued.

A key topic under scrutiny is the creation of constituency lists, where a list of contact information for students would be distributed to GSB senators.

According to the Groh/Deal platform, the lists would be used to help senators keep students updated on GSB issues.

“The lists are there, but not everyone has taken advantage of their lists,” said Rohini Ramnath, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences senator. “Getting a constituency list would establish some basis of relationship. If this means that one more person would be familiar with GSB, I think it’s worth it.”

During a debate Tuesday, Groh/Deal opponent Henry Alliger said he had taken the initiative and created the constituency lists already.

Alliger previously worked with Caleb Shinn, GSB election commissioner, on creating partial lists.

“We worked together to get e-mail lists, and he went off to finish this second part,” Shinn said. “I had to create listserves for the mass e-mails I have to send out for the debates.”

Another platform plank already under discussion is the online university faculty feedback site, Pick-A-Prof.

A resolution was read Wednesday during the GSB meeting entitled “Extending Support to Pick-A-Prof,” where GSB would officially declare its support for this Groh/Deal plank.

“The fact that they are supporting something that is being pursued so actively already was probably a poor choice,” said Dan Klein, ISU alumnus and former GSB senator. “It probably would have been a better idea to move something else to the forefront of the platform rather than make it a selling point of their campaign, especially when there will most likely be action before the election.”

With topics like constituency lists and Pick-A-Prof, the two platforms have polarized much of the senate, and these are goals that will be achieved regardless of the election outcome, some GSB senators believe. The Groh/Deal platform also discusses a proposal to create a “House Party Guide.” The guide would be made in conjunction with Ames police to describe students’ rights and responsibilities during parties, and some are worried about GSB involvement in parties involving alcohol.

“This would be a tacit endorsement of house parties by GSB,” Klein said. “It may promote safe house parties, but everyone knows that’s where minors go to drink — you go to a house party.”

Louis Kishkunas, GSB chief of staff and Groh/Deal campaign manager, said he believes this would help to promote a safer partying environment.

“[Party holders] don’t get a good deal when someone under 21 sneaks into their party or buys a cup, and you don’t know if they’re under 21 or not,” Kishkunas said. “And you get fined for that. Promoting safe, responsible parties and promoting under-21 entertainment is all part of our platform.”

“I think that everything that the Groh-Deal campaign is endorsing will happen whether they are elected or not,” said David Miles, Richardson Court Association senator. “They are fabulous people, but I don’t think that their election is key to the implementation of the programs they have described in their campaign.”