Editor’s note: This profile is the first of four in a series that takes an in-depth look at the executive-slate candidates running in the Government of the Student Body election. The third slate spotlights Andy Tofilon and Charlie Johnson.Building on a base of achievement and experience, two ISU students are making a run for the GSB executive positions with a triple-tiered campaign platform.Presidential candidate Andy Tofilon and his vice-presidential running mate, Charlie Johnson, both have two years of student-government experience behind them. Tofilon, junior in journalism and mass communication, said he hopes to better represent students by taking the next step in campus leadership.”Both Charlie and I have been involved with GSB, and we are really enjoying what we do now,” said Tofilon, GSB director of inter-governmental affairs. “I believe that, if we can take it to the next level, we can better serve students, and we can have fun doing it.” The team plans to focus on keeping tuition affordable for students, campus safety and fare-free CyRide.Tofilon, who is from Davenport, has helped lead the protest against pending budget cuts in the state legislature.”We want to build on the successes and, more importantly, the failures of this year’s fight with the legislature to make sure the best ideas and student concerns are brought forth to the attention of the administration,” he said. “We’re working with the other regent universities to make sure the appropriations are adequate and that teachers are getting paid, so students ultimately do not have to pay for a larger portion of the operating budget.”The second issue the slate plans to address is campus safety, said Johnson, junior in political science. They plan to establish a task force to identify areas on campus where additional lighting or emergency phones are necessary. Johnson said the task force would work with the administration to fix these problems.”I know students who will not walk on campus at night because they don’t feel safe,” said Johnson, who is from Waterloo. “Because of the student-fee split and the redirection of student fees, we have the money to do these projects, and we want to hold the administration to a strict timeline.”The third issue is fare-free CyRide, which will be posed as a referendum question on the general election ballot.”We feel that CyRide being free would benefit students in the long run,” Tofilon said. “If students are paying for CyRide in its entirety, we are going to demand that students’ needs are being met, specifically.”Tofilon and Johnson said they plan to take action immediately if they are elected.”We have a lot of experience, and we don’t really need much on-the-job training,” Tofilon said. “We’ll be able to fight for students and work for students the first day in office.”One of the slate’s goals is to increase campus awareness of GSB, Johnson said.”The biggest problem with GSB right now, I would say, is the public image,” he said. “We want GSB to be very approachable, and that is why we are seeking out people with our campaign.”The pair have held several campus-leadership offices, both in the residence halls and in GSB. Tofilon served as a senator for liberal arts and sciences and was a member of Richardson Court Association assembly. Johnson is a Union Drive Association senator and serves as the chairman on the GSB Rules committee.Tofilon said he and Johnson want to step up their service on campus to bring about a positive change.”We both are so passionate about what we do,” he said. “We’re really excited about the possibility of being able to serve in these positions next year and being able to make a difference for students.”