With a total of 352 votes during the Presidential Elections on Wednesday and Thursday those students who did vote say that it is important to do so.
None of the three teams managed to collect the minimum required 175 votes in order to win the presidency. The top two tickets were: ? Ticket # 2: Crystal Wammack, ASCC presidential candidate, and Jorge Ramirez, ASCC vice presidential candidate (153 votes)
?Ticket #3: Jason Macias, ASCC presidential candidate, and Michael Barrita, ASCC vice presidential candidate (144 votes)
These two tickets will face off April 25 and 26 in the runoff for the presidency.
Despite the low turnout for the Presidential Elections, Frederick Ramirez said that he voted because it gave him the opportunity to be heard.
“The candidate I voted for seemed dedicated, but to be honest I didn’t have a clue who was running.”
He said that one thing that he would like for however will be the 2007-08 student body president will focus on lower the price of books and the reason why he voted was because a friend told him too. But for Gabriella Bickel, elementary education major, revealed that she voted for Senator Jaime Sandoval and there was a reason behind her support for him.
“He has helped me a great deal with math tutoring and I also see him perform at this year’s Mr. Cerritos contest.”
Moreover, she explained that with Sandoval being president of the Psychology Club and just having the Environmental Awareness that said it all.
Although Sandoval will not be the next president, Bickel said that the next president should plant more trees in Falcon Square.
“Having trees planted make college life more comfortable for students attending classes.”
Cynthia Bagni, biochemistry major, who has attended Cerritos for two semesters, said that she too thought that voting was important.
However, the issue of security was on the mind of Linda Cadoco, child psychology major, and hoped that the ASCC President would address that.
“The reason is because I attend classes at night and when it comes to the dim lighting of the parking lot is,” she said, “and it unsafe.”
Having attended Cerritos for two and-a-half years she continued, saying, “There is not enough security on campus.”
“So,” she continued, “I would hope that something will be done.”
