John Gonzalez's video: Vote John Gonzalez for Yale College Council President

There is a runoff election! Go here to vote!!! http://yalestation.yale.edu/ycc/elections/ Polls are open from 9 am Monday through 11:59 pm Tuesday! Hey Yalies! My name is John Gonzalez, and I am running to be your Yale College Council President. http://www.facebook.com/events/213541938750267/ WHY SHOULD YOU VOTE FOR ME? This year I served as the Sophomore Class President and ran a council of 24 elected students. The council I ran follows the same organizational structure as YCC, and like what the YCC President, I worked closely with Yale administration to push for student concerns. With an operating budget of only $3000, here is what my council has accomplished: 15 DUS Dinners: A big initiative for my council was to organize dinners between DUS's and sophomores to help students gain a better idea of their course of study. We had dinners for 11 departments, helping over 250 sophomores decide on a major. Events: The SoCo State Fair, Sophomore Snow Ball, Sophomore Pinnies, Sophomore No-Shave November, Sophomore Ice Skating, AND Sophomore Assassins. WHAT WOULD I DO IF ELECTED? If elected, I would focus on three issues: ACADEMICS, DINING, and STUDENT LIFE. ACADEMICS: -GRADE TRANSPARENCY—Why are final exams are often never returned and grade distributions left unexplained? If elected, I would work towards compiling information from students about grades and exams at Yale and bring these concerns to administration. -CREDIT/D/FAIL REFORM—Pushing back the deadline to switch to Credit/D/Fail by three weeks. -LANGUAGE CERTIFICATES—With language being such a central part of Yale academics, we should promote continued study through language certificates, similar to what Princeton offers with their Language and Culture certificate. -EARLIER SEMINAR NOTIFICATION—If elected, I'd work towards earlier notification so students don't have to reconfigure their entire shopping week schedule when school starts. DINING: -REVAMPED MEAL PLAN—There needs to be an option for students planning to stay on campus during fall and spring break. -EXPANSION OF BEST MEAL EVER EVENT -DINING WORKER APPRECIATION DAY -MORE POWER OUTLETS IN COMMONS STUDENT LIFE: -COMPREHENSIVE EVENTS CALENDAR—I know we have YaleStation, Roammeo, and a variety of other sites, but there should be a comprehensive website that compiles every event that goes on at Yale, categorized by type. Also, there should be a way to subscribe to certain event panlists (i.e. plays, dances, music performances) that could be emailed weekly. -MOVING UP 10K AND APP CHALLENGE—If we had these events at the beginning of the year, students could see the impact of the projects DURING the year. -ATHLETIC EVENTS CHAIRS—Certain student groups like The Whaling Crew have done a great job with promoting Yale Athletics. The YCC should support these students and increase promotion of Yale Athletic events. -SUPPORTING STUDENT CODERS—Whether through pushing for new CS classes or continuing to support App Challenge, YCC needs to help student coders make applications that will be beneficial to life at Yale. -WORKING WITH OTHER IVY LEAGUE STUDENT PRESIDENTS—There's no better way to approach these initiatives than talking with our peer institutions. I have the experience required and the energy needed to deliver on these initiatives. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaXWD8r7OHA Vote John G for YCC.