Jonathan Marshall, campaigning as an independent presidential candidate for CUSA, said his campaign will focus on redistributing power back to students.
“By running an independent campaign, my platform and decisions can be un-moderated,” Marshall said. “I want students to know they can make individual choices and that they, as students, are active members in CUSA.”
The 22-year-old recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in philosophy. In the past few years Marshall said he has been involved in the referendum to increase funding for clubs and societies, and written for various campus publications.
Marshall said he plans on stripping most funding for student services and creating a centralized student cash-out program. It will require mandatory volunteer time from every student and will work on a request-for-services basis.
“Instead of obeying capitalist notions of colonialism and inter-student competition, CUSA will begin the switch into an anarcho-communist system,” Marshall said about his platform.
If elected, Marshall said he wants to see CUSA salaries cut to nothing and divert the savings to students.
Student safety is a priority in Marshall’s campaign. If elected he said he plans on looking into the hacking of Carleton’s computer systems and implementing a new no-privacy system which would include mandatory registration of all student social media, computer login, and health record information. “Incognito time slots” on certain campus computers would be available for purchase in 30 minute slots.
Also, Marshall said clubs and societies are in need of reform.
Marshall said he plans on cutting all funding from clubs and societies with more than 100 members and granting full funding to clubs with less than 10 members.
Marshall said weekly two-minute “decompression” sessions will be held in the atrium to allow students to relieve stress.
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