Seke Ballard Rallies for Last Minute Votes
by Elizabeth Storch

You’ve passed his signs in the quad. You’ve heard about his platform. And you can’t miss his campaigners. But do you really know student body president candidate Seke Ballard?

“I want to be your student body president because you deserve a comprehensive plan on how tuition should stay low,” said Ballard.

His administration goals include creating a unified vision for the UNC system.

“The student body here, we make up over half of the Chapel Hill population,” said Ballard. “So, it’s an incredibly powerful student block as far as Chapel Hill is concerned. Across the state, it has 170,000 students in the state. I want to unify the student voice across the state.”

His other main goal is to work with the Board of Trustees to keep tuition affordable. Ballard said, “I think tuition is the thing I need to concentrate on to make the plan as effective as it can possibly be. Essentially, my sole function as the SBP will be to deal with tuition.”

But he’s not just about his platform. Ballard likes to let loose and have fun with his friends. Ballard had planned to set up a kissing booth in the Pit on Monday for Valentine’s Day, but rainy weather kept students out of the Pit and shifted campaign efforts indoors.

While the public forums are over, the campaigning is not. Ballard and his campaigners have made an extra effort since the preliminary election.

“We’re shaking a lot more hands, we’re getting to know a lot more people, rather than just holding a sign,” said Ballard in the Pit on Monday. “So, we’re actually giving them a reason to vote for us, as opposed to just shouting in their ear.”