BROOKLYN COLLEGE–On March 19, Brooklyn College’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) held a presidential debate in the student center. The two presidential candidates included Cyle Paul and Damir Shavkatov, and their respective vice presidents, Fia Sanchez and Carmine Tepedino.
The debate was moderated by The Vanguard.
The parties first introduced themselves and their experiences in being involved on the BC campus.
Shavkatov, Paul, and Tepedino served as student senators in the USG with Tepedino also acting as student advocate. Sanchez is the president of the LGBT Alliance on campus and vice president of the Black Solidarity Day Committee. Throughout the debate, Shavkatov also spoke on his experience as a BC navigator.
Each party had 5 minutes to provide insight on questions submitted to by BC students. The questions covered topics of concern to students which the candidates expressed their stances on and plans to address.
