In this highly contested 2001 ASI election campaign, theVision slate, which is led by current ASI Executive Vice President Artemio Pimentel, has promised to carry out their mission of bringing access, accountability, and unity to Sac State.

Through this platform, which promotes increased self and group evaluation as well as communication, Vision feels that one way they can make it easier for students to be students is to represent the diversity of the campus.

“ASI should have the mission of making it easier for students to be students,” said Janus L. Norman, the Vision candidate for Director of Arts and Letters. To reach their goal, Vision has pulled candidates together who depict the various different backgrounds, cultures and races on this campus.

Another qualification that the Vision team felt was necessary for a sound slate was passion. “We were looking for people who had enthusiasm and vigor, people who are interested in making changes,” said Executive Vice Presidential candidate Eric Guerra.

Vision?s dedication to their three platform points, which they believe are intertwined, begins with the augmentation of accessibility. The group plans to increase ASI financial support of doc/sel grants for students, which they believe will improve campus life by providing groups and individuals the means to fulfill their goals. Vision?s second platform point of accountability, which is centered with their effort to represent campus diversity, is dedicated to running efficient student programs.

Currently, ASI does reviews on programs every six months, but Vision plans to change that as well. When deliberating on how to increase efficiency, presidential candidate Artemio Pimentel stated, “We believe it?s extremely important that students have accountability of their money.

Therefore we will be instituting monthly reviews of all programs who use ASI funding.” Through monthly reviews of organization, Vision feels that they will be able to keep a close track on financial expenditures, thus creating a safety net against overspending.Vision?s route for making it easier for students to be students at Sac State involves evaluations as a means to keep communication lines open between ASI directors and executives.

Along the line of increased communication is Vision?s plan for campus unity, which they feel can only be done through opening the lines of communication between faculty, administration and students. This, they feel, will allow for their many goals to be carried out with efficiency and timeliness.

Whether through passion, access, unity or accountability, Vision?s goal is to make it easier for students to be students.

Vision?s other candidates for executive office include Veronica Lerma, running for Vice President of Finance and Calvin Davis, running for Vice President of University Affairs.