Ticket stresses working hard
UI Student Government hopefuls Mark Anthony Dingbaum and Tess Feldman named their ticket the Labor Party for a specific reason.
"When it comes down to it, Mark and I both believe in hard work," said Feldman, a UI junior who is the party's vice-presidential candidate. "The name 'Labor Party' symbolizes our willingness to work hard."
The ticket is tackling current university issues and hoping to make a difference, said Dingbaum, a presidential hopeful and a current UISG senator.
For two of his three years in UISG, the 21-year-old has served as the executive officer of the Undergraduate Activities Senate.
"I have witnessed people with no UISG experience be elected and then spend a lot of time making the transition," the UI junior said. "I can bring experience to the position and be ready to start immediately."
Dingbaum, a political-science, communication, and sexuality-studies major, has participated with the UI presidential charter on human rights and diversity, has served on the steering committee for the 10,000 Hours Show, and he was a UISG senator for one year for the UI Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Allied Union.
"I think it is important to be a part of campus," the Manchester, Iowa, native said. "I didn't only come here to get a degree; I also came for the life and leadership skills."
UI junior Anne Lingwall, who has known Dingbaum since their freshman year and works with him on UISG and the Student Leadership Institute, said his consistent student-government experience would make him an exceptional leader.
"He has made UISG an important part of his life," she said. "He is realistic and has a clear head about what is in reach for the organization to accomplish."
Feldman enjoys volunteering, running, and spending time on the honors floor of Daum - where she's worked as a resident assistant for the past two years.
"Mark and I have been partners in leadership roles since the tornado hit last spring; Mark was calling for volunteers, and I was an RA responder," the 21-year-old said. "This is taking our leadership to the next tier, and I couldn't think of a better person to run with."
The Riverside, Ill., native, who is studying Spanish and international business, is the vice president of communications on the RA council that she helped establish last year. She helped found the UI chapter of Habitat for Humanity in her freshman year, and she is involved with The 10,000 Hours Show steering and production teams.
UI sophomore Ashley Updegraff - who was a resident on Feldman's floor last year - volunteers with her former RA in Associated Residence Halls.
"She is passionate about education and meeting people's needs," she said, noting that Feldman helped her adjust to university life. "She is also a really hard worker and gets along with all kinds of people."
Kayla Kelley
DI reporter
"When it comes down to it, Mark and I both believe in hard work," said Feldman, a UI junior who is the party's vice-presidential candidate. "The name 'Labor Party' symbolizes our willingness to work hard."
The ticket is tackling current university issues and hoping to make a difference, said Dingbaum, a presidential hopeful and a current UISG senator.
For two of his three years in UISG, the 21-year-old has served as the executive officer of the Undergraduate Activities Senate.
"I have witnessed people with no UISG experience be elected and then spend a lot of time making the transition," the UI junior said. "I can bring experience to the position and be ready to start immediately."
Dingbaum, a political-science, communication, and sexuality-studies major, has participated with the UI presidential charter on human rights and diversity, has served on the steering committee for the 10,000 Hours Show, and he was a UISG senator for one year for the UI Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Allied Union.
"I think it is important to be a part of campus," the Manchester, Iowa, native said. "I didn't only come here to get a degree; I also came for the life and leadership skills."
UI junior Anne Lingwall, who has known Dingbaum since their freshman year and works with him on UISG and the Student Leadership Institute, said his consistent student-government experience would make him an exceptional leader.
"He has made UISG an important part of his life," she said. "He is realistic and has a clear head about what is in reach for the organization to accomplish."
Feldman enjoys volunteering, running, and spending time on the honors floor of Daum - where she's worked as a resident assistant for the past two years.
"Mark and I have been partners in leadership roles since the tornado hit last spring; Mark was calling for volunteers, and I was an RA responder," the 21-year-old said. "This is taking our leadership to the next tier, and I couldn't think of a better person to run with."
The Riverside, Ill., native, who is studying Spanish and international business, is the vice president of communications on the RA council that she helped establish last year. She helped found the UI chapter of Habitat for Humanity in her freshman year, and she is involved with The 10,000 Hours Show steering and production teams.
UI sophomore Ashley Updegraff - who was a resident on Feldman's floor last year - volunteers with her former RA in Associated Residence Halls.
"She is passionate about education and meeting people's needs," she said, noting that Feldman helped her adjust to university life. "She is also a really hard worker and gets along with all kinds of people."
Kayla Kelley
DI reporter