By: Madi Hannan, College of Agriculture, Member At Large
If you would’ve asked me in the beginning of the semester if I was running for student government, honestly, I would laugh in your face. I would’ve said, “What a joke. Me? Running for a student government position? Out of the question for sure. #1, I’m a freshman. I can’t possibly know enough to be able to serve in a leadership position. #2, I would never win. No one would ever want to elect me—no one even knows who I am.”
But here I am, running for a position on student government, even writing a blog post about running for student government. Why? Because Helen, Wesley, and everyone on the Make it Matter Campaign believed in me. Make it Matter thought that I would do the best job for the position I’m running for. They saw something in me that I didn’t even see in myself to begin with: a leader who can help listen to the students of LSU and make Student Government the best it can be.
That is exactly what Make it Matter is all about, honestly—seeing people not for their popularity or what people say about them but what a person can do for student government and for LSU as a whole. Helen and Wesley took the time to listen to every student that spoke, to have their eyes open to all types of leaders, and to make a ticket that wasn’t just going to get the votes. They made a campaign to help student government be the best SG it could be.
Helen and Wesley believed in me when I barely believed that I could be on student government. Now, I know that I as well as all the other candidates am strong and confident in my abilities to lead on student government. Helen and Wesley even have that much faith in the entire student body—they listened to each person that came their way and noted their ideas and needs from every part of campus and all walks of life. That’s why I and all my fellow running mates are here--to make what you say matter and make it matter to student government. You’re talking. We’re going to keep listening. We’re going to make it matter.
If you would’ve asked me in the beginning of the semester if I was running for student government, honestly, I would laugh in your face. I would’ve said, “What a joke. Me? Running for a student government position? Out of the question for sure. #1, I’m a freshman. I can’t possibly know enough to be able to serve in a leadership position. #2, I would never win. No one would ever want to elect me—no one even knows who I am.”
But here I am, running for a position on student government, even writing a blog post about running for student government. Why? Because Helen, Wesley, and everyone on the Make it Matter Campaign believed in me. Make it Matter thought that I would do the best job for the position I’m running for. They saw something in me that I didn’t even see in myself to begin with: a leader who can help listen to the students of LSU and make Student Government the best it can be.
That is exactly what Make it Matter is all about, honestly—seeing people not for their popularity or what people say about them but what a person can do for student government and for LSU as a whole. Helen and Wesley took the time to listen to every student that spoke, to have their eyes open to all types of leaders, and to make a ticket that wasn’t just going to get the votes. They made a campaign to help student government be the best SG it could be.
Helen and Wesley believed in me when I barely believed that I could be on student government. Now, I know that I as well as all the other candidates am strong and confident in my abilities to lead on student government. Helen and Wesley even have that much faith in the entire student body—they listened to each person that came their way and noted their ideas and needs from every part of campus and all walks of life. That’s why I and all my fellow running mates are here--to make what you say matter and make it matter to student government. You’re talking. We’re going to keep listening. We’re going to make it matter.