Duke Democrats officially endorses Pete Schork for DSG executive vice president. Schork demonstrated the greatest grasp of the issues facing Duke and seemed most prepared to actually implement concrete solutions to systemic problems plaguing DSG. We were also impressed with Schork’s record this past year, particularly his work helping to pass sweeping reform of the Young Trustee process. The new bylaw, that Pete tirelessly helped push through the Senate, guaranteed all students a right to participate for the first time in the selection of their Young Trustee—easily the greatest step DSG has taken in our time at Duke in making DSG a government of, for and by Duke Students.
We were also impressed with Jane Moore. We enjoyed her passion for making DSG a more transparent and effective body and found her to be quite insightful about some of the systemic problems facing DSG. However, her answers lacked Schork’s specificity and contained few concrete solutions.
We were disappointed with Price Davidson and feel that he is unprepared to be EVP, despite being the incumbent EVP’s deputy. His answers were often superficial and convoluted. We were particularly troubled by Price’s suggestion that the YT election should be overturned in favor of the previous insider process, reducing the number of students participating in the selection of the Young Trustee from over 2,000 to less than a hundred students.
As a student organization committed to transparent and effective government, we proudly endorse Pete Schork for DSG executive vice president.
Ben Bergmann
President, Duke Democrats
Trinity ’11
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