“Not every House has free storage…. That is unfair, that some students have free storage in their Houses and others don’t,” she said. “I had to pay $400 out of pocket this summer for storage.”
The two promise that if elected, they will work to ensure that all students can store items in their Houses or obtain reimbursements from the College for any storage costs incurred.
Addressing problems that he feels exist in the current UC funding process, Kanuparthy plans to expand funding opportunities for newly founded clubs and those with fewer members and resources.
“Currently, UC funding privileges larger groups and ones that can get big turnout for events, which may not be the case for a group working on establishing itself,” Kanuparthy said.
Kanuparthy and Horvath also advocate for the preservation of private in-suite common rooms. They argue that they will be able to influence House renovation plans that will be under review in the upcoming year.
“They’re getting rid of in-suite common rooms to have common rooms in the hallway, and we think that’s a really bad idea,” Kanuparthy said. “There are not too many social spaces on campus that belong to students. You know, your suite. Unless you’re in a final club, frat, or sorority, these are the spaces that belong to you.”
Finally, the two promise to advocate for increased social space in the Smith Campus Center, which is currently under renovation and set to open to students in 2018.
“It would be great to have more undergraduate space there, which I don’t think is the current intention from what whispers come out of the secret Smith campus planning center committee,” Kanuparthy said.
Still, the duo realize that accomplishing their goals is easier said than done. To that end, they want students to vote for them as leaders, ideas aside.
“The issues that are big now may not be the issues that are big later. The platform things are probably going to go out of the window in the majority of cases,” Kanuparthy said. “I think what won’t change is the people who you elect are the people who are going to represent you for the next year.”