Rich Schaffer and Chris Groton see themselves as the action candidates -- both within the Undergraduate Student Government and as part of their daily lives.

Both candidates like to go caving and have participated in ROTC training exercises, Schaffer said.

They want to bring that same type of action to USG, he said.

Schaffer (junior-political science) is a former ROTC member and the former vice president of the Student Government Association at Delaware County Campus. Groton (junior-political science) is a member of Navy ROTC.

Schaffer and Groton agree their involvement in ROTC has trained them for further leadership positions.

"You have to make decisions that affect the entire group," Schaffer said. He added that this is also true of USG.

Though Groton is not permitted to discuss Defense Department policies, Schaffer said their ticket is opposed to harassment against any minority groups because it violates University policy. The Defense Department does not allow gay men and lesbians to serve in the military, including ROTC.

Many students do not like how USG is run, Schaffer said, adding that he has talked to many students who do not even know what USG does.

Schaffer wants to get students more involved so that USG members will have backing when they go to the administration, he said.

"If you show (the administration) that you have the support, they have to listen to you," he said.

Schaffer and Groton said there are ways to go around the administration to get programs, such as recycling, started. Individual students could transport materials to recycling facilities themselves or student organizations could organize pick-up routes, Schaffer said.

Also, if the University would construct recycling containers that are clearly limited to specific materials, they would save themselves money in sorting costs, Schaffer said.

Another project Schaffer and Groton plan on placing at the top of their priority list is the HUB expansion.

The HUB is important because practically 24,000 students use it everyday, Schaffer said, adding that $2 million dollars are already set aside for the expansion, but about $10 million more would be needed.

"This is what the students need," Schaffer said.

The ticket also proposes to create a "Grand Council" which would serve as an umbrella organization for all student groups on campus.

Schaffer said the council would allow groups to communicate with each other and would include organizations the Undergraduate Student Advisory Board doesn't.

Schaffer and Groton plan on implementing a sexual assault awareness program to inform freshmen at orientation about this problem.

They also think it is important to educate fraternities and sororities as well as other student groups about sexual assault, Schaffer said.