Galen Foulke and Luke Adams will have to prove they have what it takes to lead the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) as the pair begins its yearlong term tomorrow, replacing current USG President Ian Rosenberger and Vice President Takkeem Morgan.

Foulke and Adams said they plan to promote safety on and off campus, increase student parking opportunities and provide students with additional resources on campus, such as a shuttle to Lot 83 and webcams to check the length of gym lines.

"We didn't pick our platforms because we thought they would appeal to people. We picked our platforms because those are the issues on campus. I think our vote totals reflect just how pertinent those issues are," Foulke said.

Foulke and Adams received 3,473 votes out of a record 10,977 votes this year.

Foulke said although he hopes his administration can complete all of its goals in one year, implementing some of them could take more time.

"We're asking for big change. We're asking for some serious give and take from the administration. So at the very least, we'll be laying the groundwork for maybe the next campaign to finish it up," Foulke said.

Adams said some students were disappointed he and Foulke did not list important issues like diversity, greek affairs and tuition as platform goals while campaigning.

"These are also the biggest issues on the campus. We couldn't run on them, because like we said time and time again, two white males don't know that much about diversity," Adams said. "So that's our job now -- to get the people in who do know and work on those issues, because they are the biggest issues on campus."

Foulke said internal conflicts among USG branches have curbed the organization's ability to work for the students, something that has made the pair want to change USG.

"We need to stop USG from being an incubator for politicians," Foulke said. "What we want are people who just care, people who are like, 'Hey, I need to park my car somewhere, and I'm not going to complain about it. I'm going to do something about it. Get me involved in USG,' or, 'Hey, the campus needs to be safer, and I'm going to stand up and take care of that myself.' "

Foulke said rewriting the "ambiguous" USG Constitution could prevent internal branch fighting in the future. In the past, USG members have questioned the USG Supreme Court's jurisdiction over the elections code, as well the Senate's authority to go into closed session to debate issues of high pubic interest.

Foulke added that achieving unity within USG would be his biggest challenge next year.

Many USG members said they believe Foulke and Adams are qualified for the job.

Town Sen. Brian Jacobs said Foulke and Adams are effective communicators and strong leaders.

"Working with Galen in Senate, I respect him a lot, and I think he'll be a great leader," Jacobs said. "I think they're what USG needs right now, and I think their platform of trying to change USG is what we need to do."

Outgoing Town Sen. and Off-Campus Student Union President-elect Kristen Kofmehl said she is excited about working with Foulke and Adams next year.

"I think that the thing that will make them so successful is the dynamics between the two of them. They're a perfect fit," Kofmehl said. "I really think that Galen's previous experience and personality are what will make him so successful, and Luke's attitude and people skills will make him so successful."

Foulke and Adams said they decided to run as sophomores because they did not want to wait a year to see if the next USG administration would implement change.

"If I didn't run this year, I would have had to sit around and wait for another year, watch more and more assaults happen and think to myself, 'Hey, I could have been doing something about this if I had just given it a shot,' "Adams said.