(Editor's note: This is the second in a series of four articles introducing the Undergraduate Student Government presidential candidates. Answers were based on the presidential candidate's response to survey questions.)
Name: Bryce Underwood
Year and Major: Civil engineering sophomore
Running mate: Brad Smith
Web site: Coming soon
What do you think the job you are running for entails? I think the foremost duty of a USG president is to take themselves way too seriously.
Sure, the president can't do anything that the administration doesn't want, and sure, most students can't even tell you who the president is, but at least they get to pretend that they are important.
Aside from that, I think being the president entails keeping up the illusion that student government matters and trying your best not to look like a tool.
What issues are you focusing on? The only issues that count: quality of life issues.
Now I'm not exactly sure what falls under quality of life, but I'm pretty sure that it's important and that most people care about it.
I mean, think about it. If someone asked you if you wanted a better quality of life, how would you respond?
Whether fighting to improve the quality of life for ASU students means lobbying for a Segway co-op or setting up an on-campus massage parlor, I will try my best to spend the school's money on crackpot ideas before the administration inevitably vetoes my plans.
Why did you want to run for this position? To try to shore up my chronically low self-esteem by rising to a position of no real importance and milking it for all that it's worth.
What experience do you have? I was voted "third most likely to become a USG president" in my high school class.
Why are you interested in student government? I thought it was an acronym for something else. When I discovered my error, I decided to give it a shot anyway.
In your view, what is the best thing that student government did this year? I was extremely proud of our student government when they successfully prevented the administration from enacting proposed tuition hikes.
The worst? When I discovered that the above was not actually true.
Where are you originally from? I was born in Ohio, but I moved around a lot because my parents were acrobats in the circus.
What do you like best about ASU? Palm Walk.
What do you dislike about ASU? The fact that with such small class sizes I never have the opportunity to ditch class.
What has been your favorite class at ASU? ECN 111. It inspired me to choose the major I did.
What's your ultimate career goal? To own the largest Yugo dealership in the country.
What do you hope to do after graduating? Start a Yugo dealership.
What are your hobbies outside of school? Halo, rock climbing and illegal gambling.
Profiles compiled by Kristi Eaton. Reach the reporter at kristi.eaton@asu.edu.