The Mac Weekly

Issue date: 4/18/08 Section: Features

Media Credit: Aaron Brown

After her recent win in student elections, The Mac Weekly decided to dig a little bit deeper with Alison Tray. Read ahead to find out about her future goals and aspirations, her thoughts on travel, and why a dog with a cape might be more important than you thought.

The Mac Weekly: So, how do you feel about your recent win?

Alison Tray: I'm excited and I think next year's going to be a great year. I'm a little scared, but I think that's normal. I think I have a lot of great people that I'm working with. It will be good.

What would you like to accomplish next year?

"I think there's a lot of things I want to change and a lot of things I want to work on. I want to make textbooks more affordable for students. If possible, I want to look into bringing more forms of art onto campus. I want to help people understand what the IGC is-I think that's really important. I also want to increase MCSG's visibility. You know, maybe winning a lunch date with the executive member of your choice, or walking a dog around campus that has a cape that says 'MCSG Open Forum, come talk to us.' Oddball things. They're fun and at the same time you do a lot of work. You've got to make things exciting every now and then.

Where did you get the dog idea?

It actually came from a friend of mine, Paul Maitland-McKinley [next year's Program Board director]. He mentioned it, and I thought, that's a really good idea, we should do it.

So what else do you see happening for yourself in the future?

Well, I'll be finishing up on my anthropology major, that's one thing. I'm a pre-med student also, so I'm looking into options for that. I might take a year off with Americorps or travel. I haven't been around the world very much, so that would be something I'd be looking into as well, if possible. While you're young, you should have the opportunity to explore. That extra year or two can always wait. Life's too short.

Will you be involved in any other activities?

I'm probably going to continue volunteering at the Children's Hospital. I'm a Scholar Mentor at the Department of Multicultural Life. I'm going to try and get involved in a lot of organizations, and also increase communication between org leaders. I just want to talk to people on campus in general, I think that's important.

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