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FANDOM HIGH STUDENT COUNCIL DEBATES

Good evening from the Fandom High auditorium. I'm CJ Cregg and I'll be moderating the Student Council debates.

Our Format tonight will be as follows:
Students and teachers alike will ask questions of the candidates. [Please submit your questions to the moderator via the appropriate thread] Each candidate
will respond to the question in turn, and I will call on each for their response.

After each candidate has gone, any one may request a further rebuttal to address
a point made by an opponent, the granting of which is at my discretion. The press will have full access and are also encouraged to
contribute questions.

In the case of no opponent, the same format will
apply, although the rebuttals will be unnecessary for obvious reasons.

For the position of student council president--

_notanumber,

future_visions,

pure_blooddraco

Vice presidential candiates--

cyloninmyhead,

demonbelthazorand

notcalledlizzie

For Secretary--

_gottahavefaith and

lizzy_turner

For Treasurer--

not_an_ex_demon and

lady_jessica_bg

Student Relations--

rory__gilmore, and

wannabelawyer

Academic Affairs,

valentine_tart

And for Security,

threeweapons and

oatmanspatient

I ask that anyone who wishes to be a write in candidate remain in the audience, and feel free to question their opponent...making clear the potential as a candidate. All responses, please be concise. This is a venue to discuss qualifications, not to sling mud. Let's have a nice clean debate. Let's go gang.

((ooc: respond in the appropriate comment thread in order to keep this organized. thank you))

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Phoebe takes her place. In front of her is a folder of paperwork and she looks very confident.

"Hello, Professor Cregg."

Hello, Miss Halliwell. In your rebuttal of Mr. Malfoy's statements (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fandomhigh/182198.html?thread=7418550#t7418550), please keep the original question (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fandomhigh/182198.html?thread=7412662#t7412662) in mind.

"The thing is, I happen to agree with a lot of Mr. Malfoy's ideas.

We have such a diverse population of both students and faculty that it will indeed be a challenge to be balanced and fair for each student. No one decision or event is going to please everyone that calls Fandom High their home. The idea is to try to at least provide a balanced medium that offers compromise to each student without showing favoritism.

The problem is that there is too much racism and cliquishness among the student body. We as student government, no matter what the outcome of the election, need to work at doing more to unite the student body. It shouldn't take an attack on our school to unite us and make us work together."

For all the candidates, please.

*clears her throat and tries the accent*
Ye be talkin' about how wonderful all yer ideas are. Give us three things about why yer opponent be not Satan

Phoebe's lips twitch as she tries not to giggle.

"Draco Malfoy is not Satan for the following three reasons:

1) He honestly seems to share the same views I do about what this school needs.
2) He seems to stick by those he calls friends hrough thick and through thin.
3) He's honest. Whether you like his attitude or not, he doesn't wear masks and pretend he's someone other than who he is."

Thank you Miss Haliwell.

Another from the audience, Miss Halliwell.

We hear a lot of talk about diversity, but what about action? What have you actually done to reach out to the different kinds of students in this school and what will you do if you get elected?

Phoebe shakes her head.

"Diversity is not always a bad thing. However, in a school this size, it is important that we all try to work together." Phoebe sighs. "I have a lot of friends, both human and non-human. I reach out to anyone that needs me or that I see being treated unfairly. It's why I'm no longer running on my previous ticket. I believe that if you feel strongly about something, you should be willing to stand up for it, no matter the consequences.

"If I get elected? I have many plans. However, all plans fail if there is no interest. I want to organize events to get each student willing to learn from and interact with their fellow students."

Also, Should some horrifying cafeteria concoction cause ye to exaggerate yer most annoyin' characteristic, what would ye be doing?

Phoebe stares at Professor Cregg for a long moment.

"If I was to exaggerate my most annoying characteristic, it would be that I was trying to organize projects for everything imaginable. I would get a project started and do a whole spreadsheet on how it should be done and why. The very second that I have completed one project, I would be on to the next one."

How do you feel about Barry Manilow? Kenny G? That one annoying white-boy band who think's they're reggae and ruins perfectly good Cure songs?

Phoebe shakes her head.

"I don't know much about Barry Manilow and Kenny G puts me to sleep anytime that I hear anything by him. As for the boy band that ruins perfectly good Cure songs, I don't like them. I think it's a crime what they do to Robert Smith's songs."

How do you propose to solve the problem of the cafeteria food attacking students?

"See, that's a harder question to answer.

First, I think I would want to make sure that all of the Gremlins at Fandom High are kept away from the food to begin with. They cause strange things to happen. Second, I would talk to the Swedish Chef and get his help in getting to the bottom of the sentient foodstuffs. I would also recruit the help of our Chemistry and Biology teachers to see if they could help me figure that out.

If all of that happens to fail, I would propose that we demolish the cafeteria and build a new one. With the new cafeteria in place, we could appoint someone to carefully inspect all shipments of food before it is prepared and served to the students."

Draco holds back a chuckle after hearing Professor Cregg's accent.

"Excellent question. I don't want the students to think that because we are running against each other the competing candidates hate each other. I happen to have great respect for both of my fellow students who are running for president.

Phoebe is an extremely involved woman. As Professor Jerusalem's assistant she is extremely dedicated. She's dedicated to him, her schoolwork and her fellow students. I also like how she interacts with everyone, not just a certain group. And unlike others I have met here she always waits to make her own impression of others, she doesn't listen to the gossip that floats around the school.

Number Six is a man who is also dedicated. He loves freedom and will do anything to get it. Also from what I have seen he is very creative and can think of plans easily. And he is extrmely polite and is able to deal with others without hostility.

Thank you, Mr. Malfoy.

We have another question, Mr. Malfoy.

We hear a lot of talk about diversity, but what about action? What have you actually done to reach out to the different kinds of students in this school and what will you do if you get elected?

"Well, being from a school where it was filled with all magical students I didn't really have a chance to deal with anyone else. Naturally when I came here I was fascinated with those who were brought up differently than myself. I have joined clubs which is a great way to meet new people. In classes where I am required to get a partner I try to choose a parter with a different background than my own. For instance two of my partners are Rory Gilmore and Death. Both are different from what I am used to, Death especially, and I feel we've become good friends. I have learned from my interactions with students that we aren't so different as I was led to believe back at my home. And of course people have come up to me asking me questions about being a wizard and I am only too happy to answer them. I want everyone to be comfortable with me being a wizard as I want to be comfortable with them.

I just wish there were more ways that I could meet my fellow students outside of class. There are so many of us that it is hard to get to know everybody. That is why if I am elected president I will make it one of my main goals to create more ways for the students to get together. Study groups, common room get togethers, fundraisers and creating more clubs.

Excellent, Mr. Malfoy. What level of responsibility and accountability do you feel your position will owe to both the student body and to the administration?

I believe the first job of the president is to know what is going on in Fandom High. The president needs to talk to the students to find out the problems of the school so he/she can fix them. And they need to know the things that are going well in the school so they can perhaps improve on them. They are the eyes and ears of the school.

Another job of the president is to know what the other officers are doing and try to help them in any way possible. The student council, like the school, has to work together to get to a common goal.

The position of president is not a position of phenominal cosmic power. They do not have the final say. Everyone in the student council works together to make decisions. A president's responsibility is to make sure that everyone in the student council is organized, aware of what is going on in the school and working together.

Should some horrifying cafeteria concoction cause ye to exaggerate yer most annoyin' characteristic, what would ye be doing?

Draco is silent for a moment. This would be have to be carefully worded.

"Well, I know better than to eat from the cafeteria but if I did end up eating something like that I'd probably be pretty arrogant. I'd probably be showing off or bragging about myself. I don't think being confident in yourself is a bad or anything but it can get out of hand. So yeah, I'd imagine I'd be a pretty big show off if I ate something like that."

How do you feel about Barry Manilow? Kenny G? That one annoying white-boy band who think's they're reggae and ruins perfectly good Cure songs?

"Well, I can't really give an honest opinion on Barry Manilow or the annoying white-boy band because I have no idea who they are. I have not yet been at this school long enough to learn a lot of pop culture references, but I'm trying to get caught up.

And as for Kenny G...even being a wizard does not mean you can escape the horror that is Kenny G. Nobody should "rock out" on a clarinet. Nobody."

How do you propose to solve the problem of the cafeteria food attacking students?

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