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Basu Roy joins USC presidential race

The race to become the next president of the University Students’ Council becomes a little clearer Thursday morning as Blog the Vote has learned that a third candidate, David Basu Roy, has joined the race. When reached via e-mail late Wednesday night, Roy confirmed his intentions of running.

Basu Roy joins Andrew Forgione and Omid Salari, the two candidates Blog the Vote confirmed earlier this week.

Barring a major late entry to the race, these three will be the main candidates for the highest student position on the USC. There is always the possibility of a non-USC candidate catching everyone by surprise and entering the race, but as of Thursday morning no such candidate had emerged.

Basu Roy — majoring in engineering at Western and minoring in social justice and peace studies at King’s — does not currently sit on the USC. Compared to Forgione (social science president) and Salari (two-time USC speaker), Basu Roy has little USC experience, having only served as a publications commissioner.

But Blog the Vote has learned Basu Roy has already had meetings with both current USC President Mike Tithecott and USC general manager Cathy Clarke to discuss the position and prepare for the race.

What sort of platform Basu Roy ­will run on remains unknown. Much of his work in engineering has focused on alternative and sustainable energy, which could lead some to believe a green-focused platform is in the cards. Basu Roy also hosted an environmentally-focused radio show on CHRW 94.9 FM called Green World and currently serves as the VP Equipment for the Western Outdoors Club.

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