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Marquis Maines, the presidential candidate from the Time ticket, poses for a photo in Baker Center on Tuesday, April 7, 2015. 

Check out a TIME for Student Senate Q&A with 'The Post'

The Post sits down with this year’s Student Senate candidates.

How would you help students understand university topics, such as its fixed tuition program, and other university functions?

Maines: I think, personally, hands-on experiences, whether it’s walking them through it with advisors or even other peer students ...

If elected, what would you like to accomplish as an executive board?

Maines: Redefine the definition of diversity and minority here on campus. I think that people kind of make it a racial issue, and I think that people don’t understand that diversity and more or less being a minority isn’t a racial issue …

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What is one problem Student Senate has that you would like to fix?

Maines: Representation. ... There are three academic disciplines that aren’t currently in Student Senate that should be: business, education and health and sciences. 

Why are you the best candidate for president?

Maines: The traditional approach that we’ve seen prior has worked to a degree, but I think that the solutions I have via our platform and via our candidacy ticket can really bring change. 

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