The race to president and vice president of ASLC is heating up as juniors Alex Ogle and Mackenzie Larson vie for president and freshman Ehren Cahill and Ben McNair compete for vice president.

The general election will take place on Tuesday, March 10, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and students will be able to vote through the Linfield Den webpage according to an email sent to the student body from ASLC.

In the primaries, Ogle attained 214 votes while Larson received 134.

The two candidates beat out juniors Kevin Hurley and Shawna Jacobson-Sims who received 132 and 88 votes.

Cahill was the leader in the primaries as he received 186 votes while McNair was only 7 votes behind with 179.

Ogle said in email he wants to have, “more open and direct communication across campus. Communication is essential to maintaining healthy relationships.”

Ogle mentioned he wants to, “help foster the growth of clubs and activities by providing the resources and connections I can to get them started and keep them running.”

He also said at the open forum on Wednesday that he wants to have, “Open monthly meetings where students can ask faculty and administration any questions they have to bridge the communication gap.”

Larson, who is involved in Greek and residence life as well as in choir in the music department was not in attendance at the open forum. She said in a personal statement that was read at the forum that she wants to, “Connect the campus across all clubs and organizations.”

She also mentioned in an email her goals are to, “create the best sense of campus unity that I possibly can through communication and collaboration between diverse interest and activity groups.”

“I will contribute to the Linfield Community by representing the student body with pride … I will support diversity across campus by bringing leaders together to exchange ideas, resources, and support,” Larson said in an email.

Cahill, who was also not at the open forum, said in an email that, “I want to bring our students closer together by creating outlets for bigger social and educational events that connect individuals of all genders and races, pre-educational backgrounds and all educational areas of interest.”

Cahill also mentioned in an email, “I am hard-working and goal oriented, and, as a student, these are qualities I would want my VP to have so that when it comes time to make decisions and make things happen, we will have someone on top of it and ready to take action.”

McNair, who also missed the open forum said in an email that he wants to, “Establish a greater sense of community in our school … the more voices that are heard, the better we can help improve our college and help make a positive impact on our community.”

“I hope to make myself as approachable and available as possible to the student body. I want every voice to be heard to help benefit our community,” McNair said.

McNair also said that he wants to improve campus communication since one of his campaign’s largest focuses is getting more students involved in campus activities.