Polls Now Open for USG Elections
After weeks of campaigning, USC student government hopefuls are pushing all the way to the last minute.
Social media outlets have been a huge part of both campaigns.
Each team has had their followers insert campaign posters as their profile pictures on outlets like Facebook, and Instagram.
The Kurth-Park campaign has picked up endorsements from individual followers as well as student organizations.
Shortly after the campaign launched, USC's alumni student outreach group Society 53 and the Trojan Knights have officially backed the candidates.
On their Instagram account, Kurth and Park can be seen posing with some of USC's famous athletes, Marquise Lee and T.J. McDonald.
On their Facebook page, the Matt & Alex team has spent less time advertising major endorsements and more time advertising their followers.
The team launched a photo campaign where supporters could take their own photo with the campaign's "Think Different" logo. More than 1,000 photos have been taken and submitted to the campaign's page.
When asked what he was doing in the last hours before the election presidential hopeful Matthew Arkfeld stated that he was "just trying to meet as many people as possible".
"I feel like Matt and Alex are great representatives of the student body at USC and are really passionate about making this school a better place for us students," said Yoni Azarkman, a USC sophomore.
With 767 likes on their facebook page, and 35 twitter followers, the Matt & Alex campaign is leading in social media interest. However, the Kurth-Park team is not far behind with 695 likes and 31 followers.
USC student and voter Bryan Hudson says that he's backing Christian Kurth because of his experience as a leader.
"As far as experience, I know Christian has been in USG for three years." Hudson said.
USC senior Elizabeth Adabale is a also a supporter of the Kurth-Park team because of their experience and work ethic.
"I know them as friends but I also know them as employees and coworkers. I've been able to see their work-ethic and the kind of work that they do," Adabale said.
Students can vote by going to elecetions.usc.edu.
