About 75 people attended the last debate before Student Government elections on Feb. 24 and 25 at the UF Hillel.
Candidates from all four parties spoke about the need for a new direction for SG during the Hispanic Student Association debate, co-hosted with Union De Estudiantes Puertorriquenos Activos, UF's Puerto Rican club.
Once again, candidates addressed hot topics like online voting, free printing and sustainability.
"This election comes down to change," said Mark McShera, presidential candidate of the Orange and Blue Party, during his opening statement. "We're at a crossroads. We can choose to tolerate the same broken system or go down a new path."
Progress Party presidential candidate Ben Dictor later agreed, adding his opinion on the only way to fix it.
"Exposing corruption is not enough," he said. "You have to make an effort to end it."
Frank Walch, presidential candidate of the Keg Party, got a few laughs when he spoke on his eco-friendly initiatives.
"We need to take the hot air out of all our Student Government members' heads," he said. "It will cut down on global warming."
However, candidates also raised current issues, like the recent removal of Vietnamese and Korean programs from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
"We need to promote these programs," said the Unite Party's candidate for vice president Larnell Vickers. "They make our university a more diverse campus."
