Daniel Harrison is a political science and
economics double major. If elected, Harrison
wants to reduce the student body fee 25 percent
to save students money.
Dalton Runberg / The Collegian
Daniel Harrison followed in the footsteps of his parents, grandparents and other family members when he became a Fresno State Bulldog three years ago. Harrison said he came to Fresno State to make a difference.
Harrison is double majoring in political science and economics, which he says makes him the ideal Associated Students, Inc. president.
Harrison grew up in Vacaville, Calif. in a home where he said nothing came to him without earning it. Harrison has been in the workforce since he was 14 years old and believes that success comes along with hard work.
“ I don’t feel entitled to success,” Harrison said. “I feel like I need to earn it ”” and that’s the kind of family that I was raised in.”
Harrison came to Fresno State with a determination to get involved on campus, and he feels he has already made a difference.
“ Over the past year I’ve learned what ASI does and I currently serve on the ASI Finance Committee,” Harrison said. “I feel like I have this passion to be a leader on campus.”
Harrison said he feels prepared to take the ultimate step toward campus involvement, which is why he is in the running for ASI president.
Harrison said he has many ideas for improving the campus and hopes to implement them if elected.
First, he wants to form a General Assembly and wants to hold monthly meetings open to members from all campus clubs. He also plans to get the ASI Senate, ASI executives and even the University Student Union involved in open discussions.
“[This way], all of the organizations on campus can work together to address concerns,” Harrison said.
Harrison also plans to push toward extending library hours of operation during specific times, such as finals week. By extending the hours, he hopes to accommodate to the needs of students who rely on the library as their primary study place.
“ASI has the funds to extend the hours of the library to 24/7 during that week and a half. I think that’s a crucial way that ASI can reach out to the students in a real need,” Harrison said.
One of the biggest plans that Harrison is carrying during his campaign is decreasing the ASI student fee by 25 percent. An ASI fee is included in what students pay for tuition.
“Based on the current budget, we can have that 25-percent decrease without affecting ”” positively or negatively ”” the operations of ASI,” Harrison said.
Harrison sees plenty of room for improvement, especially when it comes to the transparency of ASI.
“ One of the biggest concerns is transparency,” Harrison said. “We need to let students know that they have a student government. We need to let them know that they are paying fees to a student government, and most don’t even know that we have one.”
