The majority of OUSG positions are being ran for uncontested. Only three positions are contested: secretary, second-year senator and fourth-year senator.
Ike Canfield, freshman at-large senator and at-large senator candidate, said there are so few contested seats because the organization is new.
"Maybe in a couple years people will get more into it, but who knows, we are also a small school," said Canfield.
OUSG President Jeremy Paul, junior, is running for president unopposed. Paul has been involved with OUSG since it was a semester old his freshman year, when he served as Academic Senator.
"It [running uncontested] definitely takes some of the pressure off, but I think at the same time it makes it more rewarding when you win a contested election," said Paul. "It gives the students an option so hopefully in the future we will see more contested elections."
During his time with OUSG, Paul participated in the implementation of a student-life fee for campus center renovations, the new alcohol policy and the transition to the new three-credit hour model. Paul says that although the perception of OUSG has changed, it still faces problems rooted in student apathy.
"We definitely need to find a way to make people want to be part of the process," said Paul. "If we have contested elections on every single level you're going to get the best representatives on campus."
Owen Hopper, senior parliamentarian, also wants to see more students involved with OUSG, but said it doesn't plan on changing anything to increase involvement.
"I think we will see that [student involvement] more next year. It has definitely grown in the last few years and become a bigger part of the campus climate," said Hopper.
OUSG is hoping to draw people in by doing the same thing they always have, according to Hopper.
"We will continue to have events and free food like that," said Hopper at a food-provided OUSG event with a total of 17 people in attendance. All 17 people are already affiliated with OUSG.
Students can vote starting March 14 until March 16 at 5 p.m. Students can access the voting ballot from the "other" section in their emails.
The results will be announced March 22.
