Jesse Collins a junior political science major at UNO is running for Student President/Regent. According to the UNO Gateway , Collins has been involved with no organizations on campus.

Here is what Collins said after being asked why he is qualified for this office:

I am qualified to be president because I have great leadership skills. As cliche as that sounds, it’s true. I love to take charge of situations and I love to get things done. I am also an unbiased person who isn’t attached to different ideals that some groups want to perpetuate.

Anyone can say that they have “great leadership skills.” How do we know this is true? How do we know Collins is unbiased? Why would someone go from zero involvement on campus to running for president? What do we really know about this person?

Is this the type of person we want representing the student body?