The Columbia University Emergency Medical Service, also known as CAVA, is campaigning for a new location on campus. Alexander Harstrick, the organization's primary lobbyist, explains the need for a new, larger space.

"Essentially what we're asking for is a move from the Carman basement, which is where we are currently, to the spaces in Broadway, Rooms 102 and 103," explains Alexander Harstrick (CC'12), a primary lobbyist. "What we're facing right now is a record-setting year for CAVA. What that requires for us is more membership. As a result, we need more space. The rooms in Broadway would satisfy all of these concerns. We also don't get any reception in here for our cell-phones or for occasional radio use. That's obviously an issue when your entire job is to respond to medical emergencies."

"This initiative started approximately two months ago, just after the beginning of the semester, when we realized that there was an availability of space elsewhere on campus," adds Andrew Richardson (SIPA), a Probationary Member of CAVA. "And we felt, like, for CAVA's purposes, it would be best to try to find another space that we could move to."

"So far, we have given presentations to the Columbia College Student Council, Engineering Student Council, the General Studies' Student Council, as well as a campus-wide poll, which had 1600 Columbia constituents agree to our move to Broadway, Room 102," describes Harstrick. "So far, it's been very exhaustive. We've been speaking to a lot of media outlets. But, like I said before, it's been very well-received and I am very optimistic about the end of this entire process."