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Hi Y'all,   My name is Josie Noriega, I am a sophomore majoring in Urban Planning, and I am running for student assembly. As an underclassman, I have come to love the uniquely driven and close-knit community of APP. If elected, I want to do my part to maintain this collective culture and use my influence to provoke positive change to better aid the real needs of students within our school.  During my campaign, and if elected, I want to hear from you on how I can help make AAP cater to your needs and what is most important to you. I plan to focus specifically on assistance for mental health concerns as well as strive to garner support and enact policy to benefit those working on and off-campus during the school year. Any suggestions or concerns raised to me by fellow students will be taken with the utmost urgency to try and make everyone's Cornell experience more positive. If you are interested in chatting about my policies or have any concerns, I am available at jn498@cornell.edu.   Please reach out so your voice can be heard, and don't forget to vote. Thank you for your support! 

 

Hi A&S! I'm Morgan Baker, and I’m running to be your Representative. As a current Freshman Rep, I hope to continue my work making your college experience more enjoyable.

 

My platform consists of five pillars: 

1. Mapping out YOUR Future: Students should have available more class information targetting career paths. I will publicize existing data on successful career trajectories and course evaluations.

2. Prioritizing YOUR Safety: Students are exposed to harmful chemicals in buildings with outdated ventilation systems. I will work with Cornell’s Asbestos Management Program to rid vents of asbestos.

3. Improving YOUR Textbook Availability: Students lack efficient textbook exchange capabilities and free rentals. I will work to supply the lending library with more textbooks and develop an exchange system.

4. Amplifying YOUR Voice: Students with the diverse backgrounds and ideas that make A&S so special need defending. I will work to provide support and guidance to underrepresented groups.

5. Increasing YOUR Caffeine Options: Students should have available better caffeinated drinks in dining halls. I will work with Cornell Dining to install latte machines. 

 

Vote for a Change Maker, Vote Morgan Baker Reach out at mhb228@cornell.edu!

 

• Gender-neutral bathrooms;
• Diversity in terms of opportunity, if you’re not in IB or consulting you don’t have many opportunities (We have all these concentrations but not enough resources offered for all of them);
• A designated prayer room or serenity room. 

Hello everyone, my name is Osai Egharevba and I am a senior Computer Science Major currently serving on the Student Assembly. With coronavirus changing life as we know it, it is imperative that we have a strong and steady voice with regards to SA Reform, safeguarding student rights and achieving more.  

 

The Platform:

Learn more at tinyurl.com/sareformnow

 

Hello HumEc!  My name is Samuel Zverev and I am a junior in the College of Human Ecology running for Human Ecology Representative in the SA and participating in the Diversity & Inclusion Committee. I am a first-generation college student and extremely thankful for everything I have been able to be part of at Cornell. Since transferring as a sophomore, I have fallen in love with Human Ecology and its tightly-knit community through incredible friendships, meaningful relationships with professors, and unique formative day-to-day experiences. I am passionate about furthering the Human Ecology mission and maintaining the college’s prestige, representing transfer and first-generation students in addition to the rest of our student body.

 

I have 3 main missions that I plan to further during my candidacy: 

1)         Maintaining the College of Human Ecology’s integrity, by keeping it separate from the new Policy School. 

2)         Divesting from the use of fossil fuels in Human Ecology buildings and furthering sustainability efforts. 

3)         Promoting diversity and inclusion in the classroom setting, college committees, extra-curricular organizations, and the SA as a whole. 

 

I hope to voice all of the opinions and concerns of the HumEc student body.

 

My name is Lucy Contreras and I am a proud first-generation student. I am also the product of two Mexican immigrants who migrated to the United States in search of a better future. Like my parents, I recognize that where I was born and how much money I possess should not determine my future success. I am running for First-Generation Liaison At-Large because it is time that FLI (first-gen low-income) students like me have a voice at Cornell. Our needs have been ignored for far too long, shrouded by the interests of legacy and wealth.  I am a Senior majoring in Government and Sociology. During my first two years at Cornell, I served as a first-in-class mobilizer with OADI. Through this program, I helped organize events for the first-gen community, from workshops to social gatherings. I was also a mobilizer for the 2019 ivyG Conference that took place in Princeton University. As an opinion columnist for the Sun, I’ve written openly about my experience and my challenges as a first-generation student at Cornell. As First-Gen Liaison, I will fight to amplify our voices on this campus. I will work to increase the access fund, eliminate the student contribution, and increase first-gen programing on campus. I will also work to increase the representation of BIPOC on campus and to get our needs met. My goal is to ease the uncertainty that first-gen students feel at a place like Cornell, and for us to attain the resources we need and deserve. Vote Lucy to see REAL change on campus!

 

 

Hi everyone! My name's Alex Arejian, I'm a freshman in ILR from Los Angeles, California! I'm running to be one of your next four Freshman Representatives to the Cornell Student Assembly. For the sake of brevity I’ve listed a few things I'd like to work on as a Freshman Rep:

As a representative, I'm most looking forward to positively engaging with other members of the Class of 2024 and enacting change. I hope I have your vote!

 

 

Hi! I’m Alexa Buten, and I’m from New York City. This fall, as we begin our first semester of freshman year with our class spread all over the world, I feel that it is more important than ever to work to build our community, ensure a robust educational experience, and have opportunities for more social interaction. Some of the issues that I would address include expanding the variety of dining options, establishing safe settings for meals when the weather changes, and providing greater access to work and study spaces (I know how difficult it can be to do work/take classes with a roommate). Additionally, for those on campus, I would advocate for an increase of outdoor activities and school sponsored events to get us out of our dorms and meet new people. For those who are studying remotely, additional online programming would help bring us all together. Your voice matters; therefore, creating an online forum that would enable freshmen to express their concerns would be a priority of mine. Having been involved in student government in high school, I understand the role of the SA, and as a representative would work hard to make our freshman year an amazing one!

 

 

Underserved and underrepresented. The class of 2024 tends to get lost in the chaos of a new semester, and often our voices go unheard. As freshman representative, I will be acting as a direct link between the class of 2024 and the school administration, developing policy that reflects both the values and needs of our community. I will also be actively working with the other freshman reps to increase transparency, collaboration and direct communication between students and administration. Born to a single mother and raised with an emphasis on community service, I quickly learned the value of advocacy and representation, of having someone strong, vocal, and ready to carry out the needs of those underserved and underrepresented. As first-years, our ‘minor grievances’ are pushed to the side, while the costs of PE courses, laundry and books begin to pile up, maintenance issues go untreated, and the stress of navigating a new existence quickly builds up. Our concerns as new students, as new adults learning to navigate an increasingly complex world are too often disregarded as the complaints of children. It’s time to change that dynamic. Feel free to reach out to me with concerns or ideas via IG @kayla.onpolitics or kcb89@cornell.edu.

 

 

Hi friends! My name is Amari and I am in the College of Human Ecology studying Human Biology, Health and Society. I am so excited to be running for a position on the Student Assembly to represent the Freshman Class! My main goals as your representative are to:

Please don’t hesitate to reach out @ajl398@cornell.edu! And don’t forget to vote for Amari, you won’t be sorry!

 

 

• Ensuring that the voices, beliefs, and opinions of the Class of 2024 are acknowledged in the Student Assembly and in the Cornell community as a whole.
• Advocating to lessen the financial burden on all Cornell Students, specifically those coming from low-income families, through campaigning to decrease the Student Contribution Fee.
• Campaigning to make campus more affordable, through the lowering of laundry fees and the implementation of a textbook lending program.
• Expanding the accessibility of mental health service, and working toward the de-stigmatization of mental illness on campus.
• Providing additional resources for first generation students that would help smoothen the college transition process.
• Ensuring that the Cornell community is held accountable on issues including but not limited to diversity, inclusion, bias, socioeconomic status, and sustainability.

 

 

Hi, I'm Andrea!

 

With COVID, a lot's been going on lately, but I don't think that should interferr with our college experience.

 

My campaign for this fall focuses on: transparency on tuition, quality of dining hall food, COVID-friendly fitness options, and ecology - reduce plastic waste and improve recycling.

We had a specific service in mind when we paid our tuition. That's what we should get, even with a COVID.

 

 

Hello Cornell Class of 2024! My name is Andreas Psahos, and I am a Policy Analysis and Management major running to be one of your Freshman Representatives this year. It goes without saying that whether you are studying on North Campus or remotely, we will face challenges in our academic and social lives that no college cohort has ever experienced. I have years of experience in leadership positions in nonprofits in NYC, and I am passionate about making our freshman year as equitable and stress-free as possible, regardless of where you are experiencing your first year at Cornell. Without further ado, I have a number of concrete ideas:

 

1. Improving campus and the freshman experience through:
   1. Adding more trash and recycling bins. Students are ordering takeout more than ever, and our infrastructure cannot keep up!
   2. Advocating for more swipe dining halls on North and Central campus to reduce congestion at RPCC and Appel.
   3. Supporting the RPCC Service Center to reduce wait and processing times. Students are reliant on the mail more than ever, and the SA must meet this demand.
   4. Reducing cost of laundry and adding more free printing stations on campus.
   5. Ensuring improved communication of COVID-19 testing location closures and the ability to book tests beforehand.
2. Continuing to support diversity initiatives by working closely with student-led organizations to create change beyond symbolic gestures. I believe it is paramount that the SA works to help every Cornell student.

 

1. Community: We can all agree that Covid-19 has greatly harmed the ability to meet and socialize with new people. This has been worsened by Cornell’s encouragement of students implicating others for Behavioral Compact violations. If elected, I will work to reduce Cornell’s reliance on students to enforce their policies. This will reduce the amount of toxicity between freshmen on North Campus, as explained by Cornell Professor Karen Levy in the NYT here: nyti.ms/33Mx6vU.
2. Sustainability: As an E&S major, I am extremely passionate about protecting our environment. Unfortunately, the necessity of takeout dining has created an extreme amount of waste. If elected, I will work with Cornell Dining to introduce compost and recycling bins near the dining halls. I hope to eventually transition to compostable plastic so that everything can simply be thrown into one bin.

 

Hi! My name is Tomás Reuning, and I am running to remain as the LGBTQIA+ Liaison At Large. I am a junior studying English with minors in Latina/o Studies, Spanish, and Animal Science in the College of Arts & Sciences. As someone who is transmasculine, bi, and Latinx, I have always sought to serve and uplift my communities. As the LGBTQIA+ Liaison At Large, I hope to increase QTPOC visibility on campus, so that our needs and concerns are at the forefront of conversations about how we can improve Cornell. On a campus where too many are unwilling to put the needs of their communities over their professional reputations, I promise to always be vocal about what our community needs and deserves.

 

Hi! My name is Valeria Valencia and I'm a sophomore in ILR. Being a first-generation low-income immigrant from Mexico, I understand the unique barriers that underrepresented minorities deal with on a daily basis at a campus like Cornell. As Minority Students Liaison At-Large, I hope to bridge the gap between minority students and Cornell administration. There are plenty of programs aimed at minority students, but these are mostly underused. By working with OADI and LSC, I hope to not only inform the community of these programs, but also expand them to better suit our needs. Often times, we find ourselves lost in the craziness that is Cornell, to help with that I hope to implement a peer mentoring program to match students with similar backgrounds and interests. With this position, I plan to work with on-campus organizations to collectively hear the needs of the community and work on finding solutions to our problems. I hope to amplify the voices of minority students here at Cornell, to make sure we are given a seat at the table. With your vote, I am confident I can improve the undergraduate experience for minority students here at Cornell while also fighting for the equality and representation that is long overdue. 

 

 

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Hi! I'm Alexis, and I am running to be your transfer representative. I have only been in Ithaca for a little while, but I have already found some amazing people. One of my roommates encouraged me to run because I had certain goals in mind on how to improve the transfer process. Whether it be working on the administrative side of the transfer process to create an easier transition to Cornell or working on how to become integrated into Cornell culture, I would like to improve the transfer experience. Specifically, I want to create a questionnaire to pair you with an immediate advisor upon your admittance to answer any specific questions you may have that the registrar can't answer. Secondly, once the pandemic is under control, I would like to host a transfer cookout (with vegetarian/vegan options as well) in order for all transfer students to meet each other in a relaxed environment. Thirdly, I would like to create a transfer web site that compares on and off campus housing, includes a sign up page for personal campus tours, and an explanation page of all the Cornell nicknames. Like what is nasties? I made the right choice to transfer, and I hope to make our time at Cornell the best it can be. Don't be reckless and vote for Alexis!

 

• ENSURE a welcoming, exciting transition for transfer students through multiple campus events
• STRIVE to create a better and more environmentally sustainable Cornell
• FIGHT for the marginalized students by combating stigma and hatred
• COLLABORATE with Greek life so as to promote a healthy and safe community for Cornell students to thrive To those that have truthfully read this far: Cornell is Cornell because of you.

1. Ensure transparency between the Student Assembly and Student Body 
2. Promote a smooth transition into the University - regardless of program or academic department 
3. Expand Mental Health Resources 
4. Create a stronger, more united Student Assembly across all Cornell campuses 
5. Improve safety on/off campus 
6. Increase student study rooms - laptops/computers 
7. Advocate on behalf of all transfer students via resolutions/initiatives

 

 

• improve safety for all Cornellians when walking between their place of residence and libraries, Collegetown, or houses within the greek system - especially at night.
• improve access to sex education that is nonbinary and all-inclusive.  
• ensure that all members of the Cornell community know that their voice is represented on the Student Assembly.