Correction appended.

On Sept. 18, the Student Union will hold its fall elections. The positions to be filled include treasurer, associate justice and many senators, including both quad senators and class senators.

Harry Greenberg '15 and Micah Lehmann '15, both former assistant treasurers, are running for the treasurer seat recently vacated by the resignation of Sunny Aidasani '14. Lehmann said that his experience with the treasury, as well as his time as vice president and treasurer for the Brandeis Orthodox Organization, make him prepared to step up to a more important job.

"All of this experience makes me feel confident in my leadership skills and my ability to bring organization to the treasury of the Brandeis student body," Lehmann wrote in an email to the Justice.

Greenberg spoke specifically about his plans to deal with any potential lag created by the resignation of Aidasani.

"If elected, I plan to meet right away with my fellow assistant treasurers, [University Budget Analyst] Steve Costa ... and the E-Board in order to get the treasury up and running as soon as possible," he wrote. "Additionally, I will increase the treasury office hours for the first month in order to make up the lost time.  Every new treasury faces obstacles during the beginning of the year and while this is a [particularly] large one, I believe that I can get us through this hiccup and have a productive year."

Three candidates are running for senator-at-large: Naomi DePina '16, Theo Goetemann '17 and James Polite '15.

DePina wrote in an email to the Justice that she wants to improve dining and shuttle services on campus, and help the University embrace diversity.

Goetemann wrote that he "will be the most direct voice between our student body and the Brandeis Administration ... I love meeting and talking to new people, joking around with everyone, and hearing what we all have to say."

Polite wrote that he wants to extend library hours and solidify Brandeis' position as a leader in sustainability.

Class of 2017
There are seven candidates for two Class of 2017 senator seats.

David Heaton said that he wants to introduce environmentally friendly initiatives, Class of 2017-specific events, diversified dining options and reasonable Usdan prices.

Cindy Xu wrote that she wants to unite the Class of 2017 with field trips, camp fire nights, sports contests between North and Massell and class T-shirts.

Erica Barnett wrote in an email to the Justice that she would bring fresh ideas such as proposing enrichment programs that allow students to give back to the community, events that promote cross-cultural communication and outlets for students to de-stress.

Liz Washington wrote that she hopes to improve Brandeis' sustainability efforts and make the campus greener.

Hee Ju Kang's ideas range from promoting more morale-boosting student activities throughout the year to fighting for better serving sizes in the Usdan Cafe, she wrote in an email to the Justice.

Emily Conrad wrote that she wants to try to improve cell phone service on campus and lower food prices in Usdan, as well as adding a link on the Brandeis website homepage to the Brandeis UNet login.

Daniel Jaffe said he is looking to take a pragmatic approach and try to solve everyday problems that the Student Union can impact.

Quad Senators
Victor Zhu '16 and Brian Hough '17 are running against each other for North Quad senator.

Zhu said he wants to "spice up life at North" with movie nights and a Halloween trip to Salem, Mass., and says that he wants to "create a connection between me and everyone else who lives in North."

Hough wrote he has plans in four specific areas: "regular meetings with faculty members/administration, community service and social justice, quad events and the promotion of a fun and cohesive quad for all."

The residents of Massell Quad have proven to be more interested in student government than their North counterparts, as six are running to represent their quad. Among the candidates, Annie Abrams '17 could not be reached by press time.
So Jin Chon '17 said he wants to implement movie nights and more interaction between dorms within Massell.

Kathryn Semerau '17, a member of the women's soccer team, said she wants to attempt to get better cell phone service in the dorms, create a fitness room and make a listserv to directly communicate with Massell Quad residents.

Dennis Averin '17 said he hopes to work on sustainability around campus and any other issues his constituency thinks and decides are important.

Jianshuo Qin '17 said he would like to build Massell into a comfortable and harmonic quad, and try to deal with any problems in the quad that arise.

Henry Snow '17 will try to improve cell service in dorms, improve dining and library hours, and possibly introduce hammocks.

Wei Qian '17, the sole candidate for racial minority senator, talked about promoting communication and understanding among Brandeis students.

"Bias and labels can be eliminated only if people truly know each other, not just know as a race, a group, but individually," he wrote.

Of the two candidates for two Class of 2016 senator seats, Marlharrissa Lagardere and Kathy Nguyen, only Lagardere could be reached by press time.

Lagardere, a Posse scholar, said that she wants to bring a southern flair to campus.

"I am running for Class of 2016 senator because I believe in the Class of 2016. There are so many talented individuals just within the Class of 2016 and I've had the pleasure of having several one-on-one encounters with my fellow scholars of various backgrounds," she wrote.

The sole candidate for Rosenthal Quad Senator is Eden Zik '16.

Ameline Limorin '16 and Ellen Parker '16 are running for Castle Quad senator. Limorin kept it simple in her response to the Justice, saying, "I love the Castle and it's the best place on campus ever. It would be amazing to be the queen, I mean, Castle Quad Senator."

Parker, too, expressed her love for the Castle. "I've learned that there's simply too much to say about our quirky character as a dorm-our pie-shaped dwellings, sinks in the rooms, spectacular views of Boston, [Cholmondeley's] and even our own pottery studio," she said.

Like the Castle, Ziv Quad will be looking forward to a one-on-one election between Wonhee Choi '15 and Guy Morag '15.
Choi said his campaign revolves around adaptability and openness.

"While I would function as the voice within the Student Union as senator, what I'm looking to do is [make] it a group effort ... where I look towards other members of the Ziv community to want to talk with me about what they would like to see happen for our quad," he said.

Morag, a former combat officer in the Israeli Air Force, shared three specific goals he has if elected: ensuring timely maintenance from facilities, organizing a quad-wide event and working with the Village senator to expand the Village gym.
Haley Orlofsky '14 is running unopposed for Foster Mods senator.

Jennifer Almodovar '17 is running unopposed for Myra Kraft Transitional Year Program senator.

Kira Levin '17 , Jonah Samost '17, Jason Schaff '17 and Tony Tran '17 are running for the one open seat as an associate justice.

The candidates for East Quad senator and Charles River Apartments senator could not be reached by press time.

- Ellie Benjamin, Brian Budik and Marissa Ditkowsky contributed reporting. 

Editor's Note: This article has been amended to accurately identify Hee Ju Kang '17. The original text identified Kang with the pronoun "he" when in fact, it should have read "she."