The Student Union held a special election from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. yesterday to fill two open seats on the Allocations Board, as announced in an email from Student Union Secretary Shuying Liu ’16 to the student body when voting opened on Sunday night.

The election was held to fill one three-semester A-Board position to start immediately, and one one-semester A-Board position to start in Spring 2016.

James Porkola ’19, Alex Feldman ’19 
and Jeremy Koob ’17 ran for the three semester position.

In a statement posted to the Student Union Facebook group, Porkola wrote, “My goals on the Allocations Board are to bring a greater sense of fairness and efficiency to the Allocations process, while also honoring the wants of the Brandeis student body, and keeping their best interest in mind.”

In a statement also posted to the SU Facebook group, Feldman wrote, “I want to support the best events and, for me, deciding on funding is the most meaningful way to do that.”

Koob did not have a statement posted.

Jennifer Wu ’18
and Arlenys Reyes ’19 ran for the one-semester position.

In a statement posted to the SU Facebook group, Wu explained that she “hopes that by joining A-board, she can create clear and concise semester-schedules, as well as simplify communication throughout. She strongly believes in listening to the needs of Brandeis clubs so that every club can flourish and accomplish its goals.”

Reyes wrote in a statement posted to the Facebook group that “being part of the Allocations board would not only allow me to grow in the business field, which I’m interested in, but also make fair decisions that the overall Brandeis community can benefit from.”

These elections come after an amendment to the Student Union Constitution passed in a vote on Saturday Nov. 14, expanding the size of A-Board from seven members to 11 members. According to a Nov. 10 Justice article, the vote passed with 243 votes in favor of the amendment, or 81 percent of 301 total votes.

—Hannah Wulkan