Paul Sindberg ’18 was elected to serve as the next executive senator of the Student Union on Sunday night. Sindberg is replacing David Herbstritt ’17, who has become the vice president due to Dennis Hermida-Gonzalez ’16 taking a leave of absence this semester. Sindberg served as a Class of 2018 senator prior to his appointment, which will last for the spring semester until the next executive senator is elected in the fall.

“I want to ensure that the Senate has the tools it needs in order to give our constituency the best possible Brandeis experience,” Sindberg explained in an email to the Justice on why he decided to run for Executive Senator. “I wanted the Executive Senator position because I want to continue to bring relevant and impactful services to the student body, and that demands good representation to the Union's Executive Board,” he wrote.

Sindberg explained in his email to the Justice that he has two specific goals for his time as executive senator. “My first goal is to make sure my fellow Senators are kept in the loop and have an active voice in that Executive Board. My second goal is to make sure that the Union and the Senate is adequately reaching out to and engaging with its constituency; I know the Union is a bit of a confusing organization, and I want to get the campus at large more involved and invested in our work,” he wrote.

He added, “Right now, I see a disconnect between the social justice rhetoric of our university and the way in which minority students are treated on this campus. I personally want a Union that is active in rectifying this disconnect. I believe the Union should encourage students to engage with issues of race, gender, and sexuality, and advocate on behalf of the student body to the administration.”

—Hannah Wulkan