On Tuesday, March 30, the Student Union held its spring elections. To promote student participation, Student Union hosted an event in the Shapiro Campus Center, offering boba from Kung Fu Tea to students who showed that they voted in the election. The ballot included positions on the executive board, open Senatorial seats and spots on the Allocations Board. 

Daniel Shin ’27 is running for Student Union President alongside his running mate for Vice President, Monica Lopez Hernandez ’28. Shin currently serves as Student Union Vice President, while Lopez Hernandez is currently the Student Union Secretary. Fairooz Abida ’28 and Valentino Dzul are running for the Chief Judicial Officer position, while the Head Treasurer position is contested between Amaima Awais ’27, Aamna Tirmazi ’27 and Ariana Abhishek Agarwal ’27. Davian Pagan, Jenene Hall ’29 and Tristam Hines ’29 are running for Board of Trustees, Alumni Association and Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Representative. Daniel Liang ’28, Sirrone Ray ’29 and Sree Dharmaraj ’27 are running for Allocations Board positions. Ellie Ji ’28 and Luke Farberman ’27 are running for the Senator-at-Large position. Notably, five positions are open for this seat, with only two candidates running. Alexa Johnson ’29, Anna Zhu ’29 and Sonia Chhibber ’29 are running for Class of 2029 Senator, and Emily Cristales Guevara ’28 is running for Multicultural Senator. Finally, Hailey Son ’29 is running for International Student Senator.

No one opted to run for the Secretary, Multicultural Senator, Class of 2027 Senator and Class of 2028 Senator positions, so students were encouraged to write in potential candidates. 

Students were also allowed to vote on potential amendments to the Student Union Constitution. The first amendment moved to change the Brandeis Mountain Club to secured status. Another question asked if the Constitution should be amended to explicitly reference groups like Brandeis Emergency Medical Corps, The Justice, Brandeis Radio Service, Student Sexuality Information Service, Campus Activities Board, Club Sports and the Waltham Group as secured clubs formally recognized by the Constitution. The final amendment proposed to change the name of the “Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” position to “Director of Access and Opportunity.” One student who attended the event, Madeline Joyce ’29, said it was a “good way to encourage students to be more civically engaged with campus life” in a March 30 interview with The Justice. The ballot closed at 11:59 p.m. on March 30 and results are to be announced soon.