{"id":940,"date":"2025-04-01T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/?p=940"},"modified":"2025-04-03T12:41:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T12:41:46","slug":"student-govt-approves-2-candidates-in-race-for-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/01\/student-govt-approves-2-candidates-in-race-for-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Student gov\u2019t approves 2 candidates in race for chair"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The two candidates for next year\u2019s Student Government Assembly chairperson are slated to begin campaigning on Thursday, after being officially approved at the group\u2019s last meeting before spring break. The candidates are running in SGA\u2019s <\/span>first popular election<\/span><\/a>, which will allow the NYU student body to vote rather than leaving it up to members of the student government.<\/span><\/p>\n

The approvals came after around an hour of deliberations, where candidates discussed how to handle political concerns on campus and advocate for international and minority students. While there were three applications for the position, one candidate did not show up and subsequently did not advance. The other two candidates will now be included on the SGA chair Google Form ballot, set to open this Thursday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to how the popular elections turn out, because it is our first year doing it,\u201d SGA chair Angela Chou said in an interview with WSN. \u201cWe have amazing candidates running who will bring a lot of amazing skillsets and focuses.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The first candidate to speak was Ashlie Oxford, a second-year graduate student studying global affairs and senator-at-large for student activists at the SGA. Oxford said she plans to organize more forums for students to voice their concerns and communicate directly with administrators, particularly in the wake of heightened protest and university crackdowns. She also said she hopes to raise awareness about the SGA\u2019s resources by bolstering its event promotions and engaging more with the student body.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Emma Bell, a junior and CAS senator, took the floor and referenced her work to improve disability resources and accessibility concerns on campus prior to joining student government. She said she aimed to foster community across campus and bring more non-SGA members to regular meetings by increasing tabling efforts and surveying students on their main concerns. She also cited experience on the Basic Needs Task Force to create more affordable housing, and specifically to support international students\u2019 ability to stay in New York.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMaking students feel like their voices are heard is critical,\u201d Bell said. \u201cWe need to make it clear that the Student Government Assembly is not just for senators.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Student government members at the meeting asked both candidates about how they would respond to conflicts with administration, support minority students and advocate for students\u2019 interests with university leadership. Bell said she would prompt more discourse among students, and Oxford said she would focus on transparent responses to political concerns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEspecially with the political climate we have, it\u2019s so unpredictable \u2014 we can say we know what\u2019s coming, but we really don\u2019t,\u201d Oxford said. \u201cIt\u2019s about keeping students calm and knowing that answers will come.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The third applicant allegedly did not respond to SGA\u2019s outreach about their attendance, nor did they submit the required letters of recommendation. Oxford and Bell both received the required over-50% approval to proceed to the next step, and will appear on the Google Form for students to vote for their preferred candidate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Candidates \u2014 who already submitted a 10-page application \u2014 will now campaign over social media for a two-week period, with ballots closing April 18. SGA\u2019s elections committee will disqualify those who use \u201c<\/span>personal, organization and\/or university spending<\/span><\/a>\u201d to create flyers and other physical content for their campaign, in an effort to standardize resources. The new election system comes after years of surveying students to restructure student government\u2019s engagement with the NYU community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough we only have two candidates moving on to popular elections, I do think that we have amazing candidates running who have proved to be suitable to serve as chair,\u201d Chou told WSN. \u201cWe\u2019re really prioritizing the quality of candidates, which will be perfect for all the students.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Correction, April 1: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Emma Bell founded the Basic Needs Task Force. The article has been updated and WSN regrets the error.<\/em><\/p>\n

Contact Graylin Lucas at\u00a0news@nyunews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

This story Student gov\u2019t approves 2 candidates in race for chair<\/a> appeared first on Washington Square News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The two candidates for next year\u2019s Student Government Assembly chairperson are slated to begin campaigning on Thursday, after being officially approved at the group\u2019s last meeting before spring break. The candidates are running in SGA\u2019s first popular election, which will allow the NYU student body to vote rather than leaving it up to members of the student government. The approvals came after around an hour of deliberations, where candidates discussed how to handle political concerns on campus and advocate for international and minority students. While there were three applications for the position, one candidate did not show up and subsequently did not advance. The other two candidates will now be included on the SGA chair Google Form ballot, set to open this Thursday.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to how the popular elections turn out, because it is our first year doing it,\u201d SGA chair Angela Chou said in an interview with WSN. \u201cWe have amazing candidates running who will bring a lot of amazing skillsets and focuses.\u201d The first candidate to speak was Ashlie Oxford, a second-year graduate student studying global affairs and senator-at-large for student activists at the SGA. Oxford said she plans to organize more forums for students to voice their concerns and communicate directly with administrators, particularly in the wake of heightened protest and university crackdowns. She also said she hopes to raise awareness about the SGA\u2019s resources by bolstering its event promotions and engaging more with the student body.\u00a0 Emma Bell, a junior and CAS senator, took the floor and referenced her work to improve disability resources and accessibility concerns on campus prior to joining student government. She said she aimed to foster community across campus and bring more non-SGA members to regular meetings by increasing tabling efforts and surveying students on their main concerns. She also cited experience on the Basic Needs Task Force to create more affordable housing, and specifically to support international students\u2019 ability to stay in New York.\u00a0 \u201cMaking students feel like their voices are heard is critical,\u201d Bell said. \u201cWe need to make it clear that the Student Government Assembly is not just for senators.\u201d Student government members at the meeting asked both candidates about how they would respond to conflicts with administration, support minority students and advocate for students\u2019 interests with university leadership. Bell said she would prompt more discourse among students, and Oxford said she would focus on transparent responses to political concerns.\u00a0 \u201cEspecially with the political climate we have, it\u2019s so unpredictable \u2014 we can say we know what\u2019s coming, but we really don\u2019t,\u201d Oxford said. \u201cIt\u2019s about keeping students calm and knowing that answers will come.\u201d The third applicant allegedly did not respond to SGA\u2019s outreach about their attendance, nor did they submit the required letters of recommendation. Oxford and Bell both received the required over-50% approval to proceed to the next step, and will appear on the Google Form for students to vote for their preferred candidate.\u00a0 Candidates \u2014 who already submitted a 10-page application \u2014 will now campaign over social media for a two-week period, with ballots closing April 18. SGA\u2019s elections committee will disqualify those who use \u201cpersonal, organization and\/or university spending\u201d to create flyers and other physical content for their campaign, in an effort to standardize resources. The new election system comes after years of surveying students to restructure student government\u2019s engagement with the NYU community.\u00a0 \u201cAlthough we only have two candidates moving on to popular elections, I do think that we have amazing candidates running who have proved to be suitable to serve as chair,\u201d Chou told WSN. \u201cWe\u2019re really prioritizing the quality of candidates, which will be perfect for all the students.\u201d Correction, April 1: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Emma Bell founded the Basic Needs Task Force. The article has been updated and WSN regrets the error. Contact Graylin Lucas at\u00a0news@nyunews.com. This story Student gov\u2019t approves 2 candidates in race for chair appeared first on Washington Square News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=940"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":943,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/940\/revisions\/943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jtotheb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}