Voters elect new student representatives
By Tania Cervantes
The Guardsman
City College students voted on April 27 and 28 to elect Jeffrey Fang as the new Student Trustee, Elizabeth Weinberg as President of the Ocean campus Associated Students and 15 Ocean campus AS Senators.
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The election was the first to be conducted entirely electronically.
“Last year it was hard to get to the polls, whereas with the new system people could vote from home,” re-elected Senator Marielle Bautista said. “I see it as a big plus.”
Current Senator Pedro Alforque said he thinks this election was more secure than others in the past. The staff was more involved and there was more supervision at the polls, he said.
Senators are the direct representatives of the student body and serve as a bridge between the student council and the student body, according to the AS Voter’s Guide.
The president’s role is to direct and assist the mission statement and set goals of the student council. The Student Trustee represents the entire student body on the San Francisco Community College District’s Board of Trustees.
“I would love to see more students voting and getting involved with this process,” said re-elected senator, “Diamond” Dave Whitaker.
Candidates used Facebook and other social media to promote themselves and their campaign, Bautista said.
“I know some people created fan pages on Facebook,” she said.
More than 1,000 students participated in the election process.
“It was a successful election with a record number of votes,” said Elizabeth Rockstroh, the interim dean of student activities.
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