ASLCC elections were finalized May 6 without too many surprises.
The only position with more than one candidate was multicultural coordinator, which was snagged by Judicael Ouermi after he collected 198 votes.
Opponents Diego Davis and Vernoica Lefaver received 181 and 108 votes, respectively.
Ouermi says his first priority is to increase student involvement on campus.
“It’s always the same students, same faces,” he Ouermi said.
Mario Parker-Milligan ran unopposed and won re-election for his second term as ASLCC president with his new vice-president Jenny Lor collecting 409 votes total with 151 for write-in candidates.
“I’ve had this year to really learn and study what we can do as far as changing policies on campus,” Parker-Milligan said.
“I’m excited for this new opportunity and I feel really ready for it. It’s a privilege to work with students,” Lor said.
Tracy Weimer won the treasurer position with 417 votes. She also ran unopposed.
Ouermi was very passionate about finding ways to get more involvement in student government by accessing students through the things they love, like art or music, rather than going in and interrupting classes.
“Get involved with what they’re doing, share what they love and they will listen to you,” Ouermi said.
Lucas Armenta, Danielle Brandon, Thomas Fjorelli, Alfonso Macias, Corinne Money, Jasmine Rivera, Veronica Rodriguez were all elected to the ASLCC senate but there are still four senate seats to fill.
Vacant senate seats will be filled as per senate by-laws beginning Fall term. There were 22 write-in candidates none of whom received more than one vote.
Reaffirmation for the athletic department passed 550-79. OSPIRG reaffirmation passed 450-105. Student fee increase of 50 cents for the Learning Garden passed 411-138 and the $1 increase for the Veterans Center also passed 328-210.
Two of three proposed changes to the ASLCC constitution did not get the two-thirds majority they needed. The first was to make the treasurer position into Finance Director, and the second to make that position appointed rather than voted in.
“I was disappointed they didn’t pass this year, but we’re looking to put that back on the ballot for fall and campaign to educate students about the finance board,” said Parker-Milligan.
The creation of the finance board, which will investigate the expenditures of student fee money, did pass 365-124.
There are big plans in student government next year to increase availability to transportation, ensure student oriented spending of the student activity fee and for any possible tuition increases, to put focus on keeping campus safe and comfortable for all students.
“In the event that there is a tuition increase we’re advocating that it go towards enrollment services and tutoring departments,” Parker Milligan said.
ASLCC is also in the process of working with LTD to increase bus routes from Cottage Grove and Junction City.
“I advocate on behalf of underserved communities, and I feel students are underserved,” Lor said.
Lor is fronting a big push for improving institutional policies for sexual assault survivors. She feels that both victims and perpetrators deserve to be in a comfortable environment while they are in school. She wants to ensure that survivors of sex crimes never feel they have to drop out as a result.
Colleges all over the country are having to confront the issue of increasing sex crimes and how to develop policies about those issues, and ASLCC would like to make sure those policies come into effect at LCC next year.
