SGA Fall Election Results

Below are the SGA Fall Elections Results. Congratulations to all the winners!

Student Body Vice President

Flo Monier ’11

Senior Class Senators

Vivian Baker

Dan D’Aprile

Tomas de’Medici

Blake Fisher

Junior Senator

Lorenzo Sewanan

Sophomore Senators

Daniel Chow

Jason Gordon

Brandon Lewis

Margaret Nolan

Dobromir Trifonov

Freshman Senators

Carl Barreto

Bryan Garrett-Farb

William Hermann

Francesca Miller

Scott Jaburek

Class Officers      President                    Vice President                      Secretary

Class of 2011 Josh Growney-Levison     Pooja Shakya                   Andrienne Gonzalez

Class of 2012 Nicole Lustig              Angus Anderson

Class of 2013 Samuel Zantzinger

Class of 2014 Ryan McCann               Rachel Ng

Budget Committee Members

Justin Hallquist ’11
Monica Au-Yeung ’12
Gulliani Lopez ’11
Alex Driskill ’13
Amy Kivela ’12
Haud Nomen ’14
William Herman’14

EAC Representatives

Class of  2011 – Peter Walters

Class of 2012 – Scott Eckenthal

Class of 2013 – Emory Carmel

Class of 2014 – Oludare Bernard

Welcome to Democracy

We all disagree from time to time and that’s what democracy is all about. We voice our opinion even if we are in the minority and it all comes down to a vote that we cast, a motion we make and how people respond to it. The majority decides what the course would be. This is no different for SGA. This is what democracy is all about. There is a flow of debate and the majority decides. At the end of a meeting, we can continue to debate each other and try to convince one another in the most civil way possible. Sometimes we get through to people and other times we don’t. We can continue trying or simply learn from our failure and do a better job in the future. Democracy is not about getting what one always wants. It is about compromise and cooperation. We give up something to gain something. It is not about yelling at someone after meeting because we were unable to get what we wanted. It is not suggesting one is “uncommitted” because we disagreed with them. There are many nights that I sit through senate meetings and not get a single motion or resolution to pass. I walk out thinking of ways to reach senators and bring them on my corner to get things done. I am nowhere near having the right solution to any problem and therefore I give in sometimes, other times we reach a compromise. Many of us have worked our hearts out on resolutions and see it called “garbage” in senate meetings and, being a democratic body, we watch as our efforts go to waste because the majority disagrees with us. The next day we try again and again. Since the day I set foot here at Trinity I have always been committed to the Student Government Association and will continue to be so. I continue to be committed to this body because of the democratic ideals it comes with. If this is news to anyone, then WELCOME TO DEMOCRACY!!!

There is Room for Everyone at Trinity College

The beauty of being at Trinity College is that you are at the center of it all. The opportunity to get involved both on and off campus is unlimited. Trinity College is more than the academic curriculum, it’s also about the people you meet, the challenges you will face and the difference you will make.

Being in Hartford gives you the unique opportunity to tutor kids once a week, intern at a law firm or a human rights organization, or be part of dozens of student run organizations. I watch friends identify problems on campus and do something about it. As a member of Trinity College Student Government Association, I have seen students sit through a long Sunday night senate session to pass a controversial bill and then go home to continue this debate on our SGA blog. So while you are here at Trinity, write an op-ed for the Tripod on something you are passionate about, join or create a club, attend lectures and events, if anything you will walk away a better person, be more informed and you will have a couple more people to add to your list of friends.

Welcome to Trinity!

Ibrahim Diallo
Vice President of the Multicultural Affairs Council