The winners are Luke Schaper, Sindhu Atluri, Hannah Kim, Annie Trammel and Oliver Billings.

*Schaper’s and Schaper and Billing’s reponses are from Google Meet interviews. Atluri, Kim and Trammell provided their responses over email. The final question is “What do you want to tell people if you win?”

Luke Schaper (He/Him)

Why did you run?

Well, in my high school, I held a very similar position to this, and it was really fun, and I felt really connected with my student body. I just kind of wanted to be connected like that again, be able to help out with their concerns, some issues with campus.

What are your career goals? How does being a senator fit into those goals?

Honestly, I don’t know how it fits into those goals, but I just thought it’d be a really nice place to be. I’m sure everyone here is super nice, but I feel like it would help with public speaking, maybe doing better with making friends.

What relevant experience and/or leadership positions do you have?

My sophomore and junior year, I was a class representative … and then my senior year, I was vice president.

What are you passionate about as a SGA senator?

I’d say I’m pretty passionate about it. I think this is a really great job. It looks good on a resume. But that’s not the reason I’m joining anything, because I don’t feel like I need that. I just want to be a voice for my class. I think that’d be really great. Let them know who I am and let everyone know they want.

Sindhu Atluri (She/Her)

Why did you run?

I [ran] because I care about the student experience and want to make it better for everyone! That includes listening to students, understanding the challenges on campus, and making sure there is a change being made on campus.

What are your career goals? How does being a senator fit into those goals?

I [ran] because I care about the student experience and want to make it better for everyone! That includes listening to students, understanding the challenges on campus, and making sure there is a change being made on campus.

What are your career goals? How does being a senator fit into those goals?

I want to go into law and public policy, focusing on social justice. Being a senator will help me build upon certain

skills — listening to people and working to find a solution.

What relevant experience and/or leadership positions do you have?

I’ve been involved in prostate cancer research since the summer after my [first year of high school], which has been a really eye-opening experience. I also helped lead PURE (People for Urban and Rural Education), a nonprofit that provides necessities to underprivileged schools around the world.

What are you passionate about as a SGA senator?

I want to advocate for initiatives that make everyday student life easier and more accessible. That includes things like expanding free printing, keeping shared spaces like laundry rooms clean, and ensuring all students feel represented and heard on campus.

Hannah Kim (She/Her)

Why did you run?

I would consider myself to be a person who takes initiative, in the sense that if I identify a

problem, I have to fix it, and I believe that SGA would allow me to effectively advocate for campus improvements

What are your career goals? How does being a senator fit into those goals?

Being a senator relates to being a medical professional because it also requires the skill set of being a good listener, as well as an effective decision maker.

What are you passionate about as a SGA senator?

As a senator, I am very passionate about making sure that my peers feel seen and heard. I value any opinions or concerns they might have, even if they think it is a minor issue. I also deeply value conversation, and I hope to create a relationship with my peers where they feel comfortable discussing anything with me

Annie Trammel

Why did you run?

I [ran] for SGA because I want to make a real difference at this school during my time here, and I love problem solving.

What are your career goals? How does being a senator fit into those goals?

In the future I would like to be either a lawyer or a political analyst, I believe both of these jobs require good communication, resourcefulness, and problem solving skills that SGA could provide for me.

What relevant experience and/or leadership positions do you have?

I was a student council delegate in high school for four years, I was Spanish club treasurer for two, and I also worked as a lifeguard after school and on weekends for three years.

What are you passionate about as a SGA senator?

I am passionate about listening to the student body and working my hardest to make their requests a reality. If I am elected, that means that my class trusts me with their voices, and I want to make sure to make them proud.

Oliver Billings

Why did you run?

I [ran] because I want to be a voice for my class.

What are your career goals? How does being a senator fit into those goals?

My overall career goal is to own my own business… so I think being in SGA would help me see how well you can manage an organization, especially with how impactful it is to an entire school.

What relevant experience and/or leadership positions do you have?

In high school I was in student government. For junior and senior year, I was a class representative. It’s like senators. I just helped make decisions for the grade, but since it was on a smaller scale it wasn’t as serious.

What are you passionate about as a SGA senator?

I think the library hours would be my first issue that I bring up because I think being able to study in the library should be a big factor, especially since all of us are in FYEs and so all of us have a lot of work and reading to do.