Sophomores Philip Kim and Jenny Han placed second in the running for Junior Caucus in the Student Union (SU) primaries on Tuesday, May 29 with 74 votes. Since there were only two tickets on the Junior Caucus ballot, both tickets will advance to the June 6 general elections.
Kim, who is running for Junior President, has gained experience in the SU while serving as Freshman Vice President and Sophomore Vice President during the past two years, respectively. “I know how the SU works. I’ve been to budget meetings, [School Leadership Team] meetings, volunteered to sell [soph-frosh] semiformal tickets and to sell stuff at SING!. Also, [Sophomore President James Kim and I] planned the first ever Soph-Frosh Comedy Night,” said Kim.
Han, who is running for Junior Vice President, is on the Sophomore Advisory Council, which she said has given her experience in sponsoring events and in SU-student communications.
Kim and Han feel that one of the most important aspects of involvement in student government is to have optimal communication with the student body. If elected, they would require each junior homeroom to select a student representative to meet in an expanded Junior Advisory Council. These representatives would inform their classmates about important upcoming events.
Said Kim, “We know what the bulk of responsibilities [as Junior President and Vice President] are planning prom, college trips and comedy nights. We’re going to start planning things straight from the beginning.” If elected, Kim and Han would begin their planning over the summer and in September they would “get events more thoroughly instilled,” said Han.
Kim and Han plan to create a Web site for the Class of 2009. To further increase their accessibility to fellow students, they would also create an e-mail address to which juniors “can send problems and input their ideas,” said Kim.
Kim and Han feel their familiarity with the SU will ultimately aid them in setting reasonable goals in planning events. “We know some things are possible and some aren’t. We won’t make unrealistic goals,” said Han.
