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Note from the Editor: Candidates submitted these statements to the AS Review for this voter’s guide. We made no edits. Photos by Ella Banken.
Additional Note: In the paper edition of this section of the voter guide, a typo was made by the Review when copying in Josiah E. Scott’s statement. We apologize for doing so and the correction has been made on this post.
Yesugen Battsengel
I’m Yesugen and I want to run for AS
VP for Diversity because I am passionate about advocating for underrepresented communities. I also want to ensure collaboration between the ESC and SAIRC so that there is better solidarity and support in our intersecting marginalized communities. With that, I want to assure a smooth transition from the VU to the Multicultural Center as I know how important the space is to students of color and students with marginalized identities.
As an individual with my political identity present in the ESC but not my ethnic identity I think it is equally as important to make sure to include the students who don’t utilize the ESC and the SAIRC in the conversations of change on campus. As an immigrant womxn of color, equity and inclusion is of immense importance to me and I will advocate for all marginalized students to my full ability.
Josiah E. Scott
I am a fourth-year student of color
and a third-year RA. My campaign has three objectives in mind. I will shift the conversation of diversity from retention to engagement. Students are here for x-amount of quarters, but access and presence alone do not equate to success. It’s only when they are being genuinely supported, challenged, and encouraged to grow, that all our students may be enabled to thrive. I will demand greater accountability from faculty and staff on the issues of bias, authentic care, and the tokenization of marginalized identities in and out of the classroom. We are people-
not examples, papers, and projects. I will advocate for more transparency between administration and students. Rather than being told a project is in the works, I want both students and faculty to be informed on its progress and have the opportunity to be involved. It’s time to celebrate- and support diversity.