News

Special elections select new leaders

Juniors Richard Quesada and Christina Tejeda will begin their news positions as Associated Student Federation (ASF) Forum president and vice president, respectively, in January. Both share the goal of improving communication between the Forum and the student body and have begun planning the Forum’s January retreat. / photo by Rosie Sinapi
Juniors Richard Quesada and Christina Tejeda will begin their news positions as Associated Student Federation (ASF) Forum president and vice president, respectively, in January. Both share the goal of improving communication between the Forum and the student body and have begun planning the Forum’s January retreat. / photo by Rosie Sinapi

by Andrea Gardner
Staff Writer
and
Martha I. Fernandez
Managing Editor

Juniors Richard Quesada and Christina Tejeda were elected Associated Student Federation (ASF) Forum president and vice president, respectively, along with other new Forum members in a special Forum election on Wednesday.

The special election was necessary because of the recent resignations of seniors Chris Braunstein, president, and Pattie Moreno, vice president.

Following an open application process and interviews, Quesada and Tejeda were selected to serve the Forum for the January interterm and spring semester. They were the only applicants to the executive positions.

Quesada said he decided to apply for the presidential position after the recent ASF retreat.

“It’s a group I really thought I could work with,” he said.

Quesada is a biology major and has been a Forum member for the past two years.

Among his plans for the future Forum, Quesada hopes to reinstate the idea of ASF hosting open forums once a month.

“It is really hard to get the students to want to do things unless there is free food or things like that,” Quesada said.

He also hopes to emphasize the role of ASF as a “channel for students’ voices. It represents students’ wants and feelings toward their school.”

Tejeda, a diversified major, also shares Quesada’s plan to tackle student apathy.

“We (ASF Forum) do represent the students. The best way the job can get done is to really listen to the students,” she said.

When asked why she applied for the position, Tejeda said, “I decided to run because I wanted to do more than handle elections. I wanted to do more with not only the Forum, but the student body as well.

“I want to be a liason between the students and the faculty and administration.”

Along with the two new executives, Tracey Landisi, sophomore, was elected Forum secretary. Landisi was a Forum member this semester and replaces Tejeda in the position.

Also elected to the Forum for the spring were sophomores Paromita Nag, Adriana Macias, Matthew Policare, Michael Medford and senior Stephani Hannon. Nine students applied for the open positions.

Andrea Gardner, Managing Editor
Andrea Gardner
Other Stories
Martha I. Fernandez, Features Editor
Martha I. Fernandez
Other Stories
Rosie Sinapi, Editor in Chief
Rosie Sinapi
Other Stories
Previous article
Common objects framed as art
Next article
Student Recital

Latest Stories

Related articles

News

Gubernatorial Watch covers affordability crisis in California

The University of La Verne partnered with the Andrew Goodman Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on civic engagement, to host the CBS California Gubernatorial Debate watch party Tuesday at Ludwick Skybridge.
News

ASULV re-elects president and gains new vice president

Evan Lyons and Savanna Castillo were elected as the Associated Students of the University of La Verne’s president and executive vice president, respectively, for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Arts, Etc.

Commentary: Music is A-Changing

At 7:48 p.m. on Nov. 4, before polls closed, New York City mayor candidate Zohran Mamdani released a video on social media platforms like Instagram and X titled, “New York is A-Changing,” which featured the song “The Times They Are A-Changing” by music icon Bob Dylan.
Editorials

Editorial: Vote ‘Yes’ on Proposition 50 to fight autocracy

The Nov. 4 special election has one measure on the ballot, Proposition 50, designed to neutralize the untimely redistricting expected in Texas.