Sovereign Brown, Staff Writer

On Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m., the Student Government Association (SGA)’s Induction Ceremony took place in the Compass Club. The night started with words of encouragement from the Vice President of Student Development & Campus Life, Gabrielle St. Léger. She encouraged the inductees to not be afraid of letting their voices be heard and known. SGA has her full support in making La Salle a better community.

Following the event, the inductees heard from past presidents Nikki Aquino and Michaela Craner who touched upon their experiences as SGA presidents. The time soon came to induct the senators into SGA. Proceeded first were the class senators:

President: Will Goydan

Vice President: Lawrence Mani

Freshman Senators: Ameerah Bell, Paradise Rutherford, Matthew Bera, and Johna Przychowicz

Sophomore Senators: Kenneth Lynch, Jose Bruno, Michelle Mendez Lara & Tajai Smith

Junior Senators: Cole Welsh and Dejah Howe

Senior Senator: Chris Vizcaino

School Of Business: Marshall Alleyne and Nathan Gray 

School of Nursing: Samantha Ojeme 

School of Arts and Science: Alexis Ibe, Sovereign Brown, Isabella Teti, and Evin Lake 

As Goydan and Mani were La Salle’s previous presidents and vice presidents, they not only offered their words about how they feel about their current roles but also about SGA as a whole. 

“Serving as the student body Vice-President is a pleasure and a great opportunity for me,” said Mani. “In this position, my main goal is to serve as the voice of the students by promoting their ideas to faculty, hoping for solutions. SGA has some great ideas and events coming up to make the campus more fun and build a strong community… This is all done with the support of the general assembly, our respective senators, and the great E-board. 

“I am very excited for this year,” stated Goydan. “SGA has worked very hard to grow our Senate. In addition, greater funding and underclassmen involvement has us feeling extremely energized.”

“As Vice-President, I feel very confident in how things are going, and would like to see the continuing betterment of the school by making it a better community for present and future Explorers,” said Mani.

SGA has big hopes and plans for the year coming up!