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Hogan wins Union presidency
by Michael Newborn
News | 4/7/09
Posted online at 7:32 AM EST on 4/7/09
Andy Hogan '11 will serve as the Student Union president during the 2009 to 2010 academic year, as he defeated his opponent Philips Loh '11 in the first round of Student Union elections last Thursday.
Hogan garnered 678 votes, while Loh received 301.
Hogan said he and Vice President-elect Amanda Hecker '11 are already working to formulate a concrete vision for the 2009 to 2010 academic year.
Hogan declined to elaborate on the specifics of his vision, saying they will be fleshed out during his first Executive Board meeting in the coming weeks and will be disclosed to the public shortly thereafter.
Hogan has already met with current Student Union president Jason Gray to facilitate the transition process of entering the office as the new Union president.
"We've started contact, and we will be meeting on and off for the next few weeks. We want to make sure the transition process is done correctly so we can build off the work [Gray] has done and move forward from there," Hogan said.
According to Hogan, they have already discussed the budgetary issues that Brandeis has faced this year as well as the budget challenges for the coming year.
"I'm really happy that Brandeis had so much faith in me, and I hope to work as hard as I can to earn Brandeis' respect and trust and be a great president," Hogan said.
Hecker will serve alongside Hogan after beating her opponent, Nathan Robinson '11, by 168 votes in the first round of elections. During her campaign Hecker said that she wanted to establish a Union blog through which students would be able to contact their Union representatives immediately if they needed assistance.
"I'm really happy and thankful for the support I received, and I am committed to maintaining this blog that I promised in my campaign, which will really open up the Union to student ideas, more creativity and more student involvement and input," Hecker said.
Robinson congratulated Hecker on her victory, saying "I think she will be a fantastic vice president, and I wish her all the best for her upcoming term."
Hogan garnered 678 votes, while Loh received 301.
Hogan said he and Vice President-elect Amanda Hecker '11 are already working to formulate a concrete vision for the 2009 to 2010 academic year.
Hogan declined to elaborate on the specifics of his vision, saying they will be fleshed out during his first Executive Board meeting in the coming weeks and will be disclosed to the public shortly thereafter.
Hogan has already met with current Student Union president Jason Gray to facilitate the transition process of entering the office as the new Union president.
"We've started contact, and we will be meeting on and off for the next few weeks. We want to make sure the transition process is done correctly so we can build off the work [Gray] has done and move forward from there," Hogan said.
According to Hogan, they have already discussed the budgetary issues that Brandeis has faced this year as well as the budget challenges for the coming year.
"I'm really happy that Brandeis had so much faith in me, and I hope to work as hard as I can to earn Brandeis' respect and trust and be a great president," Hogan said.
Hecker will serve alongside Hogan after beating her opponent, Nathan Robinson '11, by 168 votes in the first round of elections. During her campaign Hecker said that she wanted to establish a Union blog through which students would be able to contact their Union representatives immediately if they needed assistance.
"I'm really happy and thankful for the support I received, and I am committed to maintaining this blog that I promised in my campaign, which will really open up the Union to student ideas, more creativity and more student involvement and input," Hecker said.
Robinson congratulated Hecker on her victory, saying "I think she will be a fantastic vice president, and I wish her all the best for her upcoming term."
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