New freshman representatives share plans for virtual semester
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers the plans and concerns of newly elected freshman SGA representatives during a virtual semester.
- The News-Letter reported that Kobi Khong became freshman class president and Raj Bhatt, Jenny Chen, Harvey McGuinness, Ireland Parrish, Elaina Regier and Benjamin Scherzer became freshman senators; 44% of the Class of 2024 voted, compared with 56% of the Class of 2023.
- The paper reported that Khong attributed his election campaign’s support to online connections, while Parrish said her campaign used a BuzzFeed personality quiz to reach students.
- The article says McGuinness planned to promote civic engagement by creating a clearer place for voting information, and Scherzer wanted to help recreate missed college experiences through virtual and regionally safe connections.
- The reporter writes that Khong and Chen planned to improve communication between administrators and students, including through direct liaisons, meetings and more accessible financial-aid information.
- The article adds that Regier wanted more communication with underrepresented groups, while Parrish planned to seek an LGBTQIA caucus for more direct representation.
- According to the article, Regier also called for a convenient way to collect and consider student feedback as circumstances change.