LUKE ANTAKY (P) + CHARLIE GREEN (VP)

LUKE ANTAKY:

1. From 2017-2021, I was the President of Congressman Ted Lieu’s Youth Advisory Council. I ran meetings and presented the congressman with suggestions from local students on policy co-sponsorship.

In 2023 and 2024, I was a Resident Advisor on campus. I engaged with students on a personal level and saw issues which faced students first-hand. I gained respect/understanding for orgs on campus such as the housing department and the role of LMU Cares.

I served on the Standards Board of Sigma Phi Epsilon, and have a keen understanding of how fraternity/sorority accountability works on campus. I have a strong interest in holding students accountable for their actions and ensuring student comfortability and safety in the community.

2. I have been on the Dean's List as an LMU Student four times.
I have received US Congressional Recognition awards in (‘16, ‘18, ‘19, ‘20). College Board AP Scholar with Distinction LMU’s GPI Speech Competition Champion 2022. I have been involved in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and raised over 3,000 dollars. I started multiple clubs in high school regarding education and mental health in students, and was President of both.

3. I have been President of multiple clubs in highschool, and in leadership positions on campus which have shown me the inner workings of many different aspects of campus, such as student housing, academic resources, and Greek Life. I also have engaged with the justice processes on campus and have felt the desire for change from students at LMU.

I have been a work-study assistant in the Poli-Sci/IR department for three years. I have a deep respect for student workers and work-study students who need to balance school and jobs in order to afford college. Additionally, as a result of my experience facilitating on-campus events, I have cultivated skills necessary to organize exciting events for students, and improve school-spirit.

In being a journalist for the Loyolan, I got to interview students and engage with my peers in a very real way on both social and political issues. It showed me that students truly do care about the campus community – they want teachers to be paid, they want students to be healthy, and they want to further connect LMU to the city of LA.

4.I am involved in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention & Over the Hump on campus for mental health. I am involved in the Greek Life community through SigEp. I am very much (both socially and professionally) a part of the student-housing department and Res Life community. I am an avid attender of my department's speaker-events and have helped to facilitate them as well.

5. As ASLMU President, I will ensure that there is an intense focus from the student-body government on issues both on and off campus. Every student should be proud to be an LMU student, because a Lion will fight for social and economic justice, and promote the health of students and the greater LA area. Additionally, we will aim to bolster traditions and school pride on campus to create long-lasting effects on our community.

Some specifics:

On campus, I would first aim to focus on the safety and wellbeing of students. This means promoting and increasing access & funding to on-campus therapy and justice organizations. It also means connecting students with organizations that support their identities and interests, and putting an emphasis on promoting events for those orgs. Additionally, it means transparency when it comes to expenditures and holding offices accountable when they make changes that disadvantage students, like cutting sports programs and parking spaces. And of course, we will have fun too – I want to increase social events by promoting creativity on campus, by empowering local artists, entertainers and food vendors to see LMU as home.

Connecting the LMU campus to the city of LA and the state of California is my top priority. We will work with local nonprofits to both bring social justice work on campus, and provide students with transportation to fight poverty and homelessness in LA. We will also support movements for economic justice on campus, like the SEIU union for NTT teachers, and bringing a livable wage to FM workers. Additionally, I would love to reconnect LMU with LA businesses again so that students have benefits of being in the city, like OneCard access, student discounts and increased internship opportunities.

CHARLIE GREEN:

My name is Charlie Green and I’m a junior English major and international relations minor from Bethesda, Maryland. I’m motivated to declare my candidacy for ASLMU Executive Vice President because I believe my wide-ranging involvement on and off campus equips me to represent the student body.

Throughout my time at LMU, I’ve had the opportunity to be involved in multiple facets of campus life. Working at LMU’s Call Center, Distribution Center, and as a TA gave me insight into the essential role student labor plays in keeping our campus running. Writing for the LA Loyolan allowed me to meet and interview a wide variety of staff, students, and faculty. As an ARC writing tutor, I’ve been able to learn about the importance of having services on campus that make learning more accessible to students. Outside of work, my membership in the Honors Program and Sigma Phi Epsilon allows me to interact with students of all disciplines and backgrounds.

I want to draw upon these experiences to help ensure that LMU students have all the resources they need to excel academically both on and off campus. As a member of the BCLA, receiving additional merit scholarships and a Knott Fellowship gave me the freedom to pursue my intellectual interests, which recently culminated in a two month project I completed this past summer where I moved into communal houses that provide meals and other services to unhoused people living on Skid Row and in Manhattan. This past summer I was also a recipient of the DeVere scholarship, providing me funding to study abroad in Cork, Ireland. This opportunity wouldn't have been available to me were it not for a sustained effort on the part of LMU’s mission to connect students with the resources to have enriching experiences, something I aim to make a core directive of my policy.

Finally, it’s imperative to me to continue to make service and social justice work a fundamental part of my life. Whether it’s delivering meals to the unhoused members of Westchester every Sunday, taking part in local political canvassing, or serving on the executive board of Students for Justice in Palestine, I know first-hand the importance of working to improve one’s community. As Executive Vice President I want to make it easier for students to do good both on and off campus by helping connect them with opportunities to support the causes they’re passionate about.

RODRIGO SEPULVEDA SAGASETA (P) + AIDA YEZALALEU (VP)